Cocteau Twins / Peppermint Pig
Artist Cocteau Twins
Box Set Title: CD Single Box Set
Album Title: Peppermint Pig
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop
Format CD Single
Released 02/00/1983
Reissue Date 11/04/1991
Label 4AD/Capitol Records
Catalog No C2-15767
Bar Code No 0 7777-15788-2 3
Packaging Box Set (10 Disk)
Tracks
1. Peppermint Pig (7") (3:23)
2. Laugh Lines (3:19)
3. Hazel (2:49)
4. Peppermint Pig (12") (5:01)
Date Acquired 11/09/1991
Personal Rating
Acquired from Electric Fetus - Duluth

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Review by Ned Raggett
Experimenting with other producers, the Twins worked with fellow Scot and Associates member Alan Rankine on this three song effort, though not to fully successful effect. Guthrie later groused that Rankine didn't appreciate the band's music to begin with and swore never to hand over production duties again, though the single itself was a notable independent chart success. The title track appeared in both 7" and 12" versions; either way, the song was definitely a bit atypical for the Twins even at that stage, with cleaner guitar, light keyboards and a tight arrangement which sounds more like early Associates than anything else. The 12" mix is all the more unexpected, aiming for the dancefloor in a way which they would never really try again. Fraser's vocals mark it as a Twins song and no other, at least. As for the other two tracks, "Laugh Lines" has Heggie's bass brought up very prominently in the mix and extra live tambourine from Fraser, while the pounding "Hazel" does its job well enough. The EP was also notable as being the last release on which Heggie appeared before splitting to form Lowlife.
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