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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: October 12, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • ASIN: B00001X5BO
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,023 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The Cocteau Twins were one of the more distinctive recording acts of the 1980s and their dreamy, atmospheric sound provided an ethereal sonic template for many Euro-pop groups of the time. With Elizabeth Fraser's haunting vocals and Robin Guthrie's innovative use of guitars, drum machines, and other electronic instrumentation, the Cocteau Twins created a rich, textured sound that endured over a large number of recordings. This double disc serves nicely as a greatest-hits package as well as a lengthy memento of the band's evolution from 1982 through 1996. Including shimmering renditions of old favorites like "Musette and Drums" and "Ivo," as well as a stirring rendition of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit," this collection is a must for all Cocteau Twins fans. --Mitch Myers

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite Journey, December 8, 1999
By CDS (Wilmington, Delaware) - See all my reviews
This new double disk compilation will both exhilarate and disappoint. Nonetheless, it is well worth buying. Long-time fans will find the tracks on the first disk recorded with BBC's John Peel in the early 80's too familiar if still great. Such early classics as "Wax and Wane" and "Musette and Drums" vary little from those appearing on 1983's Garlands and Head Over Heals, although live versions. Tracks 5-8 of disk 1 actually appeared on the UK version of Garlands. Notable exceptions are a wonderful "in our anglehood" from Head Over Heals and an interesting 1983 rendition of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." And disk 1 does offer newer admirers of CT an excellent retrospective that captures the essential early CT sound, a sublime display of the band's punk sensibility and origins. Disk 2, on the other hand, is exceptional. The 14 tracks, three from a 1983 Saturday Night Live performance, illustrate Liz Fraser's live vocal explorations, offering up the incredible range of her affecting voice and demonstrating the musical and technical maturing of bandmates Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde. Yet anyone who has seen them live will probably agree that CT can offer even more than is demonstrated here. Unlike the Pink Opaque, where "Pepper-Tree" fell so forcefully into "Musette and Drums," they have reversed the order here because the tracks are organized chronologically by recording session, with "Musette and Drums" part of the Saturday Night Live session and "Pepper-Tree" from a 1984 Peel session. If some of the drama is lost, both are still nice. On the recordings from the 90's, tracks 8-14, Liz's voice is simply breathtaking, especially on "golden-vein," "half-gifts," "seekers who are lovers," and "calfskin smack." But it's hard to play favorites. Indeed, by the end of the second disk listeners can expect to emerge from an exquisite journey through time and space changed for the better and wanting to do it all over again.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, November 5, 1999
By loteq (Regensburg) - See all my reviews
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This box set is clearly a must-have for fans, but it also is a good first purchase for newcomers. However, disc one could be a surprise for those who are only familiar with the dreamy soundscapes of the Cocteau's "middle-era". Some lesser known songs have already appeared on their first 12" release "Lullabies" and on the European edition of the album "Garlands". All in all, the performance makes the Cocteaus sound darker and more rock-oriented than they used to be. Disc two is a surprise too, because the clinical production of songs from "Milk and Kisses" is stripped away, and these songs definitely sound more "underground". I think the whole album is a great new way to listen to the Cocteau Twins and it proves that they were among the most innovative and enjoyable '80s dark wave groups.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly magnificent, June 1, 2003
By filterite "filterite" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This is an album you should enjoy and enjoy a lot. Incidentally when a BBC sessions album is released by a band it doesn't really mean it's a live album. It's just the band recording the songs at BBC's studios so that it can be broadcasted on radio at a particular time. So for those who were wondering why there were Liz's voice in the background as well as at the forefront should rest at ease - there was a little bit of studio trickery there. I just I should point that out lest someone gets confused
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4.0 out of 5 stars An uneven but rewarding live compilation.
This two disk set of BBC recordings of Cocteau Twins are useless and peripheral upon first glance, but closer listening opens up their purposes. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Alex TB

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant enough but don't listen to it straight through
I am not a huge Cocteau Twins fan but find their music works well as a background for when I am working. Read more
Published on December 11, 2002 by Indian music lover

2.0 out of 5 stars I love them, but live Cocteau Twins isn't optimal
I'm as big a fan as they come, but live Cocteau has a problem -- there's just one Elizabeth. On studio albums, as you know, there are numerous vocal tracks, creating a rich,... Read more
Published on March 3, 2002 by Erik D. Robson

4.0 out of 5 stars ~ dig deeply ~ make it raw ~ make it real ~ cocteauuuu
WOW. If you're like me, you NEED this. CD1 highlights- tracks 1, 2, and especially "Hazel" are essential whether you were into CT's first rough albums or not. Read more
Published on March 5, 2001 by old_hyperbolic_squiggly

4.0 out of 5 stars One more chance to relish their music
Like anyone who is bound to review this compiliation, I am a big fan of the Cocteau Twins' wonderous music. Prior to this, I had heard two live Twins recordings. Read more
Published on February 14, 2001 by daniel

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD set, but somewhat lacking
A remarkable collection of live songs by the Cocteau Twins. Unfortunatly, no tracks are included from certain albums, and I really would've liked to have heard those songs live... Read more
Published on December 4, 2000 by Green Jeanz

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "live" performance!
Beeing a fan of Cocteau Twins since 1992 my reference album was and still is Heaven or Las Vegas. The BBC Sessions allowed me to understand more of the CT, specially the early... Read more
Published on July 4, 2000 by Antonio

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent otherworldly rock
The first thing to know about this set is that roughly three-quarters of the tracks are recordings made in the early 80's, when the Cocteau Twins sound was heavier and darker... Read more
Published on May 15, 2000 by Jeremy York

4.0 out of 5 stars cocteau's delight
this very nice set overcame my good-but-not-great impression of CT. another reviewer called their performances here "coarse" and that's exactly right: in a few places... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Live jibe erroneous
I have to take issue with "A music fan from San Diego" regarding the Cocteau Twins live. I saw them in Manchester (U.K. Read more
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