mendel@CS.UIUC.EDU (Michael Mendelson) (02/02/90)
here is the CT discography I have so far. Any comments on these
such as strong points and weak points and suggested purchase order
would be appreciated. Corrections encouraged.
Albums
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Garlands LP,CD
Head over heels LP,CD
Treasure LP,CD
Victorialand LP,CD
Blue bell knoll LP,CD
Tiny dynamine/echoes in a shalow bay CD
The pink-opaque CD
The moon & the melodies
(with Harold Budd) LP,CD
Singles
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Aikea-Guinea 12"
Tiny dynamine 12"
Echoes in a shallow bay 12"
Love's easy tears 12"
Sunburst and snowblind 12"butterworth@MSCF.MED.UPENN.EDU (02/02/90)
In article <9002011739.AA32141@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, (Michael Mendelson) writes: > here is the CT discography I have so far. Any comments on these > such as strong points and weak points and suggested purchase order > would be appreciated. Corrections encouraged. > > Albums > ------ [list deleted] > Singles > ------- > Aikea-Guinea 12" > Tiny dynamine 12" > Echoes in a shallow bay 12" > Love's easy tears 12" > Sunburst and snowblind 12" You should add to the list of 12" singles the following: Lullabies Peppermint Pig The Spangle Maker Love's Easy Tears (4 tracks, as opposed to the earlier, 3-track release) I started out with HEAD OVER HEELS and ended up buying everything else by them so that would seem to be a pretty representative album (they've done so few lps to warrant any kind of buying order, however - just snatch them all up if you can!). TREASURE is their most consistent offering to date, beautifully realized. I was very disappointed by GARLANDS, with only "deaf dumb blind" (?) a standout. VICTORIALAND is more cerebral than their other stuff, less "vocally" to an extent but still moving, musically. THE PINK OPAQUE is a compilation of stuff from a couple of 12"s but worth it for "millimillenary" (sp?) alone, a track not found any place else. And, surprisingly after what seemed like a long layoff, BLUE BELL KNOLL, their first U.S. release I understand, is perhaps their best album to date, the title cut being particularly note- (or should I say tune-?) worthy. The 12"s offer pretty much more of the same, i.e. all worth getting.
tracyr@UUNET.UU.NET (crispy chicken wings) (02/03/90)
In article <9002011739.AA32141@m.cs.uiuc.edu> mendel@CS.UIUC.EDU (Michael Mendelson) writes: >here is the CT discography I have so far. Any comments on these >such as strong points and weak points and suggested purchase order >would be appreciated. Corrections encouraged. > > [...] > > Victorialand I love this one! Very pretty, airy, emotion-provoking. My favorite song is "Lazy Calm". >Blue bell knoll LP,CD Nice. Their latest. Track 6 is one of my fave's (can't remember the title). >The pink-opaque CD My favorite. I think it may be a compilation, taking songs from a number of albums. >Aikea-Guinea 12" Absolutely my favorite Cocteau Twins song of all!! I never knew it came in a 12" version!! Where in the bay area can I get this??? What would it be like to hear KaTe and Liz do a song together?!! Tracy, uunet!sco!tracyr, tracyr@sco.com -- "The CIA must have been a fun place to work in the '50s." --hiramc