Heaven or Las Vegas
1990 studio album by Cocteau Twins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heaven or Las Vegas is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 17 September 1990 by 4AD. Despite 4AD president Ivo Watts-Russell proclaiming it one of the best-ever releases on his label, he released the group from their contract at the end of 1990 because his relationship with the band had soured.
Heaven or Las Vegas | ||||
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Released | 17 September 1990[1] | |||
Studio | September Sound, Twickenham | |||
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Length | 37:42 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Cocteau Twins | |||
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Heaven or Las Vegas peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number 99 on the US Billboard 200,[3][4] becoming the band's most commercially successful release. It eventually sold 235,000 copies by 1996, according to Billboard.[5] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die,[6] and was voted number 218 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[7] In 2020, Rolling Stone listed it at No. 245 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[8]
The album was voted 18th of Scotland’s 100 Best Rock and Pop Albums in 2003 and was the focus of a BBC Scotland programme, Classic Scottish Albums in 2007.[9]