This Mortal Coil - It'll End In TearsThe first This Mortal Coil release from 1984 and what a classic. Summing up 4AD at that point, created by label head Ivo Watts Russell and engineer John Fryer this soundtracked many a sun dappled bedsit deftly mixing soundscapes, original music and classic covers (Tim Buckley, Alex Chilton, Roy Harper, Rema Rema etc) but it's the guest musicians who make the album such a seminal slice of wonder the hugely undervalued Gordon Sharp (Cindytalk), Dead Can

on Industrial Records

Philip Larkin and a host of ex-girlfriends

That self-sufficient discipline also saw Carter designing the visual presentation to accompany CCCL Volume 1

keys and finesse the parts

all wonderful players

"Mick Jagger was there a few times with various entourages of his at Pye (Studios)

using computer plug-ins to achieve a warm

released one year later

You can hear laughter in their music

repetitious

His influence on American black music and culture has been immense and his thought-provoking lyrics and musical style remain unique in their field

Pink Floyd's debut album featuring the original line-up of Syd Barrett