Wednesday 7 October 2020

Siouxsie and the Banshees album by album

 


Siouxsie Sioux (born 27 May 1957 as Susan Janet Ballion), is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She is best known as the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released 11 studio albums and had several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House", "Peek-a-Boo", plus a US Billboard Top 25 hit "Kiss Them for Me".

Siouxsie also formed a second band the Creatures (1981–2005). With the Creatures, she recorded four studio albums and the hit single "Right Now". After disbanding the Creatures in the mid-2000s, she has continued as a solo artist, using the name Siouxsie, and released the album Mantaray to critical acclaim in 2007.

AllMusic named Siouxsie as "one of the most influential British singers of the rock era". In 2011, she was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Q Awards and in 2012, at the Ivor Novello Awards, she received the Inspiration Award.


Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the punk scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation". Their debut album The Scream was released in 1978 to widespread critical acclaim. In 1980, they changed their musical direction and became "almost a different band" with Kaleidoscope, which peaked at number 5 in the UK Albums Chart. With Juju (1981) which also reached the top 10, they became an influence on the emerging gothic scene. In 1988, the band made a breakthrough in North America with the multifaceted album Peepshow, which received critical praise. With substantial support from alternative rock radio stations, they achieved a mainstream hit in the US in 1991 with the single "Kiss Them for Me".

During their career, Siouxsie and the Banshees released 11 studio albums and 30 singles. The band experienced several line-up changes, with Siouxsie and Severin being the only constant members. They disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as the Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career.  Q included John McKay's guitar playing on "Hong Kong Garden" in their list of "100 Greatest Guitar Track Ever", while Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on "Spellbound". The Times cited the group as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era".


Sioux was an early supporter of the Sex Pistols and, along with Severin and others, formed the Bromley Contingent. She drew attention when she turned up for a Sex Pistol concert at the Screen on The Green in Islington in August 1976 in a kinky outfit that displayed her tits. 


Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Juvenile
at ‘Screen on the Green’ (1976)


In December she turned up for the Bill Grundy interview on Thames Television. Grundy's response to her flirting prompted a torrent of abuse from Steve Jones which led to Grundy being sacked, the Pistols being dropped by EMI,  Sioux appearing on the front page of The Mirror, and mass interest in punk rock.  


The Bill Grundy Incident in Dec 1976 in which
Siouxsie flirts with Grundy and pulls funny
faces while Steve Jones calls Grundy a rotter. 

Siouxsie the Punk Shocker

The band's sound and image is a blend of her contemporaries Adam Ant  and The Cure. Adam Ant's guitarist, Marco Pirroni, had played with Siouxsie and  Severin on their debut gig in 1976. Though Ant was a contemporary, he was always a step behind the Banshees having started a couple of years later, so Ant's imagery and sound was influenced by the Banshees rather than the other way round, but he had the greater commercial success. 

The band's biggest hits were: 

* "Hong Kong Garden": Aug 1978 (debut single) - No 7
* "Happy House": March 1980 - No 17 
* "Spellbound": May 1981 - No 22 
* "Dear Prudence": Sept 1983 - No 3 
* "This Wheel's On Fire": Jan 1987   - No 14 (I don't recall this at all - it must have been a brief appearance in the charts)


Siouxsie writes the lyrics, and the band write the music, unless noted. 

Recordings


"Hong Kong Garden"
(Aug 1978) 

Debut single and first record release. The band performed it on Top Of The Pops. It reached No. 7 in the singles chart. Originally not included on any album, it is now included in re-releases of  The Scream. 


Wikipedia 
AllMusic: 
Score:
The Scream (Nov 1978)

The cover of  McCartney's "Helter Skelter" really stands out. Breath-taking: "You may be a lover but you aint no fucking dancer!" It's nowhere near as good as the original (after all, that's one of the Fab Four's best tracks, an audacious piece of industrial rock that Macca wrote to rival the Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat"), but it's a compelling version balancing admiration and irreverence - the band (or Siouxsie, really) making it their own with some gothic menace and attitude. 

"Hong Kong Garden" wasn't originally included on the album because it had been previously released as a single, but it has been included on subsequent releases, and it belongs here. It was the band's most successful original song, and for the general public it is the song that defines them.  "Carcass" has something of the Pistols' "Bodies" about it, both in terms of the guitar attack and energy, and the subject matter. "Bodies" is about an abortion, and focuses on the bloody mess, while "Carcass" conflates a love affair with a butcher chopping up meat, which has echoes of Marc Bolan's "Graceful Fat Sheba". And by now we're getting a sense of Siouxsie's influences - the Sex Pistols, the Velvet Underground, Marc Bolan, and the Beatles, among others. There is an interest in some of the soundscapes that the Velvets created, but the band don't wish to be musical or experimental, they - like the Pistols - are more interested in pop songs with the energy and drive of British RnB. This is the modern post punk world where some of the musical developments of the Seventies are seen as too abstract, too difficult, too insular and not popular enough, and perhaps open to accusations of self-indulgence.  But Siouxsie is interested in soundscapes that are a little more interesting than simple RnB or power pop. And she is interested in lyrics which explore the darker side, the underworld, and the tension of comparing a love affair with a butcher cutting up meat. 


