Cocteau Twins – Aikea-Guinea
Tracklist
| A1 | Aikea-Guinea | 3:56 | |
| A2 | Kookaburra | 3:19 | |
| B1 | Quisquose | 4:12 | |
| B2 | Rococo | 3:06 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 4AD
- Recorded At – Jacobs Studios
- Published By – Beggars Banquet Music
- Mastered At – The Town House
- Pressed By – MPO
Credits
- Engineer [Uncredited] – Ken Thomas
- Performer [Uncredited] – Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
- Sleeve – 23 Envelope
- Written-By, Producer – Cocteau Twins
Notes
Credits taken from Cocteau Twins' official website.
Durations do not appear on the release.
Durations do not appear on the release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): MPO BAD 501 A³ TOWNHOUSE
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): MPO BAD 501 B¹ TOWNHOUSE
Other Versions (5 of 16)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Aikea-Guinea (12", 45 RPM, Single) | Virgin, 4AD, Virgin, 4AD | 601 738, 601 738-213 | Europe | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Aikea-Guinea (7", 45 RPM, Single) | 4AD | AD 501 | UK | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Aikea-Guinea (12", Maxi-Single) | Virgin, Beggars Banquet | F-601.738, F 601738 | Spain | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Aikea-Guinea (7", Single) | Virgin, Virgin | 107 321, 107 321-100 | Germany | 1985 | ||
| Aikea-Guinea (12", EP) | 4AD, Virgin | 80169 | France | 1985 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- I just ripped my original BAD501 UK 4AD copy and yeah it runs HOT. lots of clipping - who mastered this?
My copy has some pretty bad distortion on Kookaburra as well as on Aikea-Guinea and Quisquose. It mostly just affects the vocals, but on Kookaburra it's bad enough that the guitars sound like they're clipping. Since my copy appears to be in good shape and has barely any surface noise, is it possible I just have a bad one? Or maybe someone played it on a Crosley at some point.
Wow... what a pressing. Clean, dynamic, lush... this is what Coteau Twins is supposed to sound like.
Never had any issues with my original U.K. pressing which I bought on release, it sounds amazing to this day.
The copy of this EP that came paired with the Canadian Vertigo edition of Treasure sounds AMAZING compared to the regular UK. The Vertigo Treasure is also the best sounding of all the incarnations I've ever heard of this album. I have the UK, Japanese, 180 Vinyl, and the terrible 4AD reissue as comparisons.- Rococo is the bee's knees here/a Cocteau Twins instrumental that starts out like the slow rising of the sun and then suddenly and out of nowhere EXPLODES into piercing beams of sunlight....
- "Aikea-guinea" is, according to Robin Guthrie, an old Scottish collaquialism for a seashell. Hence the artwork.
Kookaburra is a large Australian kingfisher bird.
Release
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