Cocteau Twins' Blue Bell Knoll, 9781501390449
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Unraveling Cocteau Twins’ ambiguity: can music speak for itself?

Cocteau Twins' Blue Bell Knoll

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  • Paperback

    152 pages

  • Release Date

    7 May 2025

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Summary

Blue Bell Knoll: Unveiling the Enigma of Cocteau Twins’ Masterpiece

In this exploration of Cocteau Twins’ quintessential album, Chris Tapley traces lines in all directions from Blue Bell Knoll to paint a revealing portrait of the enigmatic trio and their career-long struggles with self-doubt, stubborn principles, and pure experimentation.

Throughout their career, Cocteau Twins sought to escape definition. Lyrics were a closely guarded secre…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781501390449
ISBN-10:1501390449
Series:33 1/3
Author:Chris Tapley
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:152
Release Date:7 May 2025
Weight:156g
Dimensions:164mm x 120mm x 12mm
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Critics Review

[H]elped by extensive research, including new interviews with Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde and sleeve designer Paul West, Tapley … offers more than enough detail and insight to bring Blue Bell Knoll into sharp focus. * Classic Pop Magazine *A worthy entry in the long-running series devoted to the most important albums ever made. * Film Stage *

About The Author

Chris Tapley

Chris Tapley is based in Glasgow, Scotland. His writing has been published by The List, The Skinny, The Line of Best Fit, thi wurd magazine, the Scottish Writers’ Centre, and commended for the Costa Short Story Award.

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