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Cocteau Twins

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Four Calender Cafe



The Cocteau Twins built their dream-pop kingdom by sidestepping rock & roll's cheap thrills, preferring to finger-trace communiqués on the dewy, stained-glass window through which they viewed the world. But the title Heaven or Las Vegas (1990) asked whether – after eight years and a slew of releases – their deep-pile magic-carpet ride of guitars, keyboards and voice was making manna or shtick for the black-mascara crowd.

On that album and its follow-up, Four-Calendar Café, the Scottish trio answers with... Read More

a pared-down strategy that favors organic drum sounds and Elizabeth Fraser's soprano, making her lyrics occasionally decipherable. It's the final blow in the battle of beauty and the beat that has played out on the group's earlier releases, where mechanical rhythms often clipped the music's gossamer wings and Fraser's airy melodies seemed trapped in a web of echoing instruments.

More importantly, Four-Calendar Café finds the Cocteaus wallowing in one of rock's cheapest and best pleasures: big hooks. Nothing so condescending as a catchy lyric, mind you, but "Know Who You Are at Every Age" and "Evangeline" ride gentle guitar-bass-drums grooves that allow Fraser to insinuate her phrases into choruses based on memorable melodies that pack a sweet-tooth rush.

Record-label propaganda extols "a new, intriguing direction" in her lyrics, but who can tell? Besides, it doesn't matter if the suitor of Fraser's heroine in "Bluebeard" is "the right man" or "toxic" when Robin Guthrie's steel guitar demands attention. "Theft, and Wandering Around Lost" offers an equally unignorable chime of strings and keyboards, twining over a beckoning bass melody and Fraser's pretty warbling about "reality." And her laughing delivery of "Oil of Angels" makes the song giddy, worrisome and unforgettable.

Several numbers are stifled by a relapse into robo-beats. "Squeeze-Wax" suffocates beneath a generic folk/alternative-rock arrangement. And Four-Calendar Café could use a little of the espresso that powered the tempos on Heaven or Las Vegas. Nonetheless, the Cocteau Twins' old-fashioned popcraft opens the gates of their world a bit wider without compromising their signature atmospherics. (RS 677)


