compilations featuring this mortal coil

Lonely Is An Eyesore
LP: CAD703   Ltd Boxed LP: CADD703
MC: CADC703  CD: CAD703CD
Very Ltd Box: CADX703  Video: VAD703
July 1987

Colourbox - Hot Doggie		Cocteau Twins - Crushed
This Mortal Coil - Acid, Bitter And Sad		Dif Juz - No Motion
The Wolfgang Press - Cut The Tree		Clan Of Xymox - Muscoviet Mosquito
Throwing Muses - Fish		Dead Can Dance - The Protagonist
Dead Can Dance - Frontier

Initial quantaties of CAD 703 included a three-way folding inner sleeve, while later copies had a regular inner sleeve with an insert. All the songs are the same as the other formats, except that the version of "Fish" is different. CADD703 is a limited edition of 10000 with some extra artwork. CAD703X is a deluxe limited edition wooden box (100 of them exists) containing all the different editions of Lonely Is An Eyesore and some additional prints. About the box: 30 were released for sale (UKP 200 each directly from 4AD), 70 were given away to the bands, distibutors of 4AD material and others. The prints were rather expensive, bringing the cost of production of the box up to 500 pounds. There are two prints, one 15x20 cm (etching) by Jinny McGarrity, where small details differ from box to box. The other is larger, 100x200cm (by Terry Dowling), printed on rice paper. The prints were wrapped in a sealed plastic-like paper. During the end titles on the video, an instrumental version of "Oomingmak" is played. This can also be found on the 10 Disc CD Collection.

Mai Pen Rai
CD: PRO-CD-6055
Spring 1993 - sampler

Original Soundtrack "Joyride"
CD: 9 46825-2
1997

Various - Clustered and Clipped
CD: 4ADCD1
1998

This Mortal Coil: You And Your Sister

Lilliput

Double CD

(1992)

The nicely silkscreened cd's are built into the front and back cover of a 10" book. The covers are thick chipboard with a blue and orange Chris Bigg scibble on the front and a cryptic number thing on the back (33 and 45 rpms, 15 and 300/500). The first half of the book has a short story about the development of 4AD along with various v23 photos. The second half of the book gives each of the bands on disc 2 two pages and a very short description. Also, the book has a shiny gold 4AD logo stuck on the front and the whole thing is bound with binding tape. At first, it looked like it was taped back together, but after closer examination, it is part of the design. A t-shirt came with the package. It's grey with the blue and orange design and the number thing. Limited edition of 3000 copies. 2500 were shipped til the USA as a promo item for Warner Brothers and US retailers. Also released in Taiwan as «The Sounds of 4AD», which might be a bootleg. "A Thousand Stars Burst Open»"plays as a part of the last track and not listed on the cover.

...and dog bones, too

MC: 21512 CD: 21512

1992

*The last track is not listed anywhere.

4AD Presents The 13 Year Itch

CD: (shuffle) VIDEO: (shuffle)

July 1993

All tracks are unique to this 13 Year Itch compilation. Available for one week only as a limited edition of 2000.
The CD was released in a digipak. The video was available in both NTSC and PAL formats.