{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-blue-bell-knoll-180g-free-mp3-vinyl-lp","title":"Cocteau Twins: Blue Bell Knoll (180g) {Vinyl LP}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're either going to love the Cocteau Twins or not.\u003c\/i\u003e The Scottish alt rockers are best known for their innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals. Their ethereal creations can be entrancing enough to sink into your subconsciousness. The mgmnt likes it and puts their music \"somewhere a bit more awkward than \u003cstrong\u003eKate Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e but ions cooler than \u003cstrong\u003eEnya\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003eBlue Bell Knoll\u003c\/i\u003e was their first album to get distributed in the US, with \"Carolyn's Fingers\" being the first single most of us heard. \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Fraser's\u003c\/strong\u003e outlandish soprano vocals may be one of the defining characteristics of the band, but \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Guthrie's\u003c\/strong\u003e idiosyncratic sound and arrangements deserve attention as well. With this album the band was given the freedom to be their own producers. They built their own studio from the ground up and went in to record uninhibited by any time constraints. The result was some of their best and most divisive work to date. From the foundation set by this album they would go on to record \u003ci\u003eHeaven or Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, the album most fans and critics agree is their best. Take \u003ci\u003eBlue Bell Knoll\u003c\/i\u003e as an introduction to Cocteau Twins and their alternate pop universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 4AD 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Michu Meszaros 08\/2014\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Cocteau Twins","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59249226449244,"sku":"R-6147","price":9.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dented Corner Vinyl LP","offer_id":59249226482012,"sku":"dmg-R-6147","price":8.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/1119\/3948\/files\/cocteautwins-bluebellknoll-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1790161986","url":"https:\/\/1jjpaa-wp.myshopify.com\/products\/cocteau-twins-blue-bell-knoll-180g-free-mp3-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store 2","version":"1.0","type":"link"}