Dreampop essential!By the time released Heaven Or Las Vegas, they had been perfecting theirsingular sound for nearly 10 years, recording exclusively for Ivo Watts-Russells highly respected indie powerhouse . After the fallout of goth & post-punk, became a buy-on-sight label for fans of lush & dreamy indie pop sounds, largely due to theCocteaus'near-perfect run of albums in the mid to late 80s. On Heaven Or Las Vegas, Liz Frasers uncanny voice and lyrics are higher in the mix and more intelligible than ever before, and Robin Guthries masterful, proto- guitar playing and Simon Raymonds atmospherics fully distilled, culminating in this most critically and commercially successful record of their career. Watts-Russell called it his favorite record in the entire 4AD catalog by a long shot, and while it may be a bold statement, were inclined to agree with him. This should be in any record collection, period. Recommended.
- 180g black vinyl pressing
- remastered sound
- printed inner sleeve
- music label: 4AD 2014
