The Box Set (Cocteau Twins)


The Box Set is a 1991 collection of EPs by the Scottish band Cocteau Twins. It collects 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
  1. "Feathers-Oar-Blades" – 4:32
  2. "Alas Dies Laughing" – 3:40
  3. "It's All But an Ark Lark" – 8:06
;Disc two – Peppermint Pig
  1. "Peppermint Pig " – 3:24
  2. "Laugh Lines" – 3:20
  3. "Hazel" – 2:49
  4. "Peppermint Pig " – 5:02
;Disc three – Sunburst and Snowblind
  1. "Sugar Hiccup" – 3:41
  2. "From the Flagstones" – 3:39
  3. "Hitherto" – 3:56
  4. "Because of Whirl-Jack" – 3:29
;Disc four – The Spangle Maker
  1. "The Spangle Maker" – 4:42
  2. "Pearly-Dewdrop's Drops " – 5:14
  3. "Pepper-Tree" – 3:47
  4. "Pearly-Dewdrop's Drops " – 4:11
;Disc five – Aikea-Guinea
  1. "Aikea-Guinea" – 3:57
  2. "Kookaburra" – 3:20
  3. "Quisquose" – 4:10
  4. "Rococo" – 3:08
;Disc six – Tiny Dynamine
  1. "Pink Orange Red" – 4:41
  2. "Ribbed and Veined" – 4:00
  3. "Plain Tiger" – 4:01
  4. "Sultitan Itan" – 3:53
;Disc seven – Echoes in a Shallow Bay
  1. "Great Spangled Fritillary" – 4:02
  2. "Melonella" – 4:05
  3. "Pale Clouded White" – 4:59
  4. "Eggs and Their Shells" – 3:06
;Disc eight – Love's Easy Tears
  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
;Disc nine – Iceblink Luck
  1. "Iceblink Luck" – 3:20
  2. "Mizake The Mizan" – 3:03
  3. "Watchlar" – 3:17
;Disc ten – Bonus disc
  1. "Dials" – 2:39
  2. "Crushed" – 3:17
  3. "The High Monkey-Monk" – 3:07
  4. "Oomingmak " – 2:43

    Bonus disc notes