Sunburst and Snowblind is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals...

, released on the 4AD

4AD

4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...

 label in September 1983. The EP features an extended version of "Sugar Hiccup" from the album Head over Heels, as well as three other tracks. The title of the EP comes from the first line in the opening track of Head Over Heels, "When Mama Was Moth."

The EP was later reissued as an appendage to the CD version of Head Over Heels in the United Kingdom and Canada . "From The Flagstones" and "Hitherto" appeared on The Pink Opaque

The Pink Opaque

The Pink Opaque is a 1986 compilation album composed of tracks originally recorded between 1982 and 1985 by Cocteau Twins. A joint release by the UK-based 4AD and the USA-based Relativity Records, it was the band's the first official domestic USA release.-History:After signing to 4AD in 1982,...

(1985), and the entire album was featured on The Box Set (Cocteau Twins)

The Box Set (Cocteau Twins)

The Box Set is a 1991 collection of EPs by the Scottish band Cocteau Twins. It collects their non-album releases up until that time. It also contains a bonus disc including songs from throughout their history which have not been otherwise released....

(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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Elizabeth Fraser

Elizabeth Fraser

Elizabeth Davidson Fraser is a Scottish singer best known as the vocalist for the pioneer alternative rock group Cocteau Twins...

 and Robin Guthrie

Robin Guthrie

Robin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...

1. "Sugar Hiccup" (extended version) - 3:41
2. "From The Flagstones" - 3:39
3. "Hitherto" - 3:56
4. "Because of Whirl-Jack" - 3:29

Personnel

• Elizabeth Fraser
  Elizabeth Fraser
  Elizabeth Davidson Fraser is a Scottish singer best known as the vocalist for the pioneer alternative rock group Cocteau Twins...
  
   - vocals
• Robin Guthrie
  Robin Guthrie
  Robin Guthrie is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. During his career Guthrie has played guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums and other musical instruments, in addition to programming, sampling and sound processing...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  

Tracks 1 & 3 produced by Cocteau Twins. Tracks 2 & 4 produced by Cocteau Twins & John Fryer

John Fryer (music)

John Fryer is an English record producer. Best known for his production work, he also branched out as a musician as one of only two constant members of This Mortal Coil , providing keyboards, strings and synthesizer sequencing for the band, and its offshoot, The Hope Blister.- Career :Starting out...

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See also:

• 1983 in music
  1983 in music
  This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...