- Source: Peppermint Pig
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"Peppermint Pig" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. It was released as both a single and 12" EP on 4 April 1983 by record label 4AD. Musically, the material was similar to their previous release, the 1982 EP Lullabies. It was the last release to feature original bassist Will Heggie.
Background
Peppermint Pig marked the only time that Cocteau Twins used an outside producer for one of their recordings, with production handled by Alan Rankine of Associates. The group were dissatisfied with the results. Robin Guthrie described the EP as "shit" in a 1983 interview with Sounds, claiming it was "a bad mixture—bad song, bad producer, bad band." Elizabeth Fraser simply described the material as "all we had at the time".
Release
"Peppermint Pig" was originally released as a limited-edition 7-inch single, featuring two tracks, "Peppermint Pig" and "Laugh Lines". A 12-inch EP was also released, including an extended mix of "Peppermint Pig", "Laugh Lines" and a third track, "Hazel".
An alternate version of "Hazel" was recorded for a Peel session. It appeared on the band's BBC Sessions album as well as on some CD reissues of Garlands.
The Peppermint Pig EP was re-released in CD format in 1991 as part of The Box Set. It contained both mixes of the title track in addition to the other two tracks. It was also part of the 2005 Lullabies to Violaine compilation release.
Track listing
= Single
== EP
== CD
=Personnel
Cocteau Twins
Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
Robin Guthrie – guitar, drum machine
Will Heggie – bass guitar
Production
Alan Rankine – production
John Fryer – engineering
References
External links
"Peppermint Pig" at Discogs (single)
Peppermint Pig at Discogs (EP)
A peppermint pig is a hard candy made with sugar and peppermint, which are poured into a pig-shaped mold. The candy originated in the town of Saratoga Springs, New York, but is popular across the United States.
The production of the candy, as well as the traditions associated with it, were born in Saratoga Springs during the nineteenth century. Production is often cited as beginning in the 1880s and slowing to a halt during World War II. In 1988, a local confectioner in Saratoga Springs began producing the candy once more, and continues to do so to this day. An 8 ounce peppermint pig is sold in a velvet bag along with a metal hammer, and tradition dictates that the pig is to be smashed inside of the bag using the hammer at Christmas dinner. Each person at the table takes a turn with the hammer and eats a piece of the candy, which is said to bring good fortune for the upcoming year.
See also
Hard candy
Candy cane
References
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- Daftar penulis bacaan anak
- The Peanuts Movie
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- Nina Bawden
- Cocteau Twins
- Peppermint Patty
- Lullabies to Violaine
- Cocteau Twins discography
- Garlands (album)
- Lullabies (EP)
- Head over Heels (Cocteau Twins album)
