{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-garlands-vinyl-lp","title":"Cocteau Twins: Garlands Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnpopular opinion but this is the coolest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?q=cocteau+twins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e record.\u003c\/i\u003e It was their first-ever release on 4AD or any other label, with no single or EP preceding it; cut before they learned to be ethereal but still fantastical and unintelligible as shit. Ice-cold 808 snares crack through blazing sheets of post-punk guitar, strung up with razor wire. Bewitched Liz shrieking (in her normal range too; there’s almost no falsetto) through a flange unit, hollowing out any man in her path. I imagine at the time this seemed like a feminine counterpoint to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Cure\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Cure%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Cure+goth+trilogy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003egoth trilogy\u003c\/a\u003e, but while \u003cstrong\u003eBob Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; co. sulked around in their dejection, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Liz+Fraser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiz Fraser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Robin+Guthrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobin Guthrie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e sound urgent as hell, as if they’re compelled by an evil spell to transmit these sounds. A thousand times cooler and more ferocious than any \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Siouxsie+And+The+Banshees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanshees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e record. Check out “Blood Bitch,” “But I’m Not,” “Blind Dumb Deaf,” “The Hollow Men” and “Grail Overfloweth.” With the re-release of this and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/cocteau-twins-victorialand-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictorialand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, all of the Cocteaus’ proper studio albums for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=4AD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e4AD\u003c\/a\u003e are now thankfully back in print. Remastered from the original analog tapes with artwork faithful to the original 23 Envelope designs and code for digital download. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered from original analog masters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 4AD 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Peppermint Pig 03\/2020\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Cocteau Twins","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431624384843,"sku":"lp-11187","price":3.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/cocteautwins-garlands-1.jpg?v=1779697397","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/cocteau-twins-garlands-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}