The Box Set (Cocteau Twins)

The Box Set (also known as Cocteau Twins Singles Collection ) is a 1991 collection of EPs by the Scottish band Cocteau Twins. It features 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.

The Box Set
Box set by
Cocteau Twins
Released4 November 1991
Recorded1981 - 1990
GenreGothic rock, ethereal, dream pop
Label4AD - 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]
NME9/10[2]

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
  • "Dials", from the "Heaven or Las Vegas" (1990) US promo 12"/CD single.
  • "Crushed", from the compilation Lonely Is an Eyesore (1987) (CAD 703).
  • "The High Monkey-Monk", from the Melody Maker compilation Gigantic! II (1990) (MM RT CD002).
  • "Oomingmak (Instrumental Version)", previously unreleased, but used as the outro for the Lonely Is An Eyesore video.

References
  1. CD Single Box Set (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. Collins, Andrew (9 November 1991). "Long Play: Singles Going Steady". New Musical Express. p. 33.
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