Released13 November 1978
RecordedAugust 1978
StudioRAK, London
GenrePost-punk
Length39:04
LabelPolydor
Producer

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Pure" The Banshees1:50
2."Jigsaw Feeling"SeverinSeverin, McKay4:39
3."Overground"SeverinMcKay3:50
4."Carcass"Siouxsie, SeverinSiouxsie, Peter Fenton3:49
5."Helter Skelter"Lennon, McCartneyLennon, McCartney3:46
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
6."Mirage"SeverinMcKay2:50
7."Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)"SiouxsieMcKay4:14
8."Nicotine Stain"SiouxsieSeverin2:58
9."Suburban Relapse"SiouxsieMcKay4:12
10."Switch"


Score: 7 


"The Staircase (Mystery)"
(March 1979)

The band's second single. As with the debut single this did not originally appear on an album. It is now included in re-releases of  The Scream. 

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"Playground Twist"
(June 1979)


Wikipedia
AllMusic
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Join Hands (Sept 1979)

The band are trying new things here, and stretch themselves on the 14 minute long "Lords Prayer", so this is an admirable album, but it hasn't proved popular, and is widely considered to be the band's worse album. 


Released7 September 1979
RecordedMay–June 1979
StudioAIR, London
GenrePost-punk
Length42:29
LabelPolydor
ProducerNils Stevenson
Mike Stavrou


Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Poppy Day"John McCrae2:04
2."Regal Zone"Severin3:47
3."Placebo Effect" 4:40
4."Icon"Severin5:27
5."Premature Burial" 5:58
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Playground Twist"  3:01
2."Mother/Oh Mein Papa"Sioux, Parsons, Turner Banshees, Burkhard 3:22
3."The Lord's Prayer"Traditional, Sioux 14:09


Score: 4 


"Happy House"
(March 1980)

First recording released with Budgie on drums and John McGeoch, previously of Magazine, on guitar. It was included on the next album, Kaleidoscope (Aug 1980). 

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Kaleidoscope (Aug 1980)

After several internal disputes the original guitarist and drummer left, and Budgie and McGeoch joined to make this lighter, more pop oriented album.  Good, popular tracks here, and the album is very attractive and listenable, but the band seem to have left something behind that made their two first albums interesting. 


Released1 August 1980
Recorded1980
StudioCoach (Monmouth), Surrey (Leatherhead), Polydor, (London)
Genre
Length40:44
LabelPolydor
PVC (original US release)
Geffen (1984 US reissue)
ProducerNigel Gray
Siouxsie and the Banshees


Side one
  1. "Happy House" - 3:53
  2. "Tenant" - 3:43
  3. "Trophy" (Sioux/Severin/John McGeoch) - 3:20
  4. "Hybrid" - 5:33
  5. "Clockface" - 1:55
  6. "Lunar Camel" - 3:03
Side two
  1. "Christine" (lyrics by Severin) - 3:01
  2. "Desert Kisses" - 4:16
  3. "Red Light" (lyrics by Severin) - 3:23
  4. "Paradise Place" - 4:36
  5. "Skin" - 3:50


Score: 5 


"Spellbound"
(May 1981) 




AllMusic: 
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Juju (1981)

This is the band's most popular and most acclaimed album. It opens with one of the band's best songs, "Spellbound", but then doesn't make much progress on what the band have already done. Call it a consolidation. Done well, and a decent album, but perhaps not quite as important as the band's first album, though just as enjoyable, and much smoother.  


Released6 June 1981
Recorded1981
StudioSurrey, Leatherhead, Surrey
Genre
Length41:06
LabelPolydor
Producer


Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Spellbound"Severin3:20
2."Into the Light" 4:15
3."Arabian Knights" 3:05
4."Halloween"Severin3:37
5."Monitor" 5:33
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Night Shift"6:06
2."Sin in My Heart"3:37
3."Head Cut"4:22
4."Voodoo Dolly"7:04


Score: 6 

Once Upon A Time: The Singles 
(Dec 1981)

A pleasant roundup of tracks from the first three albums plus some non-album singles. 



