''Lullabies to Violaine'' is a

Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...

box set released in limited quantities by

4AD Records 4AD is a British record label owned by Beggars Group. It was founded in London under the name "Axis" (after the Hendrix album) by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent in 1980 as an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records. The name was changed to 4AD af ...

in November 2005. Comprising four CDs, the box set collects the tracks from every Cocteau Twins EP and single from '' Lullabies'' to ''

Violaine "Violaine" is a single by Cocteau Twins. It was released by Fontana Records in July 1996. It was the second single to be released from the ''Milk & Kisses'' album, and their last single to be released from a non-compilation album. It reached No. ...

'', except the 1990 "

Heaven or Las Vegas ''Heaven or Las Vegas'' is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 17 September 1990 by 4AD. Despite 4AD president Ivo Watts-Russell proclaiming it one of the best-ever releases on his label, he relea ...

" single and the four songs on the 1991
EPs and Singles & Box Set
' bonus disc. It was also released as two separate double CD packs titled ''Lullabies to Violaine: Volume 1'' and ''Lullabies to Violaine: Volume 2'' the following year.

Track listing

All tracks written by

Elizabeth Fraser Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born 29 August 1963), is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician. Hailing from Grangemouth, Scotland, she is best known as the vocalist for the pioneering dream pop band Cocteau Twins who achieved international ...

, Robin Guthrie and

Simon Raymonde Simon Philip Raymonde (born Simon Philip Pomerance; 3 April 1962, in London) is an English musician and record producer. He is the son of the late arranger and composer Ivor Raymonde. He is best known as the bass guitarist and keyboard player ...

; except where indicated.

Disc one

;''Lullabies'' # "Feathers-Oar-Blades" (Fraser, Guthrie,

Will Heggie Will Heggie is a Scottish musician. He co-founded Cocteau Twins in 1979 with Robin Guthrie, and served as the bassist for them until 1983. Immediately after departing Cocteau Twins, he helped form Lowlife A low-life (or lowlife) is a term ...

) – 4:26 # "Alas Dies Laughing" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) – 3:38 # "It's All But an Ark Lark" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) – 8:04 ;''Peppermint Pig'' #

"Peppermint Pig" (7" version) (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) – 3:24 # "Laughlines" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) – 3:19 # "Hazel" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) – 2:49 ;''Sunburst & Snowblind'' #

"Sugar Hiccup" (12" version) (Fraser, Guthrie) – 3:37 # "From the Flagstones" (Fraser, Guthrie) – 3:38 # "Hitherto" (Fraser, Guthrie) – 3:52 # "Because of Whirl-Jack" (Fraser, Guthrie) – 3:26 ;''The Spangle Maker'' #

"The Spangle Maker" – 4:40 # "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" (alternate version) – 4:47 # "Pepper-Tree" – 3:58 ;''Aikea-Guinea'' #

"Aikea-Guinea" (alternate version) – 3:57 # "Kookaburra" – 3:18 # "Quisquose" – 4:10 # "Rococo" – 3:05

Disc two

;''Tiny Dynamine'' # "Pink Orange Red" – 4:37 # "Ribbed and Veined" – 3:55 # "Plain Tiger" – 4:01 # "Sultitan Itan" – 3:49 ;''Echoes in a Shallow Bay'' #

"Great Spangled Fritillary" – 4:02 # "Melonella" – 4:01 # "Pale Clouded White" – 4:59 # "Eggs and Their Shells" – 3:04 ;''Love's Easy Tears'' #

"Love's Easy Tears" – 3:35 # "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:38 # "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:34 # "Orange Appled" – 2:49 ;''Iceblink Luck'' #

"Iceblink Luck" – 3:15 # "Mizake the Mizan" – 3:00 # "Watchlar" – 3:16

Disc three

;''Evangeline'' # "Evangeline" – 4:29 # "Mud and Dark" – 3:40 # "Summer-Blink" – 3:10 ;''Snow'' #

"Winter Wonderland" (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard) – 2:51 # "Frosty the Snowman" (Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson) – 2:55 ;''Bluebeard'' #

"Bluebeard" – 3:54 # "Three-Swept" – 3:37 # "Ice-Pulse" – 3:46 # "Bluebeard" (acoustic version) – 3:05 ;''Twinlights'' #

"Rilkean Heart" (acoustic version) – 2:21 # "Golden-Vein" (acoustic version) – 2:50 # "Pink Orange Red" (acoustic version) – 4:30 # "Half-Gifts" (acoustic version) – 4:14

Disc four

;''Otherness'' # "Feet-Like Fins" (Fraser, Guthrie) – 5:31 # "Seekers Who Are Lovers" – 5:40 # "Violaine" – 5:07 # "Cherry-Coloured Funk" – 5:46 #* All tracks remixed by Mark Clifford ;''Tishbite'' #

"Tishbite" – 3:12 # "Primitive Heart" – 4:07 # "Flock of Soul" – 3:36 # "Round" – 3:36 # "An Elan" – 4:36 ;''Violaine'' #

"Violaine" – 3:47 # "Smile" – 4:27 # "Tranquil Eye" – 3:53 # "Circling Girl" – 3:33 # "Alice" – 4:27

Notes

Disc one

* '' Lullabies'': Released October 1982 through 4AD. ** Produced by Ivo Watts-Russell. Recorded at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, engineered by Jon Turner. Mixed at Blackwing Studios, London, engineered by John Fryer. * ''

Peppermint Pig "Peppermint Pig" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. It was released as both a single and 12" EP on 4 April 1983 by record label 4AD. Musically, the material was similar to their previous release, the 1982 EP ''Lullabi ...

