The Box Set (Cocteau Twins)

The Box Set
Box set by Cocteau Twins
Released 4 November 1991
Recorded 1981 - 1990
Genre Gothic rock, Ethereal, Dream pop
Label 4AD - CT BOX 1
Cocteau Twins compilations chronology
The Pink Opaque
(1985)
The Box Set
(1991)
BBC Sessions
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The Box Set (also known as Cocteau Twins Singles Collection ) is a 1991 collection of EPs by the Scottish band Cocteau Twins. It collects their non-album releases up until that time. It also contains a bonus disc including songs from throughout their history which have not been otherwise released on Cocteau Twins releases.

Track listing

Disc one – Lullabies (1982)
  1. "Feathers-Oar-Blades" – 4:32
  2. "Alas Dies Laughing" – 3:40
  3. "It's All But an Ark Lark" – 8:06
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Heggie
Disc two – Peppermint Pig (1983)
  1. "Peppermint Pig (7" Version)" – 3:24
  2. "Laugh Lines" – 3:20
  3. "Hazel" – 2:49
  4. "Peppermint Pig (12" Version)" – 5:02
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Heggie
Disc three – Sunburst and Snowblind (1983)
  1. "Sugar Hiccup" – 3:41
  2. "From the Flagstones" – 3:39
  3. "Hitherto" – 3:56
  4. "Because of Whirl-Jack" – 3:29
All Tracks by Fraser & Guthrie
Disc four – The Spangle Maker (1984)
  1. "The Spangle Maker" – 4:42
  2. "Pearly-Dewdrop's Drops (12" Version)" – 5:14
  3. "Pepper-Tree" – 3:47
  4. "Pearly-Dewdrop's Drops (7" Version)" – 4:11
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde
Disc five – Aikea-Guinea (1985)
  1. "Aikea-Guinea" – 3:57
  2. "Kookaburra" – 3:20
  3. "Quisquose" – 4:10
  4. "Rococo" – 3:08
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde
Disc six – Tiny Dynamine (1985)
  1. "Pink Orange Red" – 4:41
  2. "Ribbed and Veined" – 4:00
  3. "Plain Tiger" – 4:01
  4. "Sultitan Itan" – 3:53
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde
Disc seven – Echoes in a Shallow Bay (1985)
  1. "Great Spangled Fritillary" – 4:02
  2. "Melonella" – 4:05
  3. "Pale Clouded White" – 4:59
  4. "Eggs and Their Shells" – 3:06
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde
Disc eight – Love's Easy Tears (1986)
  1. "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:37
  2. "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:38
  3. "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33
  4. "Orange Appled" – 2:49
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde
Disc nine – Iceblink Luck (1990)
  1. "Iceblink Luck" – 3:20
  2. "Mizake The Mizan" – 3:03
  3. "Watchlar" – 3:17
All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde
Disc ten – Bonus disc
  1. "Dials" – (Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde) 2:39
  2. "Crushed" – (Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde) 3:17
  3. "The High Monkey-Monk" – (Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde) 3:07
  4. "Oomingmak (Instrumental Version)" – (Fraser & Guthrie) 2:43

Bonus disc notes

References

  1. CD Single Box Set (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
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