AllMusic:
Score:  5

A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982)

It's a competent album with all the Banshees trademarks, but it lacks something. Probably the least interesting and weakest album so far. Interesting echoes of Robert Smith and The Cure. 


Released5 November 1982
RecordedJune–August, 1982
StudioPlayground, Camden Town and Abbey Road, England
Genre
Length37:45
LabelPolydor
Geffen (1984 US release)
ProducerSiouxsie and the Banshees

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Cascade"Severin4:25
2."Green Fingers" 3:33
3."Obsession" 3:51
4."She's a Carnival"Severin3:39
5."Circle" 5:22
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
6."Melt!"Severin3:47
7."Painted Bird" 4:15
8."Cocoon" 4:29
9."Slowdive" 4:24


Score: 4 

"Dear Prudence" (Sept 1983)



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Feast (The Creatures)
(May 1983)




Released15 May 1983
RecordedJanuary 1983
StudioHawaii
Genre
Length35:46
LabelPolydor
Producer

No.TitleLength
1."Morning Dawning"4:02
2."Inoa ʻOle"3:49
3."Ice House"2:46
4."Dancing on Glass"2:16
5."Gecko"3:50
6."Sky Train"3:15
7."Festival of Colours"3:33
8."Miss the Girl"2:35
9."A Strutting Rooster"5:04
10."Flesh"4:26


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Nocturne (live)
(Nov 1983)




Released25 November 1983
Recorded1983
GenrePost-punk
Length76:47
LabelPolydor
Geffen (US)
ProducerSiouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges

  1. "Israel" (6:45) - Single (Nov 1980)
  2. "Dear Prudence" (3:55) - Single (Sept 1983)
  3. "Paradise Place" (4:28) - Kaleidoscope (Aug 1980)
  4. "Melt!" (3:48) - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (Nov 1982)
  5. "Cascade" (4:35) - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (Nov 1982)
  6. "Pulled to Bits" (4:03) - Single: B-side "Playground Twist" (1979)
  7. "Night Shift" (6:27) - Juju (June 1981)
  8. "Sin in My Heart" (3:31) - Juju (June 1981)
  9. "Slowdive" (4:18) - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (Nov 1982)
  10. "Painted Bird" (3:56) - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (Nov 1982)
  11. "Happy House" (4:39) - Single (March 1980)
  12. "Switch" (6:35) - The Scream (Nov 1978)
  13. "Spellbound" (4:31) - Juju (June 1981)
  14. "Helter Skelter" (3:42) - The Scream (Nov 1978)
  15. "Eve White/Eve Black" (2:58) - Single: B-side "Christine" (1980)
  16. "Voodoo Dolly" (8:42) - Juju (June 1981)




Hyæna (1984)


Released8 June 1984
Recorded1983–1984
StudioAngel Studios, Eel Pie Studios, Power Plant (London), Europa Film (Stockholm)
Genre
Length44:15
Label
Producer

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Dazzle" 5:30
2."We Hunger" 3:31
3."Take Me Back" 3:03
4."Belladonna"Steven Severin4:30
5."Swimming Horses" 4:06
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
6."Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man"Severin4:37
7."Running Town" 4:04
8."Pointing Bone"Severin3:49
9."Blow the House Down" 6:59


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Tinderbox (1986)


Released21 April 1986
RecordedMay and September 1985
Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length38:21
Label
ProducerSiouxsie and the Banshees

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Candyman"3:44
2."The Sweetest Chill"4:07
3."This Unrest"6:21
4."Cities in Dust"3:51
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Cannons"3:14
6."Party's Fall"4:56
7."92°"6:02
8."Land's End"6:06


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"This Wheel's On Fire"
(Jan 1987)


 

Through the Looking Glass (1987)

An album of covers. 


Released2 March 1987
RecordedAugust–September 1986
StudioAbbey Road, London
Genre
Length43:54
Label
Producer

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"Ron MaelSparks3:09
2."Hall of Mirrors"Hütter, Schneider, SchultKraftwerk5:03
3."Trust in Me"Sherman Brothers Sterling Holloway4:06
4."This Wheel's on Fire"Rick Danko, Bob DylanBob Dylan & The Band5:17
5."Strange Fruit"Lewis AllanBillie Holiday3:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
6."You're Lost Little Girl"The DoorsThe Doors2:57
7."The Passenger"Iggy Pop, Ricky GardinerIggy Pop5:10
8."Gun"John CaleJohn Cale5:06
9."Sea Breezes"Bryan FerryRoxy Music4:15
10."Little Johnny Jewel"Tom VerlaineTelevision4:56

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Peepshow (1988)



Released5 September 1988
RecordedJanuary–June 1988
StudioMarcus, London
Genre
Alternative rock
Length42:41
Label
Producer

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Peek-a-Boo"Siouxsie Sioux3:12
2."The Killing Jar"Steven Severin4:04
3."Scarecrow"Severin5:06
4."Carousel"Sioux4:26
5."Burn-Up"Sioux4:32
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
6."Ornaments of Gold"Sioux3:50
7."Turn to Stone"Severin4:05
8."Rawhead and Bloodybones"Sioux2:29
9."The Last Beat of My Heart"Severin/Sioux4:30
10."Rhapsody"Severin6:23


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Superstition (1991)


Has the sound of Siouxsie, but lacks the energy and inventiveness of their best work. Pleasant, but largely inconsequential. 

