Cocteau Twins / Heaven Or Las Vegas
Artist Cocteau Twins
Album Title: Heaven Or Las Vegas
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop
Format CD
Released 08/21/1990
Reissue Date 09/17/1990
Label 4AD/Capitol Records
Catalog No CDP 7 93669 2
Bar Code No 0 7777-93669-2 7
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Cherry-Coloured Funk (3:12)
2. Pitch The Baby (3:16)
3. Iceblink Luck (3:18)
4. Fifty-Fifty Clown (3:15)
5. Heaven Or Las Vegas (4:56)
6. I Wear Your Ring (3:40)
7. Fotzepolitic (3:30)
8. Wolf In The Breast (3:32)
9. Road, River And Rail (3:21)
10. Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires (5:36)
Date Acquired 09/15/1990
Personal Rating
Acquired from Northern Lights
Purchase Price 15.00

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Notes

Design [Insert] – Paul West (6)
Management – Raymond Coffer
Photography By – Andy Rumball
Written-By, Producer – Cocteau Twins
Recorded at September Sound, London.
Published by Virgin Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Momentum Music Limited (PRS)
℗ ©1990 4AD under exclusive license to Capitol Records, Inc.
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR11      -1.25 dB   -14.79 dB      3:13 01/10-Cherry-Coloured Funk
DR13      -2.30 dB   -17.69 dB      3:17 02/10-Pitch the Baby
DR12      -2.33 dB   -15.71 dB      3:18 03/10-Iceblink Luck
DR12      -2.38 dB   -16.22 dB      3:16 04/10-Fifty-Fifty Clown
DR10      -2.40 dB   -14.56 dB      4:57 05/10-Heaven or Las Vegas
DR12      -2.13 dB   -15.39 dB      3:40 06/10-I Wear Your Ring
DR10      -4.24 dB   -16.16 dB      3:31 07/10-Fotzepolitic
DR11      -2.36 dB   -15.12 dB      3:32 08/10-Wolf in the Breast
DR11      -1.92 dB   -14.33 dB      3:22 09/10-Road, River and Rail
DR11      -2.39 dB   -16.47 dB      5:37 10/10-Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires
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Number of tracks:          10
Official DR value:        DR11
Samplerate:                44100 Hz
Channels:                  2
Bits per sample:          16
Bitrate:                  847 kbps
Codec:                    FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Ned Raggett
Deciding to scale back the overly pretty sound on Blue Bell Knoll while experimenting with more accessibility -- -- the Twins ended up creating their best album since Treasure. From the start, Heaven... is simply fantastic: on "Cherry-Coloured Funk," Guthrie's inimitable guitar work chimes leading a low-key but forceful rhythm, while Raymonde's grand bass work fleshes it out. Fraser simply captivates; her vocals are the clearest, most direct they've ever been, purring with energy and life. Many songs have longer openings and closings; rather than crashing fully into a song and then quickly ending, instead the trio carefully builds up and eases back. These songs are still quite focused, though, almost sounding like they were recorded live instead of being assembled in the studio. Due credit has to be given to the Cocteaus' drum programming; years of working with the machines translated into the detailed work here, right down to the fills. "Fifty-Fifty Clown," starting with an ominous bass throb, turns into a lovely showcase for Fraser's singing and Guthrie's more restrained playing. But the Twins don't completely turn their back on Knoll's sound; "Iceblink Luck," has the same lush feeling and a newfound energy -- the instrumental break is almost a rave-up! -- and everything pulses to a fine conclusion. There are many moments of sheer Cocteaus beauty and power, including the title track, with its great chorus, and two spotlight Guthrie solos: "Fotzepolitic," a powerful number building to a rushing conclusion, and the album-ending "Frou Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires." Possessing the same climactic sense of drama past disc-closers as "Donimo" and "The Thinner the Air," it's a perfect way to end a near-perfect album.

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