{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-1982-1990-stars-and-topsoil-cd","title":"Cocteau Twins \/ 1982-1990 Stars And Topsoil - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cocteau Twins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Original recording remastered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e 652637001921\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 17-10-2000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nThis retrospective is not quite career spanning--after parting company with 4AD in 1990, the Cocteau Twins recorded two more albums for Fontana before calling it a day. However, not only did they record the overwhelming majority of their best work for 4AD, they enjoyed a relationship with the label whose symbiotic closeness has had few parallels: opaque and mysterious on record, funny and fond of a drink off it, the Cocteau Twins were always the definitive 4AD act. This typically beautifully packaged collection is a judicious selection of the Cocteaus' oft-imitated, never-bettered canon, with one elusive b-side (\"Watchlar\") nailed on at the end as bait for completists. The 18 tracks of Liz Fraser's ethereal whooping against Guthrie and Raymonde's crystalline musical backdrops collected on Stars And Topsoil are possessed of a spirit, sense of adventure and awesome, adjective-defying beauty rarely equalled before or since. Anyone who has heard the Cocteaus will know this already, and anyone who hasn't should start here, and now. --Andrew Mueller\n\nProduct Description\n\nThe Scottish Eclectics Get Their Due On This First and Only Anthology Disc. The Inherent Trio of Liz Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde Were Perhaps The Most Unusual of Bands. The Sung Lyrics Were Many Times Unintelligible But A Penchant For Melody Won Listeners Hearts Over. Their Artistic Expression Was Exclusively Vented In Their Music, Not To The Press Or Others. Not For Everyone, But Richly Rewarding If You're Willing To Explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 652637001921\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0652637001921\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e 652637001921\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ID Shop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45971520356386,"sku":"TZ-B241-EMIU","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/9428\/3554\/files\/A1Uc5Xxt6EL.jpg?v=1783706700","url":"https:\/\/kastor.club\/products\/cocteau-twins-1982-1990-stars-and-topsoil-cd","provider":"Kastor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}