Sunburst and Snowblind

Sunburst and Snowblind
EP by Cocteau Twins
Released	7 November 1983
Recorded	1983 at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre	Gothic rock ethereal wave
Length	14:33
Label	4AD
Producer	Cocteau Twins, John Fryer
Cocteau Twins chronology
Head over Heels (1983) Sunburst and Snowblind (1983) The Spangle Maker (1984)

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Sunburst and Snowblind is the third EP by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. It was released on 7 November 1983 by 4AD. The EP features "Sugar Hiccup", from the album Head over Heels, as well as three other tracks.

Background

The title of the EP comes from the first line in the opening track of Head Over Heels, "When Mama Was Moth".

"From the Flagstones" and "Hitherto" appears on The Pink Opaque (1985), and the entire EP is featured in The Box Set (1991). All songs except "Because of Whirl-Jack" have been performed live. Unlike many Cocteau Twins songs, "Sugar Hiccup" and "From the Flagstones" have discernible English lyrics.

The EP was later reissued as an appendage to the CD version of Head Over Heels in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Canada.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sugar Hiccup"	3:41
2.	"From the Flagstones"	3:39
3.	"Hitherto"	3:56
4.	"Because of Whirl-Jack"	3:29

Personnel

• Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
• Robin Guthrie – instruments, production

Production

• John Fryer – production on tracks 2 and 4