Album
The Pink Opaque
1986 · Rock
18 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Pink Opaque is an Electronic album by Cocteau Twins, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 18 collectors.
About
The 1986 compilation that introduced Cocteau Twins to American listeners tantalizingly highlights the tensions that define the UK group’s early work; it’s equally eye-opening for both newcomers and longtime fans. Pummeling drum machine and ringing sheets of guitar give “Wax and Wane” its ominous, gothic edge; the swirling “From the Flagstones” suggests the more dulcet developments in the band’s future. Then there’s “Lorelei,” which pairs Elizabeth Fraser’s heavenly voice with blindingly bright guitars and bells—a vision of pop at its most divine.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Spangle Maker
- A2Millimillenary
- A3Wax And Wane
- A4Hitherto
- A5Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
Side B
- B1From The Flagstones
- B2Aikea-Guinea
- B3Lorelei
- B4Pepper-Tree
- B5Musette And Drums
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- shimmering
- wistful
- nocturnal
The Cocteau Twins signed an international distribution agreement in 1985, and to mark the occasion—and to give Americans some exposure to what the band had previously recorded—4AD released a compilation album entitled "The Pink Opaque" in November. The album's ten tracks draw from material released from 1982 to 1984, and include songs from "Garlands", "Head Over Heels", "Sunburst and Snowblind", "The Spangle Maker", and "Treasure", as well as "Millimillenary", previously only available on a various artists cassette. "Wax and Wane," the earliest track on the album, had been re-mixed.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Cocteau TwinsSONGWRITER , PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
18 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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