| Artist |
Cocteau Twins |
| Album Title: |
Garlands |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/01/1982 |
| Reissue Date |
02/10/2003 |
| Label |
4AD |
| Catalog No |
GAD 211 CD |
| Bar Code No |
6 52637 02112 7 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Blood Bitch (4:34)
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| 2.
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Wax And Wane (4:04)
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| 3.
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But I'm Not (2:45)
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| 4.
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Blind Dumb Deaf (3:46)
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| 5.
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Shallow Then Halo (5:16)
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| 6.
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The Hollow Men (5:02)
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| 7.
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Garlands (4:32)
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| 8.
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Grail Overfloweth (5:22)
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| Date Acquired |
06/26/2003 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Tower Records (Chicago) |
| Purchase Price |
10.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry
Discogs Entry:
MusicBrainz Entry:
Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Momentum Music Ltd
℗ 1982 4AD LTD. © 2002 4AD LTD.
The inlay and booklet mis-label track #1 as "Blood Bath". This mistake has been corrected with later press runs.
'Blind Dumb Deaf', has 9 seconds of studio noise removed from the beginning, compared to the original release.
Originally released in 1982 on LP and in 1986 on CD, this is the remastered version. The extra tracks on the original CD version were omitted.
Credits:
Artwork [Insert By] – 23 Envelope
Bass – Will Heggie
Guitar – Robin Guthrie
Producer – Cocteau Twins, Ivo
Remastered By – Robin Guthrie
Voice – Elizabeth Fraser
Written-By [All Titles] – Cocteau Twins
Companies, Etc.:
Published By – Momentum Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 4AD Ltd.
Copyright © – 4AD Ltd.
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress – 50606620
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 6 52637 02112 7
Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 652637021127
Label Code: LC 05807
Matrix / Runout: ['Sonopress' logo] 50606620/GAD211CD 01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L0 30
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0723
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0787
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0769
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0746
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 0731
Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 07101
Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 071051
Mould SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI 0740
Mould SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI 0788
Mould SID Code (Variant 10): IFPI 0772
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Analyzed Folder: Cocteau Twins - Garlands_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR9 -0.20 dB -09.76 dB 01 - Blood Bath.flac
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.04 dB 02 - Wax And Wane.flac
DR8 -0.90 dB -09.87 dB 03 - But I'm Not.flac
DR8 -0.20 dB -09.25 dB 04 - Blind Dumb Deaf.flac
DR7 -0.26 dB -09.26 dB 05 - Shallow Then Halo.flac
DR9 -0.20 dB -10.33 dB 06 - The Hollow Men.flac
DR8 -0.48 dB -10.21 dB 07 - Garlands.flac
DR7 -0.48 dB -08.95 dB 08 - Grail Overfloweth.flac
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Number of Files: 8
Official DR Value: DR8
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Ned Raggett:
Those hearing Garlands for the first time who only know the band's other material will likely be more than a little surprised. Whereas the typical vision of the Twins is of beautiful washes of sounds and exultant vocals from Fraser, on Garlands the trio is still only part of the way there. Instead, the best comparison points are to the Cure on Faith and Pornography, perhaps Metal Box-era PiL, a touch of Joy Division here and there — in sum, deep, heavy mood verging on doom and gloom. Bassist Will Heggie, in the only full album he did with the Twins, clearly follows the Peter Hook/Simon Gallup style of low, ominous throb, while Guthrie's guitar work more often than not screeches loudly than shimmers. Fraser's singing has a starker edge, unsettling even at its most accessible, sometimes completely disturbing at other times. The strongest track, "Wax and Wane," has the trio creating a powerful but also surprisingly danceable track, the crisp drumbox beat working against Guthrie's compelling atmospherics and Fraser's vocal hook in the chorus. Beyond that and a couple of other moments, though, Garlands falters due to something the band generally avoided in the future — overt repetition. Too many of the songs rely on a unified formula that rarely changes; one need only compare to the multiplicity of styles tried on Head Over Heels to see the difference. As a debut effort, though, Garlands makes its own curious mark, preparing the band for greater heights. Import CD versions contain a complete John Peel session from 1983, with guest vocals from Cindytalk's Gordon Sharpe, which has since been re-released as part of the BBC Sessions package. Two other rarities, "Speak No Evil" and the fine "Perhaps Some Other Aeon," complete the release.
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