Those Eyes, That Mouth
― The Ungrateful Dead (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Saturday, 8 November 2008 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Found the Lullabies EP here in my vinyl in front of me all of a sudden. "Alas Dies Laughing" is extremely goth. Can't wait to hear the A-side again, too!
― Coffee Table LP's Never Breathe! (Bimble), Sunday, 15 February 2009 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
This thread is as good as any to hopefully get an answer to this question: Which Cocteaus song is Cass McCombs borrowing the melody from in "That's That"? I know I recognize it, but I can't place it at all.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 15 February 2009 18:51 (fifteen years ago) link
I think its "Fotzepolitic" you are hearing there JF!
...talk about a delayed answer.
― thanks to denial, I'm immortal! (Trayce), Sunday, 5 February 2012 08:01 (twelve years ago) link
"Love's Easy Tears" for sure. The ending to "Those Eyes, That Mouth" must be what heaven sounds like.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 16 March 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
More than any other, the Cocteaus were an EPs band. Discuss.
― attention vampire (MatthewK), Thursday, 16 March 2017 18:12 (seven years ago) link
Hell yeah. I got that EP box set back in the day and it's still my go to CT listening. It's like their creativity was spread too thin over an album.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 16 March 2017 23:33 (seven years ago) link
Hard to say what I would have voted for here, definitely agree that the EP seemed the most natural medium for this band.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Thursday, 16 March 2017 23:37 (seven years ago) link
Lullabies to Violaine is an amazing box set. "From The Flagstones", "Hitherto" and "Spangle Maker" are some of my top tracks.
I would also say a band suited to EPs is Broadcast, who released many of their best tracks on EP.
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 16 March 2017 23:41 (seven years ago) link
Stereolab is my other favorite EP band.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 16 March 2017 23:48 (seven years ago) link
^ OTM choice
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 16 March 2017 23:51 (seven years ago) link
I just noticed that "Lullabies to Violaine" contains alternate versions of "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" and "Aikea-Guinea". How do they differ from the 7" and 12" versions?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 27 March 2017 00:24 (seven years ago) link
Carolyn's Fingers deserves a vote.
― john. a resident of chicago., Monday, 27 March 2017 02:35 (seven years ago) link
Carolyn's Fingers deserves all the votes.
― yugi ex, Monday, 27 March 2017 18:42 (seven years ago) link
So the 'alternate' version of "Aikea-Guinea" seems to differ only in that it doesn't fade up as the original does but starts at full volume.
"Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops": the 7" is 4:10 and the 12" is 5:14 (it adds a 24s intro and 40s longer end with proper outro). The 'alternate' version is 4:47 and sounds like an edit of the 12" version (removing the intro) and similarly has the stripped down passage that emphasizes the bells
Also, I'm not overly sensitive to the loudness wars but comparing my rip from the original CD singles to the L-to-V compilation, man, you can really hear how loud the latter is!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 29 March 2017 15:33 (seven years ago) link
I would have voted Tishbite or Violaine in this poll. fantastic singles both, with many of the ancillary EP tracks better than what ended up on the Milk and Kisses album imo.
― Max Florian, Thursday, 30 March 2017 05:38 (seven years ago) link
Do I need to buy The Spangle Maker EP if I fancy myself a Cocteau completist and just now realized I've never heard the 12" version of "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drop?" It's about a minute longer. I think the only other place it appears is on the oop singles box.
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 11 October 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link
It's not really any different from the 7" version other than being a bit longer.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 11 October 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link