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'''''Lullabies to Violaine''''' is a [[Cocteau Twins]] box set released in limited quantities by [[4AD|4AD Records]] in November 2005. Comprising four CDs, the boxset collects the tracks from almost every Cocteau Twins EP and single from ''[[Lullabies (EP)|Lullabies]]'' to ''[[Violaine]]'' (excluding four songs from the 1991 '''''[https://cocteautwins.com/eps-singles-box-set.html EPs and Singles & Box Set]''''' bonus disc and the 1990 [[Heaven or Las Vegas (song)|''Heaven or Las Vegas'']] single). It was also released as two separate double CD packs (titled ''Lullabies to Violaine: Volume 1'' & ''Lullabies to Violaine: Volume 2'') the following year.
'''''Lullabies To Violaine''''' is a [[Cocteau Twins]] box set released in limited quantities by [[4AD|4AD Records]] in November 2005. Comprising four CDs, the boxset collects the tracks from almost every Cocteau Twins EP and single from ''[[Lullabies (EP)|Lullabies]]'' to ''[[Violaine]]'' (excluding four songs from the 1991 '''''[https://cocteautwins.com/eps-singles-box-set.html EPs and Singles & Box Set]''''' bonus disc as well as the entire 1990 [[Heaven or Las Vegas (song)|''Heaven or Las Vegas'']] single). It was also released as two separate double CD packs [titled ''Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 1)'' & ''Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 2'')] the following year.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 10:31, 10 August 2022

Lullabies to Violaine
Box set by
Cocteau Twins
Released21 November 2005
Recorded1981–1996
GenreGothic rock, ethereal wave, dream pop
Label4AD
Cocteau Twins chronology
Stars and Topsoil
(2000) 		Lullabies to Violaine
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 1)
Box set by
Cocteau Twins
Released13 February 2006
Recorded1981–1990
GenreGothic rock, Ethereal
Label4AD
Cocteau Twins chronology
Lullabies To Violaine
(2005) 		Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 1)
(2006) 		Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 2)
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Martin C. Strong8/10[3]
Pitchfork8.5/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Stylus MagazineA−[6]
Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 2)
Box set by
Cocteau Twins
Released13 February 2006
Recorded1990–1996
GenreDream pop
Label4AD
Cocteau Twins chronology
Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 1)
(2006) 		Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 2)
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Martin C. Strong7/10[3]
Pitchfork7.8/10[4]
PopMatters5/10[5]
Stylus MagazineB[6]

Lullabies To Violaine is a Cocteau Twins box set released in limited quantities by 4AD Records in November 2005. Comprising four CDs, the boxset collects the tracks from almost every Cocteau Twins EP and single from Lullabies to Violaine (excluding four songs from the 1991 EPs and Singles & Box Set bonus disc as well as the entire 1990 Heaven or Las Vegas single). It was also released as two separate double CD packs [titled Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 1) & Lullabies To Violaine (Volume 2)] the following year.

Track listing

All tracks written by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde; except where indicated.

Disc one

Lullabies
  1. "Feathers-Oar-Blades" (Fraser, Guthrie, Will Heggie) (4:26)
  2. "Alas Dies Laughing" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) (3:38)
  3. "It's All But an Ark Lark" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) (8:04)
Peppermint Pig
  2. "Peppermint Pig" (7" Version) (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) (3:24)
  3. "Laughlines" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) (3:19)
  4. "Hazel" (Fraser, Guthrie, Heggie) (2:49)
Sunburst & Snowblind
  2. "Sugar Hiccup" (12" Version) (Fraser, Guthrie) (3:37)
  3. "From the Flagstones" (Fraser, Guthrie) (3:38)
  4. "Hitherto" (Fraser, Guthrie) (3:52)
  5. "Because of Whirl-Jack" (Fraser, Guthrie) (3:26)
The Spangle Maker
  2. "The Spangle Maker" (4:40)
  3. "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" (Alternate Version) (4:47)
  4. "Pepper-Tree" (3:58)
Aikea-Guinea
  2. "Aikea-Guinea" (Alternate Version) (3:57)
  3. "Kookaburra" (3:18)
  4. "Quisquose" (4:10)
  5. "Rococo" (3:05)

