''The Box Set'' (also known as ''Cocteau Twins Singles Collection '') is a 1991 collection of EPs by the

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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 ...

. 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.

Track listing

;Disc one – '' Lullabies'' (1982) # "Feathers-Oar-Blades" – 4:32 # "Alas Dies Laughing" – 3:40 # "It's All But an Ark Lark" – 8:06 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Heggie ;Disc two – ''

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 ...

'' (1983) # "Peppermint Pig (7" Version)" – 3:24 # "Laugh Lines" – 3:20 # "Hazel" – 2:49 # "Peppermint Pig (12" Version)" – 5:02 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Heggie ;Disc three – ''

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. ...

'' (1983) # "Sugar Hiccup" – 3:41 # "From the Flagstones" – 3:39 # "Hitherto" – 3:56 # "Because of Whirl-Jack" – 3:29 : All Tracks by Fraser & Guthrie ;Disc four – ''

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 ...

'' (1984) # "The Spangle Maker" – 4:42 # "Pearly-Dewdrop's Drops (12" Version)" – 5:14 # "Pepper-Tree" – 3:47 # "Pearly-Dewdrop's Drops (7" Version)" – 4:11 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde ;Disc five – ''

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 ...

'' (1985) # "Aikea-Guinea" – 3:57 # "Kookaburra" – 3:20 # "Quisquose" – 4:10 # "Rococo" – 3:08 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde ;Disc six – ''

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 ...

'' (1985) # "Pink Orange Red" – 4:41 # "Ribbed and Veined" – 4:00 # "Plain Tiger" – 4:01 # "Sultitan Itan" – 3:53 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde ;Disc seven – ''

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 ...

'' (1985) # "Great Spangled Fritillary" – 4:02 # "Melonella" – 4:05 # "Pale Clouded White" – 4:59 # "Eggs and Their Shells" – 3:06 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde ;Disc eight – ''

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 ...

'' (1986) # "Love's Easy Tears" – 3:37 # "Those Eyes, That Mouth" – 3:38 # "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" – 3:33 # "Orange Appled" – 2:49 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde ;Disc nine – ''

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 ...

'' (1990) # "Iceblink Luck" – 3:20 # "Mizake The Mizan" – 3:03 # "Watchlar" – 3:17 : All Tracks by Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde ;Disc ten – Bonus disc # "Dials" – (Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde) 2:39 # "Crushed" – (Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde) 3:17 # "The High Monkey-Monk" – (Fraser, Guthrie & Raymonde) 3:07 # "Oomingmak (Instrumental Version)" – (Fraser & Guthrie) 2:43

Bonus disc notes

* "Dials", from the "

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 ...

" (1990) US promo 12"/CD single. * "Crushed", from the compilation ''

Lonely Is an Eyesore ''Lonely Is an Eyesore'' is a compilation album, compilation on the 4AD label. Released in June 1987, it features artists who were signed to the label at that time. All tracks were recorded during the period immediately preceding the release (198 ...

'' (1987) (CAD 703). * "The High Monkey-Monk", from the

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Box Set (Cocteau Twins), The Cocteau Twins albums 1991 compilation albums