Wednesday 26 April 2017

Classic Scottish Albums: Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 16th March 2017

In the run-up to the 6 Music Festival, taking place this year in Glasgow, we repeat highlights of a series first broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in which musician Davie Scott reveals the stories behind classic Scottish albums.

In this episode Davie chats to Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins about the chaotic sessions for their sixth album, Heaven or Las Vegas, released in 1990, and now acknowledged as a masterpiece. Robin also reveals something of the mystery of the enigmatic lead singer Elizabeth Fraser's extraordinary lyrics and vocal style.

This episode first broadcast in 2007.

Cocteau Twins - Fotzpolitic [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Pitch The Baby [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Fifty Fifty Clown [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Road, River And Rail [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas [4AD]

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