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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Head Over Heels / Sunburst And Snowblind on Discogs. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Head Over Heels / Sunburst And Snowblind on Discogs. The Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for complex instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals. The original members were Elizabeth Fraser (vocals), Robin Guthrie (guitar, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass guitar), who was replaced by Simon Raymonde (also bass guitar) early in the band's career (read more at Wikipedia) 1 Links to. Head over Heels is the second studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins.The album was released in October 1983 by 4AD, and was their first album as a duo of Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie.It featured the band's signature sound of 'Guthrie’s lush guitars under Fraser’s mostly wordless vocals' and is considered an archetype of early ethereal wave music. Out of all the Cocteau Twins 4AD albums Head over Heels is the album cover which has gone through the widest range of cover printing variations - because it is the most sensitive image. Firstly it's good to have the original edition of the album (to kind of define the original intentions of the cover image?).

Head over Heels is the second studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. The album was released in October 1983 by 4AD, and was their first album as a duo of Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie. It featured the band's signature sound of 'Guthrie’s lush guitars under Fraser’s mostly wordless vocals' and is considered an archetype of early ethereal wave music.^[1]

Music[edit]

Writing for The Quietus, journalist Julian Marszalek said that with this album, 'Fraser’s voice became just as much an instrument' as those played by her musicians', including Guthrie's 'multi-layered and heavily reverberated guitars'. ^[2] He also remarked: 'In Our Angelhood' probably fits the bill best and it's a track that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on Siouxsie and the Banshees' Kaleidoscope'. 'The Tinderbox (Of a Heart)' conveys a sense of menace and danger, while the closing track 'Musette and Drums' features sweeping guitars and chimes backed up with keyboards.^[2]

Release and reception[edit]

Head over Heels was released on 31 October 1983 by 4AD. The original United Kingdom and Canadian cassette and CD of Head over Heels, and the Brazilian CD versions, also included the Sunburst and SnowblindEP. The 2003 CD, remastered by Guthrie, did not include the EP.

Head over Heels was ranked at No. 7 in Sounds magazine's End of Year List for 1983.^[11]

In 2003, the album was named one of the most eccentric British albums of all time by Mojo magazine.^[12]

In March 2018, the album was repressed on 180g vinyl using new masters created from high definition files transferred from the original analogue tapes.^[13]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Cocteau Twins (Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie).

Credits[edit]

Cocteau Twins

• Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
• Robin Guthrie – guitar, bass guitar, drum machine

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Additional personnel

• Jon Turner – engineering
• 23 Envelope – sleeve art design
• 'Ally' is thanked for saxophone on 'Five Ten Fiftyfold'

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References[edit]

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1. ^MTV News Staff: 'In 1983, Heggie left the band, and the group recorded Head Over Heels as a duo. The album was highly improvised and is the first recording to feature the Twins’ signature sound — Guthrie’s lush guitars under Fraser’s mostly wordless vocals. The group became a trio again when bassist Simon Raymonde joined in 1984. Later that year, they released Treasure, an album that hit No. 29 on the UK charts and cemented the band’s ethereal sound.', Cocteau Twins short biography, January 4, 1998
2. ^ ^abMarszalek, Julian (11 November 2013). '30 Years On: Cocteau Twins' Head Over Heels Revisited'. Thequietus`. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
3. ^Raggett, Ned. 'Head Over Heels – Cocteau Twins'. AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
4. ^Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography (1 ed.). Canongate Books. p. 222. ISBN1-84195-827-1. OCLC70402621.
5. ^Cameron, Keith (May 2018). 'Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels'. Mojo (294): 109.
6. ^Atkins, Jamie (March 2018). 'Cocteau Twins – Head Over Heels, Treasure'. Record Collector (477). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
7. ^Considine, J. D. (2004). 'Cocteau Twins'. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 174–75. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
8. ^Stockton, Peter (10–23 November 1983). 'Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels (4AD)'. Smash Hits: 17.
9. ^Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN0-679-75574-8.
10. ^Bonner, Michael (May 2018). 'Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels / Treasure'. Uncut (252): 44.
11. ^'Sounds End Of Year Lists'. Rock List Music. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
12. ^'Top 50 UK Eccentric Albums'. Music List NL. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
13. ^'Cocteau Twins : 'Head Over Heels' and 'Treasure' Represses'. 4ad. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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External links[edit]

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Cocteau Twins Lyrics

• Head over Heels at Discogs (list of releases)

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