Coming not long after original bassist Will Heggie had departed the band, the chemistry between remaining members Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie was flourishing and by moving the band on from the starkness of their debut, they were now making the music that would help them define the decade ahead; her wordless, dreamlike vocals a powerful instrument over his lush, textured guitars their trademark. The songs “Iceblink luck,” “Fifty-fifty clown” and “Heaven or Las Vegas” appear on the 2000 compilation Stars and Topsoil. The album is noteworthy for the musical evolution that the band displayed at the time, with their work becoming more accessible. NME/New Musical Express | 22-Sep 1990 Review of Heaven or Las Vegas NME/New Musical Express | 15-Sep 1990 “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” Sounds | 15-Sep 1990 Heaven Scent: A review of Heaven or Las Vegas Sounds | 15-Sep 1990 “Missing Blink” Record Mirror | 08-Sep 1990 “What’s the meaning of life?

com (also known as Esprit) has been the world's biggest and best seller of premium quality and top condition rare and vintage vinyl records, rare CD's and music memorabilia since 1985 - that's 39 years!I have to confess this is the only Cocteau Twins album i have in my vast labyrinth of sounds and in my humble opinion it is my fave album of any moment. EDIT: I still stand by much of what I've written above, but this does sound way better through some headphones rather than speakers in my experience. For me, This album along with 'Blue Bell Knoll' holds up better than much of their earlier albums probably because the heavy foreground bass that was so dominant on their earlier albums, was toned down to a reasonable level and by this time Robin Guthrie had invested in better drum technology. After nearly 20 years together, the band disbanded in 1997 in part due to issues stemming from the disintegration of Fraser and Guthrie's romantic relationship. I'm starting to think there are no good vinyl releases of this album, nothing beats the 24bit lossless files you can get online.

The album title was suggested by Lawrence (Hayward) of Denim/Felt, who liked the line from the song of the same name. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Road, River and Rail' is a seriously down-beat track, almost sounding Joni Mitchell-ish, circa Hejira and then, finally, `Frou Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires', a gentle, laid-back start, reminiscent of older Cocteau, blossoming into a fairly conventional (for the Cocteau's) song, finally fading away.Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Heaven or Las Vegas was released in 1990 and went on to become their most commercially successful release, reaching number seven in the UK album charts. Then, suddenly, 'Fifty-Fifty Clowns', that insistent beat, smooth keyboard chords stepping through up to a climax, wilting vocals behind a wailing guitar, but so smooth and mellifluous.