Aikea-Guinea
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aikea-Guinea |
| type | ep |
| artist | Cocteau Twins |
| cover | Aikea-guinea.jpg |
| released | 18 March 1985 |
| genre | Ethereal wave |
| length | 14:34 |
| label | 4AD |
| producer | Cocteau Twins |
| prev_title | Treasure |
| prev_year | 1984 |
| next_title | Tiny Dynamine |
| next_year | 1985 |
| :: |
| name = Aikea-Guinea | type = ep | artist = Cocteau Twins | cover = Aikea-guinea.jpg | alt = | released = 18 March 1985 | recorded = | studio = | genre = Ethereal wave | length = 14:34 | label = 4AD | producer = Cocteau Twins | prev_title = Treasure | prev_year = 1984 | next_title = Tiny Dynamine | next_year = 1985 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = | rev2 = Spin Alternative Record Guide | rev2score = 7/10
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.
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.{{Cite web | title = Cocteau Twins, history, chapter 7: 1985 | author = | work = cocteautwins.com | date = | accessdate = 2015-08-09 | url = http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/history/history07.html | language = | quote = "Aikea-Guinea" is, according to Robin, an old Scottish colloquialism for a seashell
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Cocteau Twins.
- "Aikea-Guinea" – 3:57
- "Kookaburra" – 3:19
- "Quisquose" – 4:10 (EP only)
- "Rococo" – 3:08 (EP only)
Personnel
- Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
- Robin Guthrie – guitar
- Simon Raymonde – bass
Charts
::data[format=table title="Chart performance for ''Aikea-Guinea''"] | Chart (1985) | Peak position | UK Indie | |---|---|---| | 1 | | | ::
References
References
- (16 March 1985). "Cocteau Twins". Record Mirror.
- [{{AllMusic
- Hannaham, James. (1995). "Spin Alternative Record Guide". [[Vintage Books]].
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