Artist
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins is an indie artist from Grangemouth, Scotland formed in 1979. 38 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Grangemouth, Scotland · Best indie albums
- 38
- Releases
- 1982–2024
- Active years
- 1979
- Formed
Artist
Cocteau Twins is an indie artist from Grangemouth, Scotland formed in 1979. 38 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Grangemouth, Scotland · Best indie albums
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Heaven or Las Vegas
1990 · 10 tracks
Treasure
1984
Garlands
1982
Blue Bell Knoll
1988
Victorialand
1986
Head Over Heels
1983
The Pink Opaque
1985
Stars and Topsoil: A Collection (1982-1990)
2000
Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years
2018
Four-Calendar Café
1993
Milk & Kisses
1996
Live in Brussels 1990
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Live in Boston 1995
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The Forgotten 4AD Tracks
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The Moon and the Melodies (2024 Remaster)
2024
Lullabies To Violaine (Volume One)
2006
Lullabies to Violaine
2005
BBC Sessions
1999
Collector Disc: 104 KRBE
1994
Pearly, Pink & White
1994
The Box Set
1991
Head Over Heels / Sunburst and Snowblind
1988
The Moon and the Melodies
1986
Aikea-Guinea
Single · 1985
Twinlights (EP)
EP · 2024
Otherness
EP · 2024
Modern Talk
Single · 1999
Cocteau Twins Singles Collection
EP · 1991
Iceblink Luck
Single · 1990
Tiny Dynamine / Echoes in a Shallow Bay
EP · 1986
Love's Easy Tears
EP · 1986
Echoes In A Shallow Bay
EP · 1985
Tiny Dynamine
EP · 1985
The Spangle Maker
EP · 1984
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
Single · 1984
Sunburst and Snowblind
EP · 1983
Peppermint Pig
EP · 1983
Lullabies
EP · 1982
A group whose distinctly ethereal and gossamer sound virtually defined the enigmatic image of the record label 4AD, Cocteau Twins were founded in Grangemouth, Scotland, in 1979. Taking their name from an obscure song from fellow Scots Simple Minds, the Cocteaus were originally formed by guitarist Robin Guthrie and bassist Will Heggie and later rounded out by Guthrie's girlfriend Elizabeth Fraser, an utterly unique performer whose swooping, operatic vocals relied less on any recognizable language than on the subjective sounds and textures of verbalized emotions. In 1982, the trio signed to 4AD, the arty British label then best known as the home of the Birthday Party, whose members helped the Cocteaus win a contract. The group debuted with Garlands, which offered an embryonic taste of their rapidly developing, atmospheric sound, crafted around Guthrie's creative use of distorted guitars, tape loops, and echo boxes and anchored in Heggie's rhythmic bass as well as an omnipresent Roland 808 drum machine. Shortly after the release of the Peppermint Pig EP, Heggie left the group, and Guthrie and Fraser cut 1983's Head Over Heels as a duo; nonetheless, the album largely perfected the Coc…