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Cocteau TwinsBlue Bell Knoll

Tracklist

Blue Bell Knoll3:22
Athol-Brose2:58
Carolyn's Fingers3:07
For Phoebe Still A Baby3:15
The Itchy Glowbo Blow3:20
Cico Buff3:47
Suckling The Mender3:34
Spooning Good Singing Gum3:49
A Kissed Out Red Floatboat4:09
Ella Megalast Burls Forever3:40

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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, CDBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – cad 807 cd, 4AD – cad 807cdUK1988UK1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CDBlue Bell Knoll
    CD, Album
    Capitol Records – cdp 7 90892 2US1988US1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – cad 807UK1988UK1988
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – cadc 807UK1988UK1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
    Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro, B NR
    Capitol Records – c4 90892, 4AD – c4-90892US1988US1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    Capitol Records – C1-90892US1988US1988
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-10-00, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
    Cassette, Album
    Vertigo – 836 484-4Canada1988Canada1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Gatefold
    Vertigo – 836 484-1Canada1988Canada1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CDBlue Bell Knoll
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    Rough Trade – RTD CD 99, 4AD – CAD 807.2, 4AD – cad 807.2
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    Europe1988Europe1988
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CDBlue Bell Knoll
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    Contempo Records – Conte 121 CDItaly1988Italy1988
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    Gasa – GA-255, Grabaciones Accidentales – GA-255, 4AD – cad 807
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    Spain1988Spain1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    Contempo Records – CONTE 121Italy1988Italy1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Gatefold
    Capitol Records – C1-90892US1988US1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CDBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – 30633France1988France1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, DATBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – CAD T 807UK1988UK1988
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – YX-7447Japan1988Japan1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    Stiletto – 230.4005Brazil1988Brazil1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – 70633France1988France1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – 50633France1988France1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – cad 807UK1988UK1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – C4-90892, Capitol Records – C4-90892US1988US1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, CDBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – 25CY-2637Japan1988Japan1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    Rough Trade Records – RTD 99, 4AD – RTD 99, Megadisc – MD 7901, 4AD – MD 7901
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    Europe1988Europe1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – CAD 807, Virgin – VG 50382Greece1988Greece1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – CAD 807Scandinavia1988Scandinavia1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
    Cassette, Album
    4AD – TC-VG 50382, Virgin – TC-VG 50382Greece1988Greece1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CDBlue Bell Knoll
    CD, Album
    4AD – cad 807.2, 4AD – CAD 807.2, 4AD – RTD CD 99
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    Europe1988Europe1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
    Cassette, Album
    Stiletto – 723.4005Brazil1988Brazil1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album
    4AD – CAD 807Israel1988Israel1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
    4AD – cad 807, RTD – RTD 99, Megadisc – MD 7901
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    Europe1988Europe1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
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    4AD – cadc 807UK1988UK1988
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    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Gatefold Sleeve
    4AD – cad 807UK1988UK1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CassetteBlue Bell Knoll
    Cassette, Album
    Gasa – GA-255kSpain1988Spain1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve
    4AD – cad 807, Contempo Records – CONTE 121Italy1988Italy1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, CDBlue Bell Knoll
    CD, Album
    Capitol Records – cdp 7 90892 2, 4AD – cdp 7 90892 2US1988US1988
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-09-19, CDBlue Bell Knoll
    CD, Album, Promo
    4AD – 25CY-2637Japan1988Japan1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album
    Vertigo – 836 484-1Canada1988Canada1988
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve
    4AD – cad 807, 4AD – 70633France1988France1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988-07-21, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, Gatefold Sleeve
    4AD – cad 807UK1988UK1988
    New Submission
    Cover of Blue Bell Knoll, 1988, VinylBlue Bell Knoll
    LP, Album, White Label
    Contempo Records – CONTE 121Italy1988Italy1988
    New Submission

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    Reviews

    • errorsinspace's avatar
      A remarkable and somber album. Utterly beautiful at times and achingly sad in moments. Do not listen to this if you had a bad breakup. Favorites include Cico Buff, Suckling the member and Ella Megalast Burls Forever, Not a bad song on here though. Some towards the first half just have tough memories tied to them now. I tend to like Heaven and Las Vegas and Four-Calendar Cafe more because they are a bit more dreamy and uplifting where this album feels a bit more somber. But there is hope thanks to the 2nd half of the album. Maybe that was the direction they took and why this album seems to be one of their most loved. Its a bit of their early stuff and a bit of their later stuff. Production wise, possibly their last colder sounding album. Thin in the lower range compared to Heaven and Las vegas. And maybe because its moving from 4AD to mainstream label. All and all i give this album a 84/100. Very, very strong.
      • 65berj's avatar
        65berj
        Edited 4 months ago
        Record sounds good. However, Am I the only one who notices that on the pressings where the jacket is made in Czech it immediately gets a small seam split at the top of the jacket. This also happened to me with the first Interpol album
        • bbest's avatar
          bbest
          Promo materials should be removed from this release in notes and pictures. I just opened a sealed copy and none were in there. Very frustrating given the price I paid. Hopefully someone else will see this before over paying, or be able to correct the master release to remove this info.
          • paullangdale's avatar
            paullangdale
            While undoubtedly better than the other recent reissues, the new master still suffers from an overdose of compression that limits the dynamic range. That said, the pressing itself is flat and dead silent. My hat's off to MPO. This is truly well-executed on their part.

            I recommend this as a budget-conscious alternative to seeking out a first pressing on LP, but frankly I greatly prefer the original LP or CD masters to this vinyl reissue.
            • dub-bud's avatar
              dub-bud
              A great lp, with some of the worst cover art of any 4AD release.,It really distracts from the sublime music inside, I'm surprised the group agreed to it- it looked crap when released and put off a few people I know from bothering with it.
              One mate said it looked like mutilated fingers on a cheese grater.

              Both 23 Envelope & Pete Saville seemed to loose their mojo about the time ';e' culture became the big thing in the uk at the time.
              The naff art for later FACTORY /New Order records is a phenomena in itself, especially considering how brilliant they were originally.
              • existential_records's avatar
                Great sound and LP. Just a heads up: mine has the side one label on both sides.
                • biffhaus's avatar
                  biffhaus
                  My 2018 remaster (with the HD remaster hype sticker) has a very noisy side A. I’m disappointed particularly after reading other reviews and nobody noted this problem. This is one of my favorite albums of all time and I was hoping this vinyl version would be great.
                  • stpaulywalnuts's avatar
                    Edited 11 months ago
                    This sounds immaculate. My copy is dead quiet. Equal quality to the 2018 reissue of 'Treasure'
                    • Vanalog's avatar
                      Vanalog
                      Does this release come with a printed inner sleeve or a generic sleeve (what color)?
                      • kguy2know's avatar
                        kguy2know
                        WOW this sounds amazing. This reminds me why I love listening to vinyl.

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