Their debut recording, Garlands (released by 4AD Records in 1982), was an instant success, as was the subsequent LullabiesEP. The band was named after the song "The Cocteau Twins" by fellow Scotsmen 'Johnny and the Self-Abusers' (who later renamed themselves Simple Minds the song "The Cocteau Twins" was also re-penned as "No Cure"). The band's influences at the time included Joy Division, The Birthday Party, Sex Pistols, Kate Bush, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. At a local disco, Nash, they met Elizabeth Fraser, who would eventually provide vocals. Robin Guthrie and Will Heggie ( bass guitar), both from Grangemouth, Scotland, formed the band in 1979.
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