Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell KnollReleased in 1988, 'Blue Bell Knoll' is the Cocteau Twins' fifth studio album. Delivered after a slightly longer period between records than fans had been used to, this was the first they recorded in their own studio. Freed to now make music how they wanted and with no clock to beat, they rose to the challenge of producing it themselves with real aplomb, introducing a new pop sensibility to their sound, expressed through shorter, 'hookier' songs with

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LP - Standard sleeve with die-cut cover

Recorded while living with Foxygen's Jonathan Rado at his rented house in Bloomington