{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-victorialand-vinyl-lp","title":"Cocteau Twins: Victorialand Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1986's \u003cem\u003eVictorialand\u003c\/em\u003e finds the \u003ca href=\"nufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Cocteau%20Twins%22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCocteaus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at their absolute utmost ethereal.\u003c\/i\u003e With \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Simon+Raymonde\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Raymonde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e stepping away to work with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ivo+Watts+Russell\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIvo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on the second \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/this-mortal-coil-it-ll-end-in-tears-vinyl-lp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Mortal Coil\u003c\/strong\u003e album\u003c\/a\u003e, Liz and Robin peel back the layers to show you how the sausage gets made, and what a sublime, lacey, atmospheric sausage it is, consisting of little more than a couple of guitar tracks and Liz’s vocals. You get a greater impression of their compositional genius, but with everything run through a complex maze of pedals and effects, you sadly don’t gain any insight into their tracking methods or overall recording process as you would with a typical ‘acoustic’ album; all the warts are washed away in reverb. This would be their most new agey sounding record before snapping into pop mode on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Blue+Bell+Knoll\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Bell Knoll\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and it definitely vibes harder than anything else in their catalog. They finally ditched that drum machine loaded with Led Zep samples, fleshing out a sound palette which has allowed the record to age incredibly well - there’s even saxophone (played by \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eDif Juz\u003c\/strong\u003e). Also, one of the coolest and most underrated sleeves from legendary 4AD designer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Vaughan+Oliver\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVaughan Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (R.I.P.). Check out “Lazy Calm,” “Fluffy Tufts,” “Whale Tails,” “Little Spacey” and “Feet-Like Fins.” With the re-release of this and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/cocteau-twins-garlands-vinyl-lp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, all of the Cocteaus’ proper studio albums for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=4AD\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\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\u003eincludes printed insert\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":57431624319307,"sku":"lp-11188","price":4.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/cocteautwins-victorialand-1.jpg?v=1779697396","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/cocteau-twins-victorialand-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}