1983–1991 is a four-CD box set of material by supergroup This Mortal Coil, released on March 30, 1993 on the 4AD label.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 ..." 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.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "1983-1991". All Music Guide to Rock. 2002. p.1136. 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.
Background and recording Ivo Watts-Russell and John Fryer had produced the albums with Fryer as the recording engineer.
Track listing Disc one It'll End in Tears Disc two Filigree & Shadow Disc three Blood Disc four
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