{"title":"This Mortal Coil","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Song to the Siren' was meant to be just a B-side. Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins recorded Tim Buckley's composition alone for the Sixteen Days \/ Gathering Dust EP, but 4AD founder Ivo Watts-Russell liked it so much he made it the A-side of the seven-inch single version, and it quickly became an underground hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat success led to a full album, and This Mortal Coil grew into a rotating collective with the label boss and John Fryer as its only official members. The idea was to free artists from what was expected of them, and to give him a way to cover tracks close to his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross \u003cem\u003eIt'll End in Tears\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), \u003cem\u003eFiligree \u0026amp; Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlood\u003c\/em\u003e, contributors from Dead Can Dance, Cindytalk, the Breeders and Belly drifted through gothic, dreamlike, ethereal soundscapes. The project wound up in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like This Mortal Coil you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cocteau-twins-vinyl\"\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/breeders-vinyl\"\u003eThe Breeders\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/slowdive-vinyl\"\u003eSlowdive\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mazzy-star-vinyl\"\u003eMazzy Star\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lush-vinyl\"\u003eLush\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/talk-talk-vinyl\"\u003eTalk Talk\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kate-bush-vinyl\"\u003eKate Bush\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-vinyl\"\u003eSiouxsie and the Banshees\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cure-vinyl\"\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bauhaus-vinyl\"\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-mortal-coil-filigree-shadow-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"THIS MORTAL COIL 'Filigree \u0026 Shadow' Remastered Vinyl 2LP (1986 Indie\/Ethereal)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1986\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiligree \u0026amp; Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is the second This Mortal Coil album, 4AD boss Ivo Watts-Russell's collective of label artists, dreamy and atmospheric, with covers of Tim Buckley, Talking Heads and Gene Clark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48044076859613,"sku":"GM08342","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_4086.jpg?v=1781679015"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/this-mortal-coil-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}