听Cocteau Twins《The Pink Opaque》
4AD的第一张CD。1985年的cocteau twins纯净而自由。
History
After signing to 4AD in 1982, Cocteau Twins were very prolific, releasing three LPs and five EPs on the British independent label between the fall of 1982 and January 1985. Despite having no American distribution, the band was gaining popularity in the USA on college radio, particularly with the 1984 single "Pearly Dewdrops' Drops." The American label Relativity Records reached an agreement to distribute the band's albums on license from 4AD. Rather than reissuing all of the band's releases to that point, it was decided that the compilation The Pink Opaque would be issued instead, as a sampler of the Twins' output up through early 1985.
The Pink Opaque is also significant in 4AD's history, as it was the label's first-ever CD release. As part of the agreement, Relativity pressed a single CD edition for both US and UK release. Therefore, the CD's sleeve contained both the 4AD and Relativity catalog numbers (CAD513CD and EMCD8040, respectively). Relativity also made the album available on cassette and LP in America only.
[edit] Track listing
The Spangle Maker (4:40) — from The Spangle Maker (12"), 1984
Millimillenary (3:40) — rare previous release
Wax and Wane (3:51) — from Garlands (LP), 1982
Hitherto (3:51) — from Sunburst and Snowblind (EP), 1983
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (4:10) — from Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (7"), 1984 and The Spangle Maker (12"), 1984
From the Flagstones (3:40) — from Sunburst and Snowblind (EP), 1983
Aikea-Guinea (3:56) — from Aikea-Guinea (EP), 1985
Lorelei (3:42) — from Treasure (LP), 1984
Pepper-Tree (3:57) — from The Spangle Maker (12"), 1984
Musette and Drums (4:36) — from Head Over Heels (LP), 1983
[edit] Differences between original recordings
While "Wax and Wane" is the only track acknowledged in the liner notes to have been remixed, there are several differences on many of the other songs in comparison to the original releases.
Overall, all the songs were re-mastered, even if very slightly, so that volume levels and such were consistent throughout the entire album.
The remix of "Wax and Wane" lowers the guitar in the mix, and brings the bass and vocals more to the forefront, in comparison to the version that appeared on Garlands. The drum machine track has been replaced with a new, more "dance-friendly" version.
"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" is faded out early in comparison to the version that was released by 4AD in 1984 on a 7" single and The Spangle Maker EP (which did not have a fade-out at all).
"Aikea-Guinea" is noticeably remixed, with the vocals brought to the forefront, giving the music a "flatter" sound in comparison to the 1985 4AD EP version.
"Millimillenary" was originally released on an extremely rare sampler given away with a UK music magazine in 1984. The version that appears here is significantly re-mixed, also with a fade-out added. This track has never been released again since, a sore point for many fans, since The Pink Opaque has long been out of print. Many fans had hoped that it would be included on 2005's Lullabies to Violaine compilation, but ultimately it was not. However, both the song and album are available on iTunes. (As a side note, "Millimillenary" was the first song recorded after Simon Raymonde became a member of the band.)
[edit] Personnel
Elizabeth Fraser sings and Robin Guthrie plays guitar on all tracks.
Bass guitar is played by Will Heggie on track 3; by Guthrie on tracks 4, 6 and 10; and by Simon Raymonde on all other tracks.
Like all Cocteau Twins releases, percussion is handled by a drum machine.
The band is credited as producer on all tracks, except for "Wax and Wane," where Ivo Watts-Russell is credited as co-producer.
History
After signing to 4AD in 1982, Cocteau Twins were very prolific, releasing three LPs and five EPs on the British independent label between the fall of 1982 and January 1985. Despite having no American distribution, the band was gaining popularity in the USA on college radio, particularly with the 1984 single "Pearly Dewdrops' Drops." The American label Relativity Records reached an agreement to distribute the band's albums on license from 4AD. Rather than reissuing all of the band's releases to that point, it was decided that the compilation The Pink Opaque would be issued instead, as a sampler of the Twins' output up through early 1985.
The Pink Opaque is also significant in 4AD's history, as it was the label's first-ever CD release. As part of the agreement, Relativity pressed a single CD edition for both US and UK release. Therefore, the CD's sleeve contained both the 4AD and Relativity catalog numbers (CAD513CD and EMCD8040, respectively). Relativity also made the album available on cassette and LP in America only.
[edit] Track listing
The Spangle Maker (4:40) — from The Spangle Maker (12"), 1984
Millimillenary (3:40) — rare previous release
Wax and Wane (3:51) — from Garlands (LP), 1982
Hitherto (3:51) — from Sunburst and Snowblind (EP), 1983
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (4:10) — from Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (7"), 1984 and The Spangle Maker (12"), 1984
From the Flagstones (3:40) — from Sunburst and Snowblind (EP), 1983
Aikea-Guinea (3:56) — from Aikea-Guinea (EP), 1985
Lorelei (3:42) — from Treasure (LP), 1984
Pepper-Tree (3:57) — from The Spangle Maker (12"), 1984
Musette and Drums (4:36) — from Head Over Heels (LP), 1983
[edit] Differences between original recordings
While "Wax and Wane" is the only track acknowledged in the liner notes to have been remixed, there are several differences on many of the other songs in comparison to the original releases.
Overall, all the songs were re-mastered, even if very slightly, so that volume levels and such were consistent throughout the entire album.
The remix of "Wax and Wane" lowers the guitar in the mix, and brings the bass and vocals more to the forefront, in comparison to the version that appeared on Garlands. The drum machine track has been replaced with a new, more "dance-friendly" version.
"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" is faded out early in comparison to the version that was released by 4AD in 1984 on a 7" single and The Spangle Maker EP (which did not have a fade-out at all).
"Aikea-Guinea" is noticeably remixed, with the vocals brought to the forefront, giving the music a "flatter" sound in comparison to the 1985 4AD EP version.
"Millimillenary" was originally released on an extremely rare sampler given away with a UK music magazine in 1984. The version that appears here is significantly re-mixed, also with a fade-out added. This track has never been released again since, a sore point for many fans, since The Pink Opaque has long been out of print. Many fans had hoped that it would be included on 2005's Lullabies to Violaine compilation, but ultimately it was not. However, both the song and album are available on iTunes. (As a side note, "Millimillenary" was the first song recorded after Simon Raymonde became a member of the band.)
[edit] Personnel
Elizabeth Fraser sings and Robin Guthrie plays guitar on all tracks.
Bass guitar is played by Will Heggie on track 3; by Guthrie on tracks 4, 6 and 10; and by Simon Raymonde on all other tracks.
Like all Cocteau Twins releases, percussion is handled by a drum machine.
The band is credited as producer on all tracks, except for "Wax and Wane," where Ivo Watts-Russell is credited as co-producer.
