Garlands

For other uses, see Garland (disambiguation)

Garlands
Studio album by Cocteau Twins
Released	1 September 1982
Recorded	1981-1982
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock, ethereal
Length	35:25
Label	4AD - CAD 211
Producer	Cocteau Twins, Ivo Watts-Russell
Cocteau Twins chronology
Garlands (1982) Head over Heels (1983)

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Garlands is the 1982 debut album of Cocteau Twins. It is the only album with original bassist Will Heggie.

Track listing

1. "Blood Bitch" – 4:34
2. "Wax and Wane" – 4:04
3. "But I'm Not" – 2:45
4. "Blind Dumb Deaf" – 3:46
5. "Shallow Then Halo"* – 5:16
6. "The Hollow Men" – 5:02
7. "Garlands" – 4:32
8. "Grail Overfloweth" – 5:22

All songs composed by the Cocteau Twins.

*The title printed on the sleeve reads, "Shallow Then Hallo" [sic].

The original British cassette release included four additional tracks from a John Peel Radio session. The original British, Brazilian and Canadian CD releases featured the album, the Peel session and two other tracks that were recorded for an unreleased single which was to have been the band's first release. Gordon Sharp of Cindytalk provided backup vocals on "Dear Heart" and "Hazel".

1. "Dear Heart"
2. "Hazel"
3. "Hearsay Please"
4. "Blind Dumb Deaf"
5. "Speak No Evil"
6. "Perhaps Some Other Aeon"

A remixed version of Wax and Wane is available on the 1985 compilation The Pink Opaque. The Deftones released a cover of Wax and Wane on their B-Sides_&_Rarities_(Deftones_album) album. The four Peel Session recordings were later released as part of BBC Sessions in 1999, and a version of "Hazel" appears on the Peppermint Pig EP, released in 1983. A remastered version of "Blind Dumb Deaf" is available on the 2000 compilation Stars and Topsoil.

Credits

• Elizabeth Fraser - Vocals, Voices
• Robin Guthrie - Guitar, Drum Machine
• Will Heggie - Bass

Produced by Ivo Watts-Russell and Cocteau Twins. Engineered by Eric and John at Blackwing Studios.

The art direction, photography and sleeve design were created by 23 Envelope and a dedication is printed on the sleeve: Dear Carol, We shall both die in your rosary : Elizabeth, which incorporates a line, in a slightly altered form, from the song "Garlands".

References

• Cocteau Twins, Bella Union; Garlands. Accessed 9 November 2006.