| Artist |
Cocteau Twins |
| Album Title: |
Heaven Or Las Vegas |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop |
| Format |
Vinyl 180 gm |
| Released |
08/21/1990 |
| Reissue Date |
07/14/2014 |
| Label |
4AD |
| Catalog No |
CAD 3420 |
| Bar Code No |
652637 342017 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Cherry-Coloured Funk (3:12)
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| A2.
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Pitch The Baby (3:17)
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| A3.
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Iceblink Luck (3:19)
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| A4.
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Fifty-Fifty Clown (3:17)
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| A5.
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Heaven Or Las Vegas (4:58)
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| B1.
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I Wear Your Ring (3:42)
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| B2.
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Fotzepolitic (3:34)
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| B3.
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Wolf In The Breast (3:32)
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| B4.
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Road, River And Rail (3:20)
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| B5.
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Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires (5:48)
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| Date Acquired |
09/21/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis |
| Purchase Price |
21.99 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Recorded at September Sound, London.
℗ & © 1990 4AD.
Remastered from 96khz 24Bit Digital Audio.
Management – Raymond Coffer
Photography By – Andy Rumball
Producer, Written-By – Cocteau Twins
Sleeve – Paul West
Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
Copyright (c) – 4AD
Published By – Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Recorded At – September Sound
Pressed By – MPO
foobar2000 1.2.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: / Heaven Or Las Vegas
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.40 dB -12.71 dB 3:11 01-Cherry Coloured Funk
DR14 -1.40 dB -15.81 dB 3:13 02-Pitch The Baby
DR12 -0.90 dB -13.86 dB 3:15 03-Iceblink Luck
DR13 -1.40 dB -14.12 dB 3:09 04-Fifty Fifty Clown
DR11 -1.40 dB -12.89 dB 4:55 05-Heaven Or Las Vegas
DR13 -1.40 dB -13.85 dB 3:39 06-I Wear Your Ring
DR11 -1.87 dB -14.53 dB 3:24 07-Fotzepolitic
DR12 -1.40 dB -13.71 dB 3:29 08-Wolf In The Breast
DR12 -1.40 dB -13.24 dB 3:18 09-Road River And Rail
DR13 -1.40 dB -15.56 dB 5:36 10-Frou Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires
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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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