TED DROZDOWSKI



      
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  Artist   Title   Format   Condition  
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   Seller Location
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe CD   NM/NM $3.62      CMS Music
UK   
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe
  CD   NM/NM $3.62      CMS Music
UK   
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe
  CD   NM/NM $3.62      CMS Music
UK   
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Café
  CD   GOOD/USED $6.00      MusicStack
USA 
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Café
Capitol Cdp 99375-2
  CD   EX $6.99      Musical Ener
USA 
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Cafe
(10 Tr.) (know Who You Are At Every Age, Evangeline) (elizabeth Fraser) (mfd. & Distr. By Pol...
  CD   M/EX $8.21      Possessed
Canada   
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calender Cafe
  CD   $8.58      Action
UK 
  Cocteau Twins   Four - Calendar CafÉ
Us
  CD   NM $10.00      RAMCD
USA   
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Cafe
  CD   VG $10.22      discservice
Netherl   
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Café
10 Track With Foldout Inlay
  CD   M/M $11.65      VinylnetUK
UK 
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calender Cafe
9840341 Special Order
  CD   MINT/MINT $12.09      Netdiscs
UK 
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Café (1993)
  CD   EX $12.44      Fun Records
Germany 
COCTEAU TWINS - Four Calendar Cafe   COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe
'four Calendar Cafe' Was Cocteau Twins First Album On Fontana And The Follow Up To Their Outstand...
  CD   NEW $13.63      CDQuest
USA 
Four Calendar Cafe - COCTEAU TWINS   COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe
'four Calendar Cafe' Was Cocteau Twins First Album On Fontana And The Follow Up To Their Outstand... Special Order
  CD   NEW $13.63      CDQ Special
USA 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe (ger)
Hard To Find
  CD   NEW $13.98      GrooveNet
USA 
  cocteau twins   Four Calender Cafe =remas
A86929 cd/ New Copy/ Incl. Interview W/robin Guthrie & Simon Raymonde Holland Barcode: 06024... Special Order
  CD   $14.10      CDExpress
Netherl 
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe
Import-gbr Notes: Their 1993 Album Has Now Been Fully Remastered. This Their First Album For Font...
  CD   NEW $14.15      SACD Store
USA 
  Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Cafe
10 Tracks Germany, Fontana, 518259-2, 1993
  CD   NM/NM $13.97      Recordcorner
Netherl   
Cocteau Twins - Four Calendar Cafe Album   Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe
Original Item, Check Product's Page For Detaile Eu, Universal, 5182592, 16/01/1996 Special Order
  CD   NEW/NEW $14.85      Polish Music
Poland 
COCTEAU TWINS - Four Calendar Cafe (uk)   COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe (uk)
Not Returnable, Not Cancellable Universal Uk, 9840341
  CD   NEW $14.87      CDconnection
USA 
COCTEAU TWINS - Four Calender Cafe =remas   COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calender Cafe =remas
Incl. Interview W/robin Guthrie & Simon Raymonde Holland, Universal, 9840341, 2006 Special Order
  CD   NEW $15.65      CD Euroxpres
USA 
COCTEAU TWINS - Four Calendar Cafe Record   COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe
Cd (import). Import-gbr. Brand New, Factory Sealed, Ships Within 24 Hours! Their 1993 Album Has ...
  CD   NEW $16.19      SilverDisc
USA 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe
Rock
  CD   NEW $16.99      GrooveNet
USA 
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe
Usually Shipped After 2 Business Days. Number Of Media (discs, Tapes, Records…): 1. Usa, Umvd Imp... Special Order
  CD   NEW/NEU! (SEALED) $18.09      Total Recall
Germany 
  cocteau twins   Four Calendar Cafe CD   $19.27 - $50.31      CDExpress
Netherl 
  cocteau twins   Four Calendar Cafe
389174 cd Condition: Vg++ Title: Four Calendar Cafe Special Order
  CD   $19.27      CDExpress
Netherl 
  cocteau twins   Four Calendar Cafe
60249840341 cd Condition: New/their 1993 Album Has Now Been Fully Remastered. This Their First A... Special Order
  CD   $50.31      CDExpress
Netherl 
  Cocteau Twins   Four- Calendar Café
In Stock. Usually Shipped Within 24 Hours. Confirmation Email After Shipping. Number Of Media (di...
  CD   USED/GEBRAUCHT $16.80      Total Recall
Germany 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calendar Cafe
Brand New, In-stock Cd. Ships Fast And Secure. Add To Cart With Confidence! Gbr, Mercury Re, 9840...
  CD   NEW $21.86      NORTHATLANTI
USA   
Four Calender Cafe =remas - COCTEAU TWINS   COCTEAU TWINS   Four Calender Cafe =remas
Nld, Universal, 9840341, 2006
  CD   NEW / NEW $21.92      CD-Maxi-Sing
Netherl   
  cocteau twins   Four Calendar Cafe (ger)
602498403419 new Copy/ Barcode: 602498403419 Releasedate: 08 22 2006 Style:rock Title: Four Cal... Special Order
  CD   $23.15      CDExpress
Netherl 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four-calendar Cafe CD   M-/M- $26.10 - $43.49      Encore
UK 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four-calendar Cafe
Canadian 10 Track Original Cd P/s (3145182592) Canadian, 3145182592
  CD   M-/M- $26.10      Encore
UK 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four-calendar Cafe
Uk 10 Track Original Picture Cd P/s (5182592) Uk, 5182592
  CD   M-/M- $34.79      Encore
UK 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four-calendar Cafe
Uk 10 Track Promo Picture Cd P/s (5182592) Uk, 5182592
  CD   M-/M- $43.49      Encore
UK 
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four-calendar CafÉ (full Cd)
Jc F&b Ins Usa, Capitol, N/a
  CD   NM $25.99      IntDj
USA 
  cocteau twins   Four-calendar Cafe
Usa, Capitol, 077779937523, 93
  CD   EX+ $28.00      Faunus Recor
Brazil   
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe
  CD   EX/EX $30.00      F-seventies
France   
Cocteau Twins - Four-calendar Cafe + Ticket Stub   Cocteau Twins   Four-calendar Cafe + Ticket Stub
Cocteau Twins Four-calendar Cafe (1993 Uk 10-track Cd Album Picture Sleeve. Also Includes A Tic...
  CD   EX TO MINT $30.24      eil / esprit
UK 
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calendar Cafe - Limited Digipak -
  CD   EX/EX $38.00      F-seventies
France   
  Cocteau Twins   Four Calender Cafe - RemasterisÉ -
  CD   EX/EX $42.00      F-seventies
France   
  cocteau twins   Four-calendar Cafe
Usa, Capitol, 77779937523, 93
  CD   EX/EX $49.50      sebo do disc
Brazil 
  Cocteau Twins     Four Calendar Cafe
Uk
  CD   EX/EX $34.00      Vinylshop Re
UK   

CDsingle

  Artist   Title   Format   Condition  
Price 
   Seller Location
  COCTEAU TWINS   Four-calendar CafÉ (full Cd)
Jc Bf Insert / 1993 Usa, Capitol, N/a
  CDsingle   NM $35.83      IntDj
USA 

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