Released10 June 1991
RecordedDecember 1990 – April 1991
StudioRAK, London
Genre
Length48:21
Label
ProducerStephen Hague

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Kiss Them for Me" 4:37
2."Fear (of the Unknown)" 4:10
3."Cry" 3:33
4."Drifter" 4:43
5."Little Sister"Steven Severin3:21
6."Shadowtime"Severin4:28
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
7."Silly Thing" 4:41
8."Got to Get Up" 3:17
9."Silver Waterfalls"Budgie4:24
10."Softly" 6:00
11."The Ghost in You"Severin5:01


AllMusic:
Score: 4 


Twice Upon A Time: The Singles
(Oct 1992)


  1. "Fireworks"
  2. "Slowdive"
  3. "Melt!"
  4. "Dear Prudence" (Lennon–McCartney)
  5. "Swimming Horses"
  6. "Dazzle"
  7. "Overground" 
  8. "Cities in Dust"
  9. "Candyman"
  10. "This Wheel's on Fire" (Bob Dylan, Rick Danko)
  11. "The Passenger" (James Osterberg, Ricky Gardiner)
  12. "Peek-a-Boo" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer, Siouxsie and the Banshees)
  13. "The Killing Jar" (Single version)
  14. "The Last Beat of My Heart" (live at Lollapalooza, Seattle on 'The Plant' Mobile 28 August 1991)
  15. "Kiss Them for Me"
  16. "Shadowtime"
  17. "Fear (of the Unknown)" (House of Fear Remix)
  18. "Face to Face" 


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The Rapture (1995)


A pleasant album. Listenable, and recognisably Siouxsie. Nothing stands out - nothing really excites or delights.  And there's nothing new or adventurous. But it's a good album. 

Released16 January 1995
Recorded1993–1994
StudioStudio du Manoir (Léon, France) and Wessex (London)
Genre
Length54:13
Label
Producer

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."O Baby" 3:19
2."Tearing Apart" 3:21
3."Stargazer" 3:14
4."Fall from Grace"Severin3:43
5."Not Forgotten" 4:44
6."Sick Child"Budgie4:49
7."The Lonely One" 3:29
8."Falling Down" 2:53
9."Forever" 4:04
10."The Rapture" 11:30
11."The Double Life"Severin4:10
12."Love Out Me" 4:43


AllMusic:
Score: 5

The Best Of  (Nov 2002)


 
  1. "Dear Prudence" (1983)
  2. "Hong Kong Garden" (1978)
  3. "Cities in Dust" (1985)
  4. "Peek-a-Boo" (1988)
  5. "Happy House" (1980)
  6. "Kiss Them for Me" (1991)
  7. "Face to Face" (1992)
  8. "Dizzy" (1995)
  9. "Israel" (1980)
  10. "Christine" (1980)
  11. "Spellbound" (1981)
  12. "Stargazer" (1995)
  13. "Arabian Knights" (1981)
  14. "The Killing Jar" (1988)
  15. "This Wheel's on Fire" (1987)


Wikipedia
AllMusic: 
Score: 


The Seven Year Itch (May 2003)


Live recording of the 2002 reunion tour. Competent, but feels a bit tired. 

Released19 May 2003
Recorded9–10 July 2002
GenrePost-punk
LabelSanctuary
ProducerSiouxsie and the Banshees


  1. "Pure"
  2. "Jigsaw Feeling"
  3. "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)"
  4. "Red Light"
  5. "Lullaby"
  6. "Land's End"
  7. "I Could Be Again"
  8. "Icon"
  9. "Night Shift"
  10. "Voodoo Dolly"
  11. "Trust in Me"
  12. "Blue Jay Way"
  13. "Monitor"
  14. "Peek-a-Boo"

The DVD has extra tracks:

  1. Pure
  2. Jigsaw Feeling
  3. Metal Postcard
  4. Red Light
  5. Happy House
  6. Christine
  7. Lullaby
  8. Lands End
  9. Cities in Dust
  10. I Could Be Again
  11. Icon
  12