It's kind of difficult to decide who REALLY started or truly inspired the whole 'shoegaze' thing, and that's because throughout the 80's you had quite a few shoe-shiner wannabes who didn't particularly sound similar. Take the Mary Chain, never known to make that much eye contact with the crowds (unless they had to throw the odd bottle or two into it). The Cocteau Twins have most definitely inspired some of those bands, though.
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