A highly desirable deluxe vinyl box set from the Cocteau Twins was released earlier this summer, but somehow escaped our attention.
The packaging and artwork is designed by 4AD’s Vaughan Oliver, and the set is comprised of four 180g pressings of the band’s classic long-form releases Head Over Heels, Head Over Heels / Sunburst & Snowblind, Garlands and Treasure.
Cocteau Twins were formed in 1979 by Robin Guthrie, Liz Frazer and Will Heggie. Heggie left the group in 1983, to be replaced by Simon Raymonde, whom Frazer and Guthrie had befriended when he was working at the Beggars Banquet record shop; it was this trio that that went on to create the band’s most iconic work. They called it a day in 1997, having released nine studio albums; their influence on dream-pop, shoegaze, ambient and numerous other strains of indie and electronic music has been lasting and profound.
All three members have remained highly active since Cocteau Twins’ demise, collaborating with the likes of Harold Budd, John Foxx, The Associates and Massive Attack.
Tracklist:
Record 1
1. Blood Bitch
2. Wax And Wane
3. But I m Not
4. Blind Deaf Dumb
5. Shallow Then Halo
6. The Hollow Men
7. Garlands
8. Grail Overflowet
Record 2
1. Head Over Heels
2. When Mama Was Moth
3. Five Ten Fiftyfold
4. Sugar Hiccup
5. In Our Angelhood
6. Glass Candle Grenades
7. In The Gold Dust Rush
8. The Tinderbox (of a heart)
9. Multifoiled
10. My Love Paramour
11. Musette And Drums
Record 3
1. Head Over Heels
2. When Mama Was Moth
3. Five Ten Fiftyfold
4. Sugar Hiccup
5. In Our Angelhood
6. Glass Candle Grenades
7. In The Gold Dust Rush
8. The Tinderbox (of a heart)
9. Multifoiled
10. My Love Paramour
11. Musette And Drums
12. Sugar Hiccup (12inch Ext mix)
13. From The Flagstones
14. Hitherto
15. Because Of Whirl-Jack
Record 4
1. Ivo
2. Lorelei
3. Beatrix
4. Persephone
5. Pandora
6. Amelia
7. Aloysius
8. Cicely
9. Otterley
10. Domino
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FACT