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Encyclopedia > Blue Bell Knoll
Blue Bell Knoll
Blue Bell Knoll cover
Studio album by Cocteau Twins
Released 19 September 1988
Recorded September Sound, Twickenham, England
Genre Dream Pop
Length 35:17
Label 4AD - CAD807
Producer Cocteau Twins
Professional reviews
Cocteau Twins chronology
The Moon and the Melodies
(1986)		 Blue Bell Knoll
(1988)		 Heaven or Las Vegas
(1990)
CD sleeve
CD sleeve

Blue Bell Knoll (1988) is the sixth album by Scottish band Cocteau Twins. A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s, when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions, Dead Can Dance, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began fusing post-punk experiments with bittersweet pop... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... This article is about the record label 4AD. For the year, see 4. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ... The Moon and the Melodies (1986) is a album by the British group Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd. ... Heaven Or Las Vegas is a 1990 (see 1990 in music) album by British rock group Cocteau Twins, their last for the music label 4AD. The album is noteworthy for the musical evolution the band was showing at the time. ... This article is about the country. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ...


This was the first LP by the Twins to receive major-label distribution in the USA, as it was originally licensed by Capitol Records from 4AD for North American release. After a period of being out of print while 4AD reclaimed the American distribution rights for their back catalog, this (along with much of the band's 4AD material) was remastered by Robin Guthrie and re-issued in 2003. Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the record label 4AD. For the year, see 4. ... Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. ...

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Blue Bell Knoll" – 3:24
  2. "Athol-Brose" – 2:59
  3. "Carolyn's Fingers" – 3:08
  4. "For Phoebe Still a Baby" – 3:16
  5. "The Itchy Glowbo Blow" – 3:21
  6. "Cico Buff" – 3:49
  7. "Suckling the Mender" – 3:35
  8. "Spooning Good Singing Gum" – 3:52
  9. "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat" – 4:20
  10. "Ella Megalast Burls Forever" – 3:39

Credits

All songs composed by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde. Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish singer, best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins lead singer. ... Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. ... Simon Raymonde (born Simon Philip Raymonde, 3 April 1962, in Tottenham, London) is an English musician and record producer, most notable as the bassist of Cocteau Twins. ...


Personnel

Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish singer, best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins lead singer. ... Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. ... Simon Raymonde (born Simon Philip Raymonde, 3 April 1962, in Tottenham, London) is an English musician and record producer, most notable as the bassist of Cocteau Twins. ...

External links

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Will Heggie Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ... Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. ... Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish singer, best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins lead singer. ... Simon Raymonde (born Simon Philip Raymonde, 3 April 1962, in Tottenham, London) is an English musician and record producer, most notable as the bassist of Cocteau Twins. ... Will Heggie is a Scottish musician. ...

Discography Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ...


Studio albums: Garlands • Head over Heels • Treasure • Victorialand • Blue Bell Knoll • Heaven or Las Vegas • Four-Calendar Café • Milk and Kisses Garlands is the 1982 debut album of Cocteau Twins. ... This article is about the Cocteau Twins album. ... Treasure (1984) is the third album by the Cocteau Twins. ... This is about the music album. ... Heaven Or Las Vegas is a 1990 (see 1990 in music) album by British rock group Cocteau Twins, their last for the music label 4AD. The album is noteworthy for the musical evolution the band was showing at the time. ... Four-Calendar Café is the eighth and penultimate album by Cocteau Twins. ... Milk And Kisses is an album by Cocteau Twins issued in 1996. ...


Compilation albums: The Pink Opaque • BBC Sessions • Stars and Topsoil • Lullabies to Violaine • Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 1 • Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 2 // The Pink Opaque is a 1985 compilation album composed of tracks originally recorded between 1982 and 1985 by the Cocteau Twins. ... BBC Sessions is an album of BBC studio recordings by the band Cocteau Twins released in 1999 by Bella Union BELLACD14 John Peel Session 15 July 1982 Wax and Wane Garlands Alas Dies Laughing Feathers - Oar-Blades John Peel Session 31 January 1983 Hearsay Please Dear Heart Blind Dumb Deaf... Stars And Topsoil is a compilation album by the British rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in October 2000. ... Lullabies to Violaine is a Cocteau Twins boxset released by 4AD Records in October 2005. ... Lullabies to Violaine, Vol 1 is a Cocteau Twins boxset released by 4AD Records 21 March 2006. ... Lullabies to Violaine, Vol 2 is a Cocteau Twins boxset released by 4AD Records 21 March 2006. ...


EPs: Lullabies • Peppermint Pig • Sunburst and Snowblind • The Spangle Maker • Aikea-Guinea • Tiny Dynamine • Echoes in a Shallow Bay • Love's Easy Tears • Snow • Twinlights • Otherness This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peppermind Pig is an EP by the British rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in March 1983. ... Sunburst and Snowblind is an EP by the British rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in September 1983. ... The Spangle Maker is an EP by the Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in April 1984. ... Aikea-Guinea is an EP by the British rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in March 1985. ... Tiny Dynamine is an EP by the British rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in October 1985. ... Echoes in a Shallow Bay is an EP by the British rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD records in October 1985. ... Loves Easy Tears is an EP by the Scottish Alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. ... Twinlights is the 1995 EP by the Cocteau Twins. ... Otherness is a 1995 EP by the Scottish band Cocteau Twins. ...


Singles: "Iceblink Luck" • "Heaven or Las Vegas" • "Evangeline" • "Bluebeard" • "Tishbite" • "Violaine" Heaven Or Las Vegas is a 1990 album by Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, their last for the music label 4AD. The album is noteworthy for the musical evolution the band was showing at the time. ... Bluebeard is a single by the Cocteau Twins. ...

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