Re: Cocteau Discography

[butterworth@mscf.med.upenn.edu]

In article <9002011739.AA32141@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, (Michael Mendelson) writes:
> here is the CT discography I have so far.  Any comments on these 
> such as strong points and weak points and suggested purchase order
> would be appreciated.  Corrections encouraged.
> 
> Albums
> ------
[list deleted]
 
> Singles
> -------
> Aikea-Guinea					12"
> Tiny dynamine					12"
> Echoes in a shallow bay			12"
> Love's easy tears				12"
> Sunburst and snowblind			12"


You should add to the list of 12" singles the following:

 Lullabies
 Peppermint Pig
 The Spangle Maker
 Love's Easy Tears (4 tracks, as opposed to the earlier, 3-track release)


I started out with HEAD OVER HEELS and ended up buying everything else by them
so that would seem to be a pretty representative album (they've done so few lps
to warrant any kind of buying order, however - just snatch them all up if you
can!). TREASURE is their most consistent offering to date, beautifully realized.
I was very disappointed by GARLANDS, with only "deaf dumb blind" (?) a standout.
VICTORIALAND is more cerebral than their other stuff, less "vocally" to an
extent but still moving, musically.  THE PINK OPAQUE is a compilation of stuff
from a couple of 12"s but worth it for "millimillenary" (sp?) alone, a track not
found any place else.  And, surprisingly after what seemed like a long layoff,
BLUE BELL KNOLL, their first U.S. release I understand, is perhaps their best
album to date, the title cut being particularly note- (or should I say tune-?)
worthy.  The 12"s offer pretty much more of the same, i.e. all worth getting.