Almost forty years after it was initially released, the delightful The Moon and the Melodies by Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd is being reissued on vinyl for the first time.

 

Remastered from the original tapes by Robin Guthrie, is a singular record within the Cocteau Twins’ catalogue. Unusually ethereal and largely instrumental, the music was guided by the free-form improvisations of Harold Budd.

 

“It captured a moment in time between friends enjoying making music together. Really, that’s the essence of it.” - Simon Raymonde