Aikea-Guinea

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Aikea-Guinea
Aikea-guinea.jpg
EP by
Cocteau Twins
Released18 March 1985 [1]
Genre Ethereal wave
Length14:34
Label 4AD
Producer Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins chronology
Treasure
(1984)		Aikea-Guinea
(1985)		 Tiny Dynamine
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 7/10 [3]

Aikea-Guinea is a March 1985 7" single and 12" EP by Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins, released on 4AD. The 7" featured two non-album tracks, while the EP added two more.

Contents

Release

Aikea-Guinea was included as a bonus with some Canadian pressings of Treasure . The title track also appears on the compilation The Pink Opaque (1985), and a remastered version appears on Stars and Topsoil (2000). On the 7", the song "Kookaburra" has a short percussive introduction that is not present on the EP. The EP was reissued in 1991 as part of The Box Set and again in 2005 as part of the Lullabies to Violaine compilation, this time with a remixed "alternate" version of the title track.

Meaning of the title

According to Robin Guthrie, the word "aikea-guinea" is a Scottish colloquialism for a seashell. [4]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Cocteau Twins.

  1. "Aikea-Guinea" – 3:57
  2. "Kookaburra" – 3:19
  3. "Quisquose" – 4:10 (EP only)
  4. "Rococo" – 3:08 (EP only)

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Aikea-Guinea
Chart (1985)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 38
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 41
UK Indie 1

References

  1. ↑ "Cocteau Twins" (PDF). Record Mirror. 16 March 1985. p. 7.
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ Hannaham, James (1995). "Cocteau Twins". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 86–88. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  4. ↑ "Cocteau Twins, history, chapter 7: 1985". cocteautwins.com. Retrieved 2015-08-09. "Aikea-Guinea" is, according to Robin, an old Scottish colloquialism for a seashell
  5. ↑ "Cocteau Twins – Aikea-Guinea". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[1]

  1. ↑ "Cocteau Twins" (PDF). Record Mirror. 16 March 1985. p. 7.
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