"The Moon and the Melodies is a singular record within the catalogue - unusually ethereal, even by their standards, and largely instrumental, guided by the free-form improvisations of Harold Budd, an ambient pioneer who had drifted into their orbit as if by divine intervention. Building on the atmospheric bliss of Victorialand, released earlier the same year, it signaled a possible future for the trio, yet it was a path theyd never take again. Convening in the bands newly built recording studio, all four got on immediately and over a fortnight, made a quite astounding record. The Moon and the Melodies has attracted a passionate fan base. Its most atmospheric tracks routinely turn up in ambient DJ sets. Sea, Swallow Me is one of the Cocteau Twins most streamed songs on Spotify. Simon Raymonde believes the records uniqueness stems from its unpremeditated origins: 'It captured a moment in time between friends that are enjoying making music together. Thats the essence of it.' Now, almost forty years after it was first released, its being reissued on vinyl for the first time remastered, from the original tapes, by Robin Guthrie himself." - 4AD

• 1st time vinyl reissue of ' 1986 collaboration w/ ambient/minimal composer Harold Budd
• black vinyl pressing
  
• newly remastered by Robin Guthrie
• printed inner sleeve
• original release year: 1986
• music label: 4AD 2024