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.

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.