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Hands-down the best f*ck album of all time. 
... technically about a blow job, but that's close enough for me 
Pearly Dewdrops Drops
Wow!
That's really....I don't even know what to say!!
.... well IMHO. there is a longer (7"
version (not a pun!) that has a spoken preamble that makes it more clear.
... that would be Liz as she and only she handled the vocals and lyrics. Again to the best of my beliefs as a long time mega-fan
My favorite CT song, probably has nothing whatsoever to do with physical love
I'm a fan, but probably not as devoted as you!
My favorite song of theirs is "Summerhead" off the Four-Calendar Cafe album (which I love).
In light of your information, I might have to wonder about what "Summerhead" is really about!
....... Heaven or Las Vegas (Four Calendar was next after that) very few of the songs had actual lyrics. The story has changed over the years, back in the day (80s) it was said that she was singing "phonemic sounds" that suited the emotion she was conveying. Later it was modified to "some phonemic sounds, some words here and there and some foreign words".
Once I got my head around what they were doing I didn't care about lyrics. Most 25-year-olds have little of substance to say anyway. And her voice is so beautiful and expressive she really doesn't need words Really, there is no one I'd rather hear sing.
By the time of FCC, Robin and Liz were split up and tensions were very high (hence Bluebeard). I haven't really paid attention to Summerhead perhaps I will.
If you have never heard it listen to the mostly "acoustic" album that just Robin and Liz did in their home studio, called Victorialand. Just stunning!
.... that wasn't first rate was their last album, after FCC and when the bitterness of the breakup was apparently unbearable for Liz.
And while I didn't mention it, the early albums you mention, Garlands, Head Over Heels, not so much Treasure (a fan favorite but one that Liz and Robin hated, especially back then) had lyrics. It was around Treasure that they abandoned them up until Heaven or Las Vegas. To be honest, even their songs with lyrics are somewhat undecipherable, except FCC where the songs are pretty easy to follow.
You should definitely get Blue Bell Knoll, Heaven or Las Vegas, Love's Easy Tears, hell any of it except what came after FCC
I am a virtual font of (ok somewhat useless Cocteau Twins trivia! Would you believe that Prince once named CT as a favorite?
Somewhat surprising about Prince, but on the other hand, I think talented musicians recognize other talent when they hear it, even if it isn't similar to their own stuff.
I always dread being asked what music I listen to. Do I name some well known bands that I might only listen to occasionally, or do I name my real favourites and get a lot of blank stares?
Just once I'd like to hear somebody say: "Holy cow, I love The Wildhearts too!" 
Not for the easily offended or lovers of bubble-gum pop. You have been warned
You're so lucky!!!
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