Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas (180g) Vinyl LP

Dreampop essential! By the time Cocteau Twins released Heaven Or Las Vegas , they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, recording exclusively for Ivo Watts-Russell ’s highly respected indie powerhouse 4AD . After the fallout of goth & post-punk, 4AD became a buy-on-sight label for fans of lush & dreamy indie pop sounds, largely due to the Cocteaus ' near-perfect run of albums in the mid to late 80s. On Heaven Or Las Vegas , Liz Fraser ’s uncanny voice and lyrics are higher in the mix and more intelligible than ever before, and Robin Guthrie ’s masterful, proto- shoegaze guitar playing and Simon Raymond ’s atmospherics fully distilled, culminating in this most critically and commercially successful record of their career. Watts-Russell called it his favorite record in the entire 4AD catalog “by a long shot”, and while it may be a bold statement, we’re inclined to agree with him. This should be in any record collection, period. Recommended. 180g black vinyl pressing remastered sound printed inner sleeve music label: 4AD 2014 reviewed by Peppermint Pig 02/2017 .