Album
Filigree & Shadow
1986 · Electronic, Rock
11 collectors on Gatefold own this
Filigree & Shadow is a Classical album by This Mortal Coil, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 55 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
About
The sophomore album from 4AD label supergroup This Mortal Coil is a collection of shoegaze folk and dramatic dream pop that feels like a movie soundtrack. Half of the album is instrumental, allowing the producers to flex their mastery of swirly, psychedelic ambience and neo-gothic drama. Surprising vocal features seamlessly weave into the tapestry, including a spunky take on Talking Heads' "Drugs" from club diva Alison Limerick, and Dominic Appleton's sparse, haunting reading of "The Jeweller," penned by ‘60s folk surrealists Pearls Before Swine.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Velvet Belly1:20
- A2The Jeweller3:16
- A3Ivy And Neet4:49
- A4Meniscus2:28
- A5Tears0:22
- A6Tarantula4:59
Side B
- B1My Father5:58
- B2Come Here My Love3:42
- B3At First, And Then1:59
- B4Strength Of Strings4:41
- B5Morning Glory2:57
Side C
- C1Inch-Blue1:08
- C2I Want To Live4:05
- C3Mama K(1)0:53
- C4Filigree & Shadow1:20
- C5Firebrothers3:54
- C6Thaïs(1)1:09
- C7I Must Have Been Blind3:30
- C8A Heart Of Glass3:46
Side D
- D1Alone4:14
- D2Mama K(2)0:34
- D3The Horizon Bleeds And Sucks Its Thumb2:53
- D4Drugs3:10
- D5Red Rain3:53
- D6Thaïs(2)3:13
Sound DNA
- Classical
- Modern & Contemporary
- dreamy
- ethereal
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
[Insert 2]
1. Harmony Music
2. Warner Brothers Music
3. Beggars Banquet/Momentum
4. Rondor Music
5. Carlin Music
[Insert 3]
1. Momentum
[Insert 4]
1. Carlin Music
2. Momentum
3. Beggars Banquet/Momentum
4. E.G. Music Limited
5. Beggars Banquet/Momentum
6. Momentum
Recorded at Blackwing and Palladium Studios. Mixed at Blackwing Studios
Appearing courtesy:· Dominic Appleton: Breathless Mark Cox and Andrew Gray: The Wolfgang Press
David Curtis, Alan Curtis and Richard Thoms: Dif Juz Simon Raymonde: Cocteau Twins
Peter Ulrich: Dead Can Dance Steven Young: Colour Box (opens in a new tab)
Originally mastered at the Townhouse
Photography [...] of 23 Envelope
[Label side B]
1. Harmony Music
2. Warner Brothers Music
3. Beggars Banquet/Momentum
4. Rondor Music
5. Carlin Music
[Label side C]
1. Momentum
[Label side D]
1. Carlin Music
2. Momentum
3. Beggars Banquet/Momentum
4. Warner Bros Music Ltd./E. G. Music Limited
5. Beggars Banquet/Momentum
6. Momentum
Issued in non-gatefold cover with matt printed inner sleeves.
Identical release: Filigree & Shadow (UK 1986) (opens in a new tab) with glossy inner sleeves.
Brian Eno is only credited for writing track D4 on label, being omitted on the insert
John Fryer is credited for Co-produced and Engineered by on labels only.
Track title inconsistencies:
Insert and Labels / Sleeve
C3: Mama K I / Mama K(1)
C6: Thaïs I / Thaïs(1)
D2: Mama K II / Mama K(2)
D6: Thaïs II / Thaïs(2)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Gini BallVIOLA, VIOLIN VIOLIN, VIOLA
- Ivo Watts-RussellINSTRUMENTS , PERFORMER , LOOPS, PERFORMER INSTRUMENTS , PERFORMER , LOOPS INSTRUMENTS , PERFORMER , LOOPS, EFFECTS
- John FryerINSTRUMENTS , PERFORMER , LOOPS, PERFORMER INSTRUMENTS , PERFORMER , LOOPS INSTRUMENTS , PERFORMER , LOOPS, EFFECTS
- Martin McCarrickARRANGED BY CELLO CELLO, ARRANGED BY
- Alan CurtisGUITAR
- Alison LimerickVOCALS
- Andrew GrayGUITAR
- Caroline SeamanVOCALS
- Chris PyeGUITAR
- Dave CurtisGUITAR
- Deirdre RutkowskiBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Dominic AppletonVOCALS
- JeanVOCALS
- JeanetteVOCALS
- John TurnerKEYBOARDS ORGAN
- Keith MitchellGUITAR
- Louise RutkowskiBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Mark CoxKEYBOARDS
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 55 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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