Blue Bell Knoll

Blue Bell Knoll
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
Cocteau Twins chronology
The Moon and the Melodies (1986) Blue Bell Knoll (1988) Heaven or Las Vegas (1990) CD sleeve

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Robert Christgau	C+ link

Blue Bell Knoll (1988) is the fifth album by Scottish band Cocteau Twins.

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.

Critical reception

Blue Bell Knoll was listed by Pitchfork Media as the 81st best album of the 1980s, describing it as a return to the band's ethereal style explored on Treasure. It was also appraised as "everything that atmospheric music should be and usually isn't."

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.

Personnel

• Elizabeth Fraser - vocals
• Robin Guthrie - guitar
• Simon Raymonde - bass guitar

External links

• Blue Bell Knoll lyric interpretations