Song · Cocteau Twins
“From The Flagstones” by Cocteau Twins
From the EP Sunburst and Snowblind (1983)
“From The Flagstones” by Cocteau Twins appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1983. It was first released in 1983 on the EP Sunburst and Snowblind. Its best result is #16 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #77 alternative song of 1983.
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"From The Flagstones" sits on Sunburst and Snowblind, the EP Cocteau Twins put out on 4AD in November 1983, and it's credited to Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie, with the Scottish band producing it themselves. The EP took its name from the opening line of "When Mama Was Moth" on Head over Heels and carried that album's "Sugar Hiccup" alongside three other tracks, this one among them.
It stands out for a simple reason: here the English words actually come through, unlike so many of the band's songs, where the lyrics are anyone's guess. It later landed on the 1986 compilation The Pink Opaque, the band have played it live, and it turned up again on 1991's The Box Set.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 16 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983 | 50 |
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