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{{About|the This Mortal Coil compilation|the Run DMC compilation|Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991}}
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = 1983-1991
{{Infobox album|
| Type = [[Box set]]
|
| Artist = This Mortal Coil
| Cover = Tmc1983-1991.jpg
| name = 1983–1991
| Released = [[1993]]
| type = [[Box set]]
| Genre = [[Gothic rock|Goth]]
| artist = [[This Mortal Coil]]
| Label = 4AD
| cover = Tmc1983-1991.jpg
| alt =
| Producer = [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] and [[John Fryer]]
| released = March 30, 1993
|
| recorded = 1983–1991
| Last album = ''[[Blood (This Mortal Coil album)|Blood]]''<br/>(1991)
| venue =
| This album = ''1983-1991''<br/>(1993)
| Next album =
| studio =
| genre = * [[Dream pop]]
* [[gothic rock]]
| length = 4:34:29
| label = [[4AD]]
| producer = [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] and [[John Fryer (producer)|John Fryer]]
| prev_title = [[Blood (This Mortal Coil album)|Blood]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = This Mortal Coil
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}


'''1983-1991''' is a four-CD [[box set]] of material by [[Gothic rock|goth]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[This Mortal Coil]], released in 1993 on the [[4AD]] label. 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 USA release for most of the band's output, as only the debut, ''[[It'll End in Tears]]'', had been released in the USA previously.
'''''1983–1991''''' is a four-CD [[box set]] of material by [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[This Mortal Coil]], released on March 30, 1993 on the [[4AD]] label.<ref>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 ..."</ref> 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. The fourth CD is entitled "Original Versions," and features the original recordings of 21 of the many songs the band covered.
The box set contains all three of the band's LPs, presented in their original form, with no bonus tracks or extra material.<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&dq=%22This+Mortal+Coil%22+%221983%E2%80%931991%22&pg=PA1136 "1983-1991"]. ''All Music Guide to Rock''. 2002. p.1136.</ref> 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 [[Vaughan Oliver|V23]], and is dedicated to [[His Name Is Alive]] frontman [[Warren Defever]].
Featuring lavish packaging typical of 4AD and design associates [[V23]], the box set has been out of print for many years, and is considered highly collectible amongst fans of the label. Used sets routinely fetch more than $100USD on [[eBay]] and other sites where used CDs are sold. On the other hand, some 4AD fans have been critical of the box set's shortcomings over the years. This includes the absence of the band's debut EP, ''[[Sixteen Days/Gathering Dust]]'', the lack of any outtakes or other new material, and the fact that the "Original Versions" disc is missing several songs that had been covered by the band. Many fans were also upset that the set was not released in the UK, 4AD's home country, and where This Mortal Coil had experienced the most success.


==Track listing==
The box set is dedicated to [[His Name Is Alive]] frontman [[Warren Defever]].
;Disc one: ''[[It'll End in Tears]]''
;Disc two: ''[[Filigree & Shadow]]''
;Disc three: ''[[Blood (This Mortal Coil album)|Blood]]''
;Disc four:
{{Tracklist
| headline = ''Original Versions''
| extra_column = Original artist
| title1 = [[Another Day (Roy Harper song)|Another Day]]
| extra1 = [[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]]
| length1 = 2:58
| title2 = Mr. Somewhere
| extra2 = [[The Apartments]]
| length2 = 2:50
| title3 = With Tomorrow
| extra3 = [[Gene Clark]]
| length3 = 2:21
| title4 = Holocaust
| extra4 = [[Big Star]]
| length4 = 3:48
| title5 = Kangaroo
| extra5 = Big Star
| length5 = 3:44
| title6 = Carolyn's Song
| extra6 = [[Rain Parade]]
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = I Want to Live
| extra7 = Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb
| length7 = 4:42
| title8 = Alone (On Piano)
| extra8 = [[Colin Newman]]
| length8 = 1:56
| title9 = Drugs
| extra9 = [[Talking Heads]]
| length9 = 5:09
| title10 = Help Me Lift You Up
| extra10 = [[Mary Margaret O'Hara]]
| length10 = 4:36
| title11 = [[Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley song)|Song to the Siren]]
| extra11 = [[Tim Buckley]]
| length11 = 3:25
| title12 = Morning Glory
| extra12 = Tim Buckley
| length12 = 2:49
| title13 = I Must Have Been Blind
| extra13 = Tim Buckley
| length13 = 3:42
| title14 = Several Times
| extra14 = [[Pieter Nooten]] & [[Michael Brook]]
| length14 = 2:01
| title15 = The Jeweller
| extra15 = [[Pearls Before Swine (band)|Pearls Before Swine]]
| length15 = 2:45
| title16 = I Come and Stand at Every Door
| extra16 = [[The Byrds]]
| length16 = 3:00
| title17 = I Am the Cosmos
| extra17 = [[Chris Bell (musician)|Chris Bell]]
| length17 = 3:48
| title18 = [[You and Your Sister]]
| extra18 = Chris Bell
| length18 = 3:11
| title19 = [['Til I Gain Control Again]]
| extra19 = [[Emmylou Harris]]
| length19 = 5:32
| title20 = Nature's Way
| extra20 = [[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]
| length20 = 2:28
| title21 = Strength of Strings
| extra21 = Gene Clark
| length21 = 6:31
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Ivo Watts-Russell}}
The Original Versions track listing is:
#Another Day - [[Roy Harper]]
#Mr. Somewhere - [[The Apartments]]
#With Tomorrow - [[Gene Clark]]
#Holocaust - [[Big Star]]
#Kangaroo - Big Star
#Carolyn's Song - [[Rain Parade]]
#I Want to Live - Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb
#Alone - [[Colin Newman]]
#Drugs - [[Talking Heads]]
#Help Me Lift You Up - [[Mary Margaret O'Hara]]
#Song to the Siren - [[Tim Buckley]]
#Morning Glory - Tim Buckley
#I Must Have Been Blind - Tim Buckley
#Several Times - Pieter Nooten & [[Michael Brook]]
#The Jeweller - [[Pearls Before Swine (band)|Pearls Before Swine]]
#I Come and Stand at Every Door - [[The Byrds]]
#I Am the Cosmos - [[Chris Bell (musician)|Chris Bell]]
#You and Your Sister - Chris Bell
#'Til I Gain Control Again - [[Emmylou Harris]]
#Nature's Way - [[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]
#Strength of Strings - Gene Clark


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Latest revision as of 02:15, 21 July 2024

This article is about the This Mortal Coil compilation. For the Run DMC compilation, see Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991.

1983–1991
Box set by
This Mortal Coil
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
  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.
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