{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-treasure-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Cocteau Twins: Treasure (180g)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhile \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Head%20Over%20Heels\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Cocteau%20Twins%22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHead Over Heels\u003c\/a\u003e retained traces of the metallic postpunk nihilism that defined\u003c\/i\u003e their first album and early singles, \u003cem\u003eTreasure\u003c\/em\u003e finds the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Cocteau+Twins\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e firmly planted in their next big phase; floating in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Robin+Guthrie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobin Guthrie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s pillowy reverb and chorus, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=elizabeth+Fraser\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiz Fraser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s soaring \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DH8Zv6xVYAEPp8j.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elyrical hieroglyphs\u003c\/a\u003e and new recruit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Simon+Raymonde\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Raymonde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s swirling \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=DX7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDX7\u003c\/a\u003e strings and bass guitar. When I was first digging into the \u003cstrong\u003eCocteaus\u003c\/strong\u003e, the sample nerd in me wouldn’t allow me to truly get into this album because of the same chopped up \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=led+zeppelin+when+the+levee+breaks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“When The Levee Breaks”\u003c\/a\u003e drums used on every single track - I bet they thought they were pretty clever at the time (Robin Guthrie has since referred to this record as “an abortion”). So I subsisted on a steady diet of \u003cem\u003eHead Over Heels\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVictorialand\u003c\/em\u003e for years and years. Eventually I woke the hell up and realized that \u003cem\u003eTreasure\u003c\/em\u003e sports some of the most brilliant songwriting (“Beatrix,” “Pandora,” “Amelia,” “Ivo” named after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=4AD\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e4AD\u003c\/a\u003e jefe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ivo+Watts-Russell\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIvo Watts-Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) and original production (the proto-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Twin+Peaks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/a\u003e vibes of “Otterley” and “Donimo”) in their catalog. “Lorelei” is still too sweet for my tastes, but it’s perhaps the best example of this phase of the band's sound. \u003cem\u003eTreasure\u003c\/em\u003e is the light at the end of the tunnel for goths everywhere; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=the%20cure\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Cure%22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e even confessed to listening to it while he got dressed on his wedding day! This 180g remastered pressing sounds fantastic, and marks the first time the album has ever been available in the US. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180 vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered from original analog tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efull color printed inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 4AD 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Peppermint Pig 03\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Cocteau Twins","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":54762042458450,"sku":"321vl-9492","price":9.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seam Split Vinyl LP","offer_id":54762042491218,"sku":"321dmg-vl-9492","price":8.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/1820\/8850\/files\/cocteautwins-treasure.jpg?v=1789707729","url":"https:\/\/u31jvi-vq.myshopify.com\/products\/cocteau-twins-treasure-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store 2","version":"1.0","type":"link"}