The Moon and the Melodies

The Moon and the Melodies
Studio album by
Released10 November 1986
Genre
Length37:20
Label4AD
ProducerHarold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
Cocteau Twins chronology
Love's Easy Tears
(1986)
The Moon and the Melodies
(1986)
Blue Bell Knoll
(1988)
Harold Budd chronology
Lovely Thunder
(1986)
The Moon and the Melodies
(1986)
Myths 3: La Nouvelle Serenite
(1987)
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The Moon and the Melodies is a collaborative studio album by Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins and American minimalist composer Harold Budd. It was released 10 November 1986 by 4AD. The name "Cocteau Twins" did not appear on the release, which instead credited the band's three members (Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde) and Budd individually.