Cocteau Twins / Lullabies
Artist Cocteau Twins
Box Set Title: CD Single Box Set
Album Title: Lullabies
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop
Format CD Single
Released 09/00/1982
Reissue Date 11/04/1991
Label 4AD
Catalog No C2-15766
Bar Code No 0 7777-15788-2 3
Packaging Box Set (10 Disk)
Tracks
1. Feathers-Oar-Blades (4:31)
(The Guthries/Fraser/Ray Monde)
2. Alas Dies Laughing (3:39)
(Fraser/Ray Monde/The Guthries)
3. It's All But An Ark Lark (8:05)
(Fraser/Ray Monde/The Guthries)
Personal Rating
Purchase Price 45.00

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Notes

Originally issued on 4AD in 1982 Part of a resissue Box set on Capitol of all the Cocteau Twins Singles plus one CD of outtakes and rarities Release Notes Written by Cocteau Twins. Produced by Ivo Watts-Russell. Engineered by John Madden. Alternate Peel Session recordings were made for "Feathers Oar Blades" and "Alas Dies Laughing," both available on the BBC Sessions. Re-released in 1991 as Disc 1 of The Box Set. Sleeve design by 23 Envelope.

Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Ned Raggett
The Twins' immediate follow-up to Garlands was something a little more energetic and just a touch friendlier all around, exchanging the album's sometimes trudging feeling for a more fun if still fairly moody set of three songs. "Feathers-Oar-Blades" has something of the rush of prime Siouxsie and the Banshees, often used by contemporaneous critics needing to compare The Twins to somebody. However, Fraser's vocals are her own gentle keening mystery, while Guthrie's rough guitar art and the rumbling punch of the drum machine equally have their own distinct appeal. "Alas Dies Laughing" uses heavy flanging much like Robert Smith did in his Cure recordings of the time to create a queasy, strange atmosphere; the song itself feels more like something that could have ended up on Garlands, but Fraser's more direct vocals mark it as a later performance. "It's All but an Ark Lark" concludes the EP, a lengthy fair enough mid-paced effort that fit in alongside many other Twins songs of the time, most notable for some of Guthrie's strong guitar work as the track progressed.
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