Head Over Heels/Sunburst & Snowblind [Import]

Cocteau Twins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 4ad Records UK
• ASIN: B00000AOQW
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,543 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. When Mama Was Moth

2. Five Ten Fiftyfold

3. Sugar Hiccup

4. In Our Angelhood

5. Glass Candle Grenades

6. In the Gold Dust Rush

7. The Tinderbox (Of a Heart)

8. Multifoiled

9. My Love Paramour

10. Musette and Drums

11. Sugar Hiccup

12. From the Flagstones

13. Hitherto

14. Because of Whirl-Jack

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Selmer Review, February 3, 2001

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"77todd77" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Head Over Heels/Sunburst & Snowblind (Audio CD)

'Head over Heels' is the most consistent of the earlier Cocteau albums. The import version that includes the 'Sunburst and Snowblind' ep makes sense since they were both recorded during the same sessions. 'Sugar Hiccup' is reprised on the ep, but the three other tracks are the real reason to purchase it. To this day, it amazes me that 'From the Flagstones' and 'Hitherto' weren't included on the original album since they are far more melodic than some of that album's tracks. You can also find both tracks on the import album/compilation 'The Pink Opaque'.(See my review of that album) The final track, 'Because of Whirl Jack' is also a keeper. It is more akin to the almost punkish sounds and tempos of the tracks on their debut, 'Garlands', only again, far more melodic. 'Sunburst and Snowblind' can also be purchased as a part of the limited edition box set that contains all of their ep's. (Essential if you are a diehard) But released in this form as companions, 'Head over Heels/Sunburst and Snowblind' is a "treasure". Similar Artists: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Area, Dead Can Dance.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Cocteau Twins, July 29, 2010

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This review is from: Head Over Heels/Sunburst & Snowblind (Audio CD)

This is an addictive record. I got it a few weeks ago and can't stop listening to it. It's a very dark album, and it reminds me of Sioxusie and the Banshees, my favorite band. Still, the Cocteau's have their own trademark sound.The way Liz belts out the lyrics, the guitars, and the bass (which is very important in this record - I usually could care less for it).It's a very intense album, and wouldn't be a bad place to start for newcomers.If you like the Cocteau's this album is a must.