1983–1991

1983–1991
Box set by
ReleasedMarch 30, 1993
Recorded1983–1991
Genre
Length4:34:29
Label4AD
ProducerIvo Watts-Russell and John Fryer
This Mortal Coil chronology
Blood
(1991)
1983–1991
(1993)
This Mortal Coil
(2011)

1983–1991 is a four-CD box set of material by supergroup This Mortal Coil, released on March 30, 1993 on the 4AD label.[1] The box set was released only in the United States, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Records, with whom 4AD maintained a distribution deal at the time. This marked the first domestic American release for most of the band's output, as only the debut album, It'll End in Tears, had been released in the United States previously.

The box set contains all three of the band's LPs, presented in their original form, with no bonus tracks or extra material.[2] The fourth CD is entitled Original Versions, and features 21 of the original recordings of many songs the band covered.

The box set was designed by 4AD design associates V23, and is dedicated to His Name Is Alive frontman Warren Defever.

Track listing

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Disc one
It'll End in Tears
Disc two
Filigree & Shadow
Disc three
Blood
Disc four
Original Versions
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Another Day"Roy Harper2:58
2."Mr. Somewhere"The Apartments2:50
3."With Tomorrow"Gene Clark2:21
4."Holocaust"Big Star3:48
5."Kangaroo"Big Star3:44
6."Carolyn's Song"Rain Parade4:04
7."I Want to Live"Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb4:42
8."Alone (On Piano)"Colin Newman1:56
9."Drugs"Talking Heads5:09
10."Help Me Lift You Up"Mary Margaret O'Hara4:36
11."Song to the Siren"Tim Buckley3:25
12."Morning Glory"Tim Buckley2:49
13."I Must Have Been Blind"Tim Buckley3:42
14."Several Times"Pieter Nooten & Michael Brook2:01
15."The Jeweller"Pearls Before Swine2:45
16."I Come and Stand at Every Door"The Byrds3:00
17."I Am the Cosmos"Chris Bell3:48
18."You and Your Sister"Chris Bell3:11
19."'Til I Gain Control Again"Emmylou Harris5:32
20."Nature's Way"Spirit2:28
21."Strength of Strings"Gene Clark6:31

References

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  1. ^ CD Review Digest: Jazz, popular, etc - Volume 7,1994 Page 615 " THIS MORTAL COIL This Mortal Coil, 1983-1991. Elizabeth Fraser; Robin Guthrie; Howard Devoto; Kim Deal (voc); Tanya Donnelly (voc); others. 4AD 45135 4 discs ..."
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "1983-1991". All Music Guide to Rock. 2002. p.1136.