This Mortal Coil - It’ll End in Tears (1984)

On this day—October 1, 1984—It’ll End in Tears, the first album by music collective This Mortal Coil, was released. The brainchild of 4AD label head Ivo Watts-Russell, the informal collaboration of 4AD label mates featured members of Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Colourbox, the Wolfgang Press, Howard Devoto and others. The album reached number 38 on the UK albums chart, but its two singles—Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren” performed by Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and Big Star’s “Kangaroo” performed by Simon Raymonde and Gordon Sharp—were quite successful. Both were top 3 tracks on the UK Indie Chart with “Song to the Siren” spending an impressive 101 weeks on the list. The label would expand the roster to include representatives of more bands and eventually release two more albums—all three are considered dream pop classics.