| Artist |
Cocteau Twins |
| Album Title: |
Head Over Heels / Sunburst And Snowblind |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
10/31/1983 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/1986 |
| Label |
4AD |
| Catalog No |
CAD 313 CD |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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When Mama Was Moth (3:05)
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| 2.
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Five Ten Fiftyfold (5:00)
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| 3.
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Sugar Hiccup (3:40)
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| 4.
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In Our Angelhood (2:59)
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| 5.
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Glass Candle Grenades (2:44)
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| 6.
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In The Gold Dust Rush (3:39)
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| 7.
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The Tinderbox (Of A Heart) (4:56)
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| 8.
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Multifoiled (2:37)
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| 9.
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My Love Paramour (3:40)
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| 10.
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Musette And Drums (4:37)
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| 11.
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Sugar Hiccup (3:41)
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| 12.
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From The Flagstones (3:38)
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| 13.
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Hitherto (3:56)
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| 14.
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Because Of Whirl-Jack (3:28)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1984 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Northern Lights |
| Purchase Price |
10.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
This is the first CD edition of the 1983 album & EP.
Tracks 1 to 10 originally released as "Head Over Heels" LP (CAD 313).
Tracks 11 to 14 originally released as "Sunburst And Snowblind" EP (BAD 314).
Produced at the Palladium Studio, Edinburgh.
℗ & © 1983
Beggars Banquet Music
Made in France by M.P.O.
Includes a 3 panel foldout picture insert.
Artwork [Insert By] – 23 Envelope
Engineer – Jon Turner*
Performer [Cocteau Twins Are] – Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie
Producer – Cocteau Twins, John Fryer
Written-By – Cocteau Twins
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett
Losing original member Heggie might at first have seemed a troubling blow, but in fact it allowed the duo of Fraser and Guthrie to transcend the darkened one-note gloom of Garlands with Head Over Heels. The album introduces a variety of different shadings and approaches to the incipient Cocteaus sound, pointing the band towards the exultant, elegant beauty of later releases. Opening number "When Mama Was Moth" demonstrates the new musical range nicely; Fraser's singing is much more upfront, while Guthrie creates a bewitching mix of dark guitar notes and sparkling keyboard tones, with percussion echoing in the background. Other songs, like the sax-accompanied "Five Ten Fiftyfold" and "The Tinderbox (Of a Heart)" reflect the more elaborate musical melancholy of the group, while still other cuts are downright sprightly. "Multifoiled" in particular is a charm, a jazzily-arranged number that lets Fraser do a bit of scatting (a perfect avenue for her lyrical approach!), while "In the Gold Dust Rush" mixes acoustic guitar drama into Fraser's swooping singing. Perhaps the two strongest numbers of all are: "Sugar Hiccup," mixing the mock choir effect the band would use elsewhere with both a lovely guitar line and singing; and "Musette and Drums," a massive, powerful collision of Guthrie's guitar at its loudest and most powerful and Fraser's singing at its most intense.
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