Stars and Topsoil: A Collection 1982-1990 (2LP) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label:    4AD – CAD 2K19
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered
Country:    US
Released:    Feb 7, 2012
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Alternative Rock, Ethereal

A1        Blind Dumb Deaf
Bass Guitar – Will Heggie
Producer – Ivo*
Written-By – Heggie*
3:47
A2        Sugar Hiccup
Producer – John Fryer
3:41
A3        My Love Paramour
Producer – John Fryer
3:38
A4        Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops    4:11
A5        Lorelei    3:43
B1        Pandora    5:26
B2        Aikea-Guinea    3:57
B3        Pink Orange Red    4:38
B4        Pale Clouded White    4:59
C1        Lazy Calm    6:34
C2        The Thinner The Air    3:16
C3        Orange Appled    2:50
C4        Cico Buff    3:46
D1        Carolyn's Fingers    3:06
D2        Fifty-Fifty Clown    3:11
D3        Iceblink Luck    3:18
D4        Heaven Or Las Vegas    4:55
D5        Watchlar    3:17

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 4AD Ltd.
Copyright © – 4AD Ltd.
Published By – Beggars Banquet Music Ltd.
Published By – Momentum Music Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Loud Mastering
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Art Direction – Vaughan Oliver
Bass Guitar – Simon Raymonde
Compiled By [Uncredited], Remastered By [Uncredited] – Cocteau Twins
Design [Graphic Design] – Martin Andersen (3)
Design [Original Sleeve] – 23 Envelope
Guitar – Robin Guthrie
Lacquer Cut By – Jonz*
Mastered By – Robin Guthrie, Walter Coelho
Photography By – Dominic Davies
Photography By [Original Sleeve] – Nigel Grierson
Producer – Cocteau Twins
Vocals – Elizabeth Fraser
Written-By – Fraser*, Guthrie*, Raymonde* (tracks: A4 to B4, C3 to B4)
Track A1: from the album Garlands
℗ 1982 4AD LTD.
Track A2 & A3: from the album Head Over Heels
℗ 1983 4AD LTD.
Track A4: from the ep The Spangle Maker
℗ 1984 4AD LTD.
Track A5 & B1: from the album Treasure
℗ 1984 4AD LTD.
Track B2: from the ep Aikea-Guinea
℗ 1985 4AD LTD.
Track B3: from the ep Tiny Dynamite
℗ 1985 4AD Ltd.
Track B4: from the ep Echoes in a Shallow Bay
℗ 1985 4AD Ltd.
Track C1 & C2: from the album Victorialand
℗ 1986 4AD Ltd.
Track C3: from the us version of the ep Love's Easy Tears
℗ 1986 4AD Ltd.
Track C4 & D1: from the album Blue Bell Knoll
℗ 1988 4AD Ltd.
Track D2, D3 & D4: from the album Heaven or Las Vegas
℗ 1990 4AD Ltd.
Track D5: from the single Iceblink Luck
℗ 1990 4AD Ltd.

Published by Beggars Banquet Music Ltd./Momentum Music Ltd.
Art direction and graphic design @ v23

Compilation and remastering credits are taken from the 4AD site for this release, they do not appear on it.

United Record Pressing pressing based on Ⓤ in runouts.
Barcode: 652637001914

Cocteau Twins: Elizabeth Fraser (vocals); Robin Guthrie (guitar); Simon Raymonde (bass). Producers: Cocteau Twins, Ivo, John Fryer. Recorded between 1982 & 1990. Includes liner notes by Alan Warner. During the course of the Scottish band's eight years recording for 4AD, Cocteau Twins virtually defined the label's signature sound, combining resonating guitars, atmospheric keyboards, and spare beats into a swirling sonic amalgam that could alternately veer down dark corridors and illuminated paths. The most entrancing instrument in the group's arsenal, however, was the voice of Elizabeth Fraser. Dynamic, emotive, and utterly unique, Fraser's often non-verbal singing carries every Cocteau Twins song on this collection, ranging from the gloomy squall of "Blind Dumb Deaf" to the sleepy drift of "Lazy Calm" to the dreamy funk of "Watchlar." Although the group is best represented by its individual albums (TREASURE and HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS are good starting points), STARS AND TOPSOIL provides a concise overview of this fascinating ensemble's peak years.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: LP standard Jacket
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ALTERNATIVE
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format Type: 2xLP
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Released: 02/07/2012
• Internal ID: JITRE