Disc two

Tiny Dynamine
  1. "Pink Orange Red" (4:37)
  2. "Ribbed and Veined" (3:55)
  3. "Plain Tiger" (4:01)
  4. "Sultitan Itan" (3:49)
Echoes in a Shallow Bay
  2. "Great Spangled Fritillary" (4:02)
  3. "Melonella" (4:01)
  4. "Pale Clouded White" (4:59)
  5. "Eggs and Their Shells" (3:04)
Love's Easy Tears
  2. "Love's Easy Tears" (3:35)
  3. "Those Eyes, That Mouth" (3:38)
  4. "Sigh's Smell of Farewell" (3:34)
  5. "Orange Appled" (2:49)
Iceblink Luck
  2. "Iceblink Luck" (3:15)
  3. "Mizake the Mizan" (3:00)
  4. "Watchlar" (3:16)

Disc three

Evangeline
  1. "Evangeline" (4:29)
  2. "Mud and Dark" (3:40)
  3. "Summer-Blink" (3:10)
Snow
  2. "Winter Wonderland" (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard) (2:51)
  3. "Frosty the Snowman" (Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson) (2:55)
Bluebeard
  2. "Bluebeard" (3:54)
  3. "Three-Swept" (3:37)
  4. "Ice-Pulse" (3:46)
  5. "Bluebeard" (Acoustic Version) (3:05)
Twinlights
  2. "Rilkean Heart" (Acoustic Version) (2:21)
  3. "Golden-Vein" (Acoustic Version) (2:50)
  4. "Pink Orange Red" (Acoustic Version) (4:30)
  5. "Half-Gifts" (Acoustic Version) (4:14)

Disc four

Otherness
  1. "Feet-Like Fins" (Fraser, Guthrie) (5:31)
  2. "Seekers Who Are Lovers" (5:40)
  3. "Violaine" (5:07)
  4. "Cherry-Coloured Funk" (5:46)
    • All tracks remixed by Mark Clifford
Tishbite
  2. "Tishbite" (3:12)
  3. "Primitive Heart" (4:07)
  4. "Flock of Soul" (3:36)
  5. "Round" (3:36)
  6. "An Elan" (4:36)
Violaine
  2. "Violaine" (3:47)
  3. "Smile" (4:27)
  4. "Tranquil Eye" (3:53)
  5. "Circling Girl" (3:33)
  6. "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: Released March 1983 through 4AD.
    • Produced by Alan Rankine. Engineered by John Fryer. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London.
  • Sunburst and Snowblind: 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: 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 an dengineered by John Madden at Rooster, London.
  • Aikea-Guinea: Released March 1985 through 4AD.
    • Produced by Cocteau Twins. Engineered by Ken Thomas. Recorded at Jacobs Studios, Farnham.

Disc two

  • Tiny Dynamine: Released November 1985 through 4AD.
    • Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at Guerilla, London. Mixed at Aosis, London.
  • Echoes in a Shallow Bay: Released November 1985 through 4AD.
    • Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at Guerilla, London. Mixed at Aosis, London.
  • Love's Easy Tears: Released October 1986 through 4AD.
    • Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded and mixed at Good Earth, London.
  • Iceblink Luck: 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: 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 adn Polyfusion, London.
  • Tishbite: 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.
  • Violaine: Released October 1996 though Fontana/Mercury & Capitol.
    • Produced by Cocteau Twins. Recorded at September Sound, London. Additional engineering by Mitsuo Tate.

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Cocteau Twins - Lullabies to Violaine - Overview - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ^ Peschek, David (16 December 2005). "Cocteau Twins, Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and EPs 1982-1996". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b Martin Charles Strong (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 222. ISBN 9781841958606. {{cite book}}: |magazine= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b Abebe, Nitsuh (29 March 2006). "Cocteau Twins - Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and Extended Plays 1982-1996, Vol. 1 - 4AD; 2006". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. ^ a b Bergstrom, John (31 March 2006). "Cocteau Twins: Lullabies to Violaine Volume 1". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. ^ a b Powell, Mike (31 March 2006). "The Cocteau Twins - Lullabies to Violaine, Vol. 1-2". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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