"The Moon and the Melodies is a singular record within the Cocteau Twins’ catalogue - unusually ethereal, even by their standards, and largely instrumental, guided by the free-form improvisations of Harold Budd, an ambient pioneer who had drifted into their orbit as if by divine intervention. Building on the atmospheric bliss of Victorialand, released earlier the same year, it signaled a possible future for the trio, yet it was a path they’d never take again. Convening in the band’s newly built recording studio, all four got on immediately and over a fortnight, made a quite astounding record. The Moon and the Melodies has attracted a passionate fan base. Its most atmospheric tracks routinely turn up in ambient DJ sets. ‘Sea, Swallow Me’ is one of the Cocteau Twins’ most streamed songs on Spotify. Simon Raymonde believes the record’s uniqueness stems from its unpremeditated origins: 'It captured a moment in time between friends that are enjoying making music together. That’s the essence of it.' Now, almost forty years after it was first released, it’s being reissued on vinyl for the first time – remastered, from the original tapes, by Robin Guthrie himself." - 4AD

• 1st time vinyl reissue of Cocteau Twins' 1986 collaboration w/ ambient/minimal composer Harold Budd
• black vinyl pressing
  
• newly remastered by Robin Guthrie
• printed inner sleeve
• original release year: 1986
• music label: 4AD 2024