'': Released March 1983 through 4AD. ** Produced by Alan Rankine. Engineered by John Fryer. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London. * ''

Sunburst and Snowblind ''Sunburst and Snowblind'' is an EP by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. It was released on 18 November 1983 through the label 4AD. The EP features "Sugar Hiccup" from the album '' Head over Heels'', as well as three other tracks. ...

'': Released November 1983 through 4AD. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins and John Fryer, except “Sugar Hiccup” and “Hitherto,” produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh. * ''

The Spangle Maker ''The Spangle Maker'' is an EP by Scottish band Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD in April 1984. It was the first recording to be issued after bassist Simon Raymonde joined the band. The EP featured two versions of "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops", and tw ...

'': Released April 1984 through 4AD. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. “The Spangle Maker” and “Pepper-Tree” recorded at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, engineered by Jon Turner and mixed at Rooster, London, engineered by John Madden. “Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops” recorded and engineered by John Madden at Rooster, London. * ''

Aikea-Guinea ''Aikea-Guinea'' is a March 1985 7" single and 12" EP by Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD. The 7" featured two non-album tracks, while the EP added two more. Release ''Aikea-Guinea'' was included as a bonus with some Can ...

'': Released March 1985 through 4AD. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Engineered by Ken Thomas. Recorded at Jacobs Studios, Farnham.

Disc two

* ''

Tiny Dynamine ''Tiny Dynamine'' is an EP by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD Records. The EP featured four non-album tracks. It was issued on 15 November 1985, two weeks prior to another EP, ''Echoes in a Shallow Bay''. The two ...

'': Released November 1985 through 4AD. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at Guerilla, London. Mixed at Aosis, London. * ''

Echoes in a Shallow Bay ''Echoes in a Shallow Bay'' is an EP by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD. The EP featured four non-album tracks. It was issued on 29 November 1985, two weeks after another EP, '' Tiny Dynamine''. The two EP sets, wh ...

'': Released November 1985 through 4AD. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at Guerilla, London. Mixed at Aosis, London. * ''

Love's Easy Tears ''Love's Easy Tears'' is an EP by Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins. It was released by 4AD in September 1986 as a 12" single, and was later re-released as a CD single with a fourth track, ''Orange Appled'', included. It was the eighth EP r ...

'': Released October 1986 through 4AD. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at Good Earth, London. * ''

Iceblink Luck "Iceblink Luck" is a single by Scottish band Cocteau Twins, released by 4AD Records in August 1990. It was the first single from the ''Heaven or Las Vegas'' album and the band's first single to be released in the United States. It was the band's ...

'': Released August 1990 through 4AD/Capitol. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at September Sound, London.

Disc three

* '' Evangeline'': Released September 1993 through Fontana/Mercury. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at September Sound, London. Additional engineering by Lincoln Fong. Additional guitars on “Evangeline” by Mitsuo Tate and Ben Blakeman. * ''

Snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

'': Released December 1993 through Fontana/Mercury & Capitol. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at September Sound, London. Additional engineering by Lincoln Fong. “Winter Wonderland” written by Felix Bernard and Dick Smith. “Frosty the Snowman” written by Jack Rollings and Steve Nelson. * '' Bluebeard'': Released February 1994 through Fontana/Mercury & Capitol. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at September Sound, London. Additional engineering by Lincoln Fong. * '' Twinlights'': Released September 1995 through Fontana/Mercury & Capitol. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at September Sound, London. Additional recordings at Wessex, London. String arrangements for “Half-Gifts” by Thomas M. Hill.

Disc four

* '' Otherness'': Released October 1995 through Fontana/Mercury & Capitol. ** Recycled by Mark Clifford. Mixed at September Sound and Polyfusion, London. * ''

Tishbite Tishbite is a demonym predicated of the Prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible. Scholars dispute the precise denotation of the word. The words of 1 Kings 17:1 are usually rendered as "Elijah the Tishbite of Tishbe in Gilead". As translated into E ...

'': Released March 1996 through Fontana/Mercury & Capitol. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at September Sound, London. Additional engineering by Des Ward, Mitsuo Tate, and Lincoln Fong. * ''

'': Released October 1996 though Fontana/Mercury & Capitol. ** Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at September Sound, London. Additional engineering by Mitsuo Tate.

References

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