Best Albums Ever: Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas (1990) Dream pop, Ethereal Wave, Gothic, Rock, Post-Punk
Cocteau Twins
"Heaven Or Las Vegas"
(1990)
Cocteau Twins were a Scottish band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde in 1983. The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Fraser, whose lyrics often abandon recognisable language.[5] They pioneered the 1980s alternative rock subgenre of dream pop.
The band's early work drew influence from Siouxsie and the Banshees and Joy Division.[7] After signing with the British record label 4AD in 1982, they released their debut album Garlands later that year.[5] The addition of Raymonde in 1983 solidified their final lineup, which produced their biggest hit in the UK, "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops", peaking at No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1988, Cocteau Twins signed with Capitol Records in the United States, distributing their fifth album, Blue Bell Knoll, through a major label in the country. After the 1990 release of their most critically acclaimed album, Heaven or Las Vegas, the band left 4AD for Fontana Records, where they released their final two albums.
Origin Grangemouth, Scotland
Genres:
Dream pop, Ethereal Wave, Gothic, Rock, Post-Punk
Years active 1979–1997
Labels
4ADRelativityCapito l FontanaBella Union
Associated acts:
This Mortal Coil, Faye Wong, Harold Budd, Seefeel
Website Cocteau Twins
Past members:
Elizabeth Fraser
Robin Guthrie
Will Heggie
Simon Raymonde
Heaven or Las Vegas is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 17 September 1990 by 4AD. Despite 4AD president Ivo Watts-Russell proclaiming it one of the best-ever releases on his label, he released the group from their contract at the end of 1990 because his relationship with the band had soured.
Heaven or Las Vegas peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number 99 on the US Billboard 200, becoming the band's most commercially successful release. It eventually sold 235,000 copies by 1996, according to Billboard. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and was voted number 218 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2020, Rolling Stone listed it at No. 245 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Heaven or Las Vegas
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Studio album by Cocteau Twins
Released 17 September 1990
Studio September Sound, Twickenham
Genre Dream pop
Length 37:42
Label 4AD
Producer Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins’ sixth album was a work of genius helmed by their influential guitarist and producer Robin Guthrie. Despite the album’s troubled gestation, it soars higher than anything else in the band’s catalogue.
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