BBC Sessions | ||||
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Compilation album by Cocteau Twins | ||||
Released | 12 October 1999 | |||
Recorded | 15 July 1982 – 10 April 1996 | |||
Genre | Gothic rock, ethereal wave, dream pop | |||
Length | 103:01 | |||
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Cocteau Twins chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The Austin Chronicle | |
The A.V. Club | (mixed) |
Pitchfork | (5.3/10) |
PopMatters | (8/10) |
BBC Sessions is an album of BBC studio recordings by the band Cocteau Twins released in 1999 by Bella Union in the UK and Rykodisc in the US. The album spanned the band's career from the early 1980s through the 1990s. Much of the first disk was taken from a series of early 1980s Peel sessions. The second disk contained several tracks recorded during the group's performance on Saturday Live. The compilation peaked at No. 87 on the UK Albums Chart.