Label:	4AD
Catalog#:	CAD 411 CD
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	1984
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Abstract, Ambient
Credits:	Artwork By [Sleeve] - 23 Envelope Co-producer, Performer [Additional Loops, Instruments, Incidentals], Engineer - John Fryer Producer, Performer [Additional Loops, Instruments, Incidentals] - Ivo*
Notes:	Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London.
Rating:	4.7/5 (65 votes) Rate It
Submitted by:	gregclow
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Tracklisting:

1		Kangaroo (3:31)
		Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer [Dx7] - Simon Raymonde Cello - Martin McGarrick* Vocals - Gordon Sharp Written-By - Alex Chilton
2		Song To The Siren (3:30)
		Guitar - Robin Guthrie Vocals - Elizabeth Fraser Written-By - Tim Buckley
3		Holocaust (3:38)
		Cello - Martin McGarrick* Piano - Steven Young Viola, Violin - Gini Ball Vocals - Howard Devoto Written-By - Alex Chilton
4		Fyt (4:24)
		Organ - Mark Cox Synthesizer - Martyn Young Written-By - This Mortal Coil
5		Fond Affections (3:51)
		Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer - Martyn Young Synthesizer [Dx7] - Mark Cox Vocals - Gordon Sharp Written-By - Rema-Rema
6		The Last Ray (4:08)
		Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [6 & 12-string, E-bow] - Robin Guthrie Bass - Simon Raymonde Written-By - Ivo* , R. Guthrie* , S. Raymonde*
7		Another Day (2:54)
		Arranged By [Strings], Cello - Martin McGarrick* Viola, Violin - Gini Ball Vocals - Elizabeth Fraser Written-By - Roy Harper
8		Waves Become Wings (4:26)
		Accordion, Vocals, Written-By - Lisa Gerrard
9		Barramundi (3:56)
		Accordion [Looped] - Lisa Gerrard Guitar, Synthesizer [Dx7] - Simon Raymonde Written-By - S. Raymonde*
10		Dreams Made Flesh (3:48)
		Percussion [Bass Drone], Drums [Drum] - Brendan Perry Vocals, Dulcimer [Yang T'chin], Written-by - Lisa Gerrard
11		Not Me (3:44)
		Bass - Simon Raymonde Guitar - Manuela Rickers , Robin Guthrie Vocals - Robbie Grey Written-By - Colin Newman
12		A Single Wish (2:27)
		Piano - Steven Young Synthesizer [Dx7], Performer [Gizmo] - Simon Raymonde Vocals - Gordon Sharp Written-By - G. Sharp* , S. Raymonde* , S. Young*

User Reviews:

JeanMarcDekesel, Mar 09, 2007

Writing about This Mortal Coil has something almost sacred, as if you had to describe the Mona Lisa. This Mortal Coil is not a band, but a collaboration of artists around 4AD producer Ivo Watts-Russell that seemed to have as only objective: create beauty built for eternity. And so they did, on three albums, "It’ll End In Tears" being the first one. The voices of Elisabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) are those from sirens, emphasizing the overall fatal beauty this album exhales. "Fyt" by the Wolfgang Press is visionary ambient. Even the artwork is a work of art (you should buy the vinyl alone for that). This is unearthly beauty that will strike you with disbelief.

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