this mortal coil: blood

Coming at the start of a new decade, the final part of the This Mortal Coil trilogy, Blood (1991), felt like a perfect end, especially as so much had hap- pened both for label and Ivo in between albums. Blood is meticulously orchestrated, a cogent double album that feels like the most “band-like” of their works. Vocalists Alison Limerick, Deirdre and Louise Rutkowski returned with Caroline Crawley (Shelleyan Orphan / Babacar) and 4AD signees Heidi Berry, Kim Deal (Pixies / The Breeders), Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses / Belly) and Pieter Nooten joining the cast. Using remasters made from the original analog studio tapes by the late, great John Dent at Loud Mastering, these reissues will come housed in beautiful, hand finished and high-gloss gatefold sleeves with reimagined artwork by Ivo Watts-Russell and Vaughan Oliver, 4AD’s long-time visual partner.