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Cocteau Twins
Lullabies To Violaine: Singles & Extended Plays 1982-1996 CDs (2006)
Linkin Park buy CD music The impressive four-disc LULLABIES TO VIOLAINE presents every single and EP that Cocteau Twins issued over the course of their 1980s/'90s run for 4AD and, later, Capitol Records. Given the Scottish group's remarkably devoted following, many of these previously rare individual releases were highly sought-after and sometimes shockingly expensive. Not only does this chronologically ordered collection offer 59 career-spanning tracks minus the collector's price tag, it also boasts remastered sound, making it nothing short of heaven-sent for Cocteau Twins fans.
Although the ensemble is best known for its dreamy sonic landscapes, as this consistently excellent compilation reveals, the Cocteaus also ventured into wiry post-punk ("Feather Oars-Blades") and breezy pop ("Summer-blink"), always carried by Elizabeth Fraser's distinctively gauzy vocals and Robin Guthrie's swirling layers of guitar. Even including the two playful holiday songs ("Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter ...
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