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1CD – remastered from the original tapes by Robin Guthrie 

The Moon and the Melodies is a singular record within the Cocteau Twins catalogue.

Unusually ethereal, even by their standards, and largely instrumental, the album was guided by the free-form improvisations of collaborator 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 (1986), it signalled a possible future for the trio, yet it was a path they d never take again. Now, almost forty years after its initial release, Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd s The Moon and the Melodies is being reissued for the first time, remastered from the original tapes by guitarist co-producer Robin Guthrie, and complete with the original 23 Envelope (Vaughan Oliver) artwork.

For such a low-key affair, the album casts a long shadow – but bassist Simon Raymonde believes the record s uniqueness stems directly from its humble, unpremeditated origins: It captured a moment in time between friends that are enjoying making music together. Really, that s the essence of it .