Tears was released to a friendly reception from the Post-Punk indie scene and helped further establish Dream Pop as a successful genre.
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Masterminded by Watts-Russell and 4AD's in-house producer John Fryer, It'll End in Tears set the pattern for all TMC releases: A combination of Cover Versions of cult heroes which transformed the songs into alternately moody and happy Dream Pop, plus original Instrumentals in the same style. He managed to put together a group of talented musicians from various bands on the label, with contributions from the aforementioned Fraser, Guthrie, and Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins), Martyn and Steven Young (Colourbox), Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard ( Dead Can Dance), Mark Cox (The Wolfgang Press), Gordon Sharp (Cindytalk), and the only outsider, Howard Devoto of The Buzzcocks. As with all TMC material, his role was, in his own words: "a musical director" - he chiefly assembled musicians and chose song material, occasionally playing keyboards. Pleased with the result, Watts-Russell embarked on the recording of an entire TMC album.
The latter attracted the most praise and attention thanks to its minimalist production and Fraser's powerful vocals - it peaked at #3 on the UK Indie charts for 101 weeks and was later included on the band's first album. The EP's B-Side was a cover of "Song to the Siren" by Tim Buckley, performed solely by Fraser and Guthrie. The result was an EP under the "This Mortal Coil" name, Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust. Watts-Russell suggested they record the medley, with the band saying "no." Undeterred, he decided to do it himself and assembled a bunch of musicians drawn from the 4AD roster including: Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie ( Cocteau Twins), Gordon Sharp (Cindytalk), and a few members from Modern English and Colourbox. One of 4AD's bands, Modern English (yeah, the "I Melt With You" guys), had been playing two of their early songs, "Sixteen Days" and "Gathering Dust," as a medley at the end of their concerts.
The latter came about more as a result of random chance than prior plans. And later, he also became famous as the leader of the Dream Pop Supergroup This Mortal Coil. Ivo Watts-Russell had a really good thing going on in The '80s: He was the founder and president of 4AD Records, a key label in the British Post-Punk movement and the main label associated with the Dream Pop genre.
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