Heaven or Las Vegas is the seventh full-length album from dream pop band, the Cocteau Twins. The album was released in September of 1990. It was preceded by the band's 1988 record, Blue Bell Knoll, and followed up by their 1993 effort, Four-Calendar Cafe. Marking the final time they put out an album on 4AD, Heaven or Las Vegas was simultaneously released on Capitol Records in America.http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/discography/discog_08.html The record finds the band scaling back their sound and trying their hand at a different aesthetic.http://www.allmusic.com/album/heaven-or-las-vegas-r4258

The entire album was written, recorded and produced by the Cocteau Twins. It was recorded at September Sound in London. The cover art for the album was done by Paul West, while jacket photography was handled by Andy Rumball.http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/discography/discog_08.html "Iceblink Luck" reached number four on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Heaven or Las Vegas" was positioned at nine. The album itself peaked at 99 on the Billboard 200.http://www.allmusic.com/album/heaven-or-las-vegas-r4258/charts-awards/billboard-single

• Elizabeth Fraser - Vocals
• Robin Guthrie - Guitar
• Simon Raymonde - Basshttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/cocteau-twins-p3932

Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie formed the Cocteau Twins in 1979 with then bassist, Heggie, in Grangemouth, Scotland. Thanks to help from contemporaries The Birthday Party, the Cocteau Twins were given a record deal with the English label, 4AD. The band went on to record nine full-length albums, numerous EPs and a variety of singles. They disbanded in 1997 after completing their ninth studio album, Milk & Kisses. The band has been cited as an influence by artists such as Madonna, Annie Lennox and Prince.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cocteau-twins-p3932

1. Cherry-coloured Funk
2. Pitch the Baby
3. Iceblink Luck
4. Fifty-fifty Clown
5. Heaven or Las Vegas
6. I Wear Your Ring
7. Fotzepolitic
8. Wolf in the Breast
9. Road, River and Rail
10. Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires

"All over the record Guthrie's guitars writhe and buck like watercolor ponies. They often burst on the scene without warning, like on "Fotzepolitic" when Guthrie holds back, holds back, then wham–drops one of his keenest solos, a full-throated rasp every bit as emotive as one of Fraser's famed ululations." — Anthony Strain, Treblehttp://treblezine.com/reviews/2739-Cocteau_Twins_Heaven_Or_Las_Vegas.html

"Deciding to scale back the overly pretty sound on Blue Bell Knoll while experimenting with more accessibility -- -- the Twins ended up creating their best album since Treasure. From the start, Heaven... is simply fantastic..." — Ned Raggett, All Music Guidehttp://www.allmusic.com/album/heaven-or-las-vegas-r4258/review