Favorite 4AD Album (Ivo Era)

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Many greats to choose from. My selection:

This Mortal Coil - Filigree & Shadow (1986)

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Will have to go with Surfer Rosa.

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Heaven Or Las Vegas

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oh god

favourite label ever, especially 80’s/early 90’s

either
Red House Painters- Down Colourful Hill
or
His Name Is Alive- Mouth by Mouth

HNIA are criminally underrated. Should be as revered as the Cocteau Twins.

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Maybe not my favourite-favourite but this thread reminded me that I discovered the album Euphoria by Insides which was released in 1993 via our 4AD week and I really need to spend some more time with it // Drowned In Sound

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Red House Painters, indeed. I find Autumn to be the perfect time of year to revisit their first 4 albums, and dusk to be the perfect time of day.

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This seems to be pretty good! Will check it out properly tomorrow!

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First thought is Treasure, but so many favourites. This is a great unofficial website, 1988 was incredible. http://4ad20.themysteryparade.com/4ad--the-first-twenty-years--1988.html

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so many amazing releases - such a gutsy label I think

those early Birthday Party releases are particular special to me, as are Pixies releases

a personal favourite would be Underground Lovers - Leave Me Blind

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Yep, Undergroung Lovers – Leaves Me Blind (though strictly speaking is 4AD sub-label Guernica)

Also: Doolittle for obvious pick, and Tarnation’s Gentle Creatures for super obscure pick.

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True - it was a Guernica release - but i think they can be counted as a 4AD release technically

Plus 4AD has them on their history discog list

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Hey, I’m not complaining; just flaunting my indie knowledge.

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  1. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
  2. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
  3. This Mortal Coil - Filigree and Shadow
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TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain :cookie::mountain:

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Ah, came to post this. What an album!

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Post Ivo years, but slso post the barren GusGus/Cuba years when 4AD got its shit back together and you could imagine Ivo would approve!

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Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona (is that 4AD?)

If not, Doolittle.

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Get him!!!

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I was mad for 4AD around this time. Favourites probably Treasure, Come on Pilgrm, Throwing Muses

[quote=“malick, post:4, topic:4102”]
HNIA are criminally underrated. Should be as revered as the Cocteau Twins.[/quote]

Couldn’t agree more. Wonderful band.It’s a bit of a sprawling mess but I’d probably go for Home is in Your Head.

Any excuse to post a link to this.