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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0014431049729
Format: Live
Label: Rykodisc
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Rykodisc
Release Date: October 12, 1999
Sales Rank: 159312
Studio: Rykodisc
Disc 1:- Wax And Wane
- Garlands
- Alas Dies Laughing
- Feathers-Oar-Blades
- Hearsay Please
- Dear Heart
- Blind Dumb Deaf
- Hazel
- The Tinderbox (Of A Heart)
- Strange Fruit
- Hitherto
- From The Flagstones
- Sugar Hiccup
- In Our Angelhood
- My Hue And Cry
- Musette And Drums
Disc 2:- Hitherto
- From The Flagstones
- Musette And Drums
- Pepper-Tree
- Beatrix
- Ivo
- Otterley
- Serpentskirt
- Golden-Vein
- Half-Gifts
- Seekers Who Are Lovers
- Calfskin Smack
- Fifty-Fifty Clown
- Violaine
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The Cocteau Twins were one of the more distinctive recording acts of the 1980s and their dreamy, atmospheric sound provided an ethereal sonic template for many Euro-pop groups of the time. With Elizabeth Fraser's haunting vocals and Robin Guthrie's innovative use of guitars, drum machines, and other electronic instrumentation, the Cocteau Twins created a rich, textured sound that endured over a large number of recordings. This double disc serves nicely as a greatest-hits package as well as a lengthy memento of the band's evolution from 1982 through 1996. Including shimmering renditions of old favorites like 'Musette and Drums' and 'Ivo,' as well as a stirring rendition of Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit,' this collection is a must for all Cocteau Twins fans. --Mitch Myers
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - An uneven but rewarding live compilation.
This two disk set of BBC recordings of Cocteau Twins are useless and peripheral upon first glance, but closer listening opens up their purposes. One initial strikeout is how lopsided the collection is in respect to the breadth of their career. The lions share of these recordings are of songs from the Garlands and Head Over Heels eras, while the bands most popular periods, of Treasure and Blue Bell Knoll are given little and no attention respectively.
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Rating:  - Truly magnificent
This is an album you should enjoy and enjoy a lot. Incidentally when a BBC sessions album is released by a band it doesn't really mean it's a live album. It's just the band recording the songs at BBC's studios so that it can be broadcasted on radio at a particular time. So for those who were wondering why there were Liz's voice in the background as well as at the forefront should rest at ease - there was a little bit of studio trickery there. I just I should point that out lest someone gets confused
Rating:  - Pleasant enough but don't listen to it straight through
I am not a huge Cocteau Twins fan but find their music works well as a background for when I am working. I did not find this CD as interesting as Treasure but it is pleasant enough. (Will probably get some plays while I am ironing my shirts!) Don't listen to both CDs straight through, as it gets pretty samey.
Rating:  - I love them, but live Cocteau Twins isn't optimal
I'm as big a fan as they come, but live Cocteau has a problem -- there's just one Elizabeth. On studio albums, as you know, there are numerous vocal tracks, creating a rich, layered sound. I never knew how important this element was until it was gone. Live recordings (including the BBC Sessions) just feel sort of anemic, because only one melody is being sung. Yes, her voice is still beautiful, but it changes the nature of the songs.
I'm not going to tell anyone not to listen for themselves, ... Read More
Rating: - ~ dig deeply ~ make it raw ~ make it real ~ cocteauuuu
WOW. If you're like me, you NEED this. CD1 highlights- tracks 1, 2, and especially "Hazel" are essential whether you were into CT's first rough albums or not. CD2 highlights- "Volaine" has gone from blah to stun-material! Check out the cut-throat majesty of "Seekers Who Are Lovers", one of the best Cocteau songs of all time. I can't tell which is better (bbc or original). We're talking some serious six stars here, with only five possible. (If I let it rule me, I'd give this whole thing a fiver based ... Read More
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EAN: 0014431049729
Format: Live
Label: Rykodisc
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Rykodisc
Release Date: October 12, 1999
Sales Rank: 159312
Studio: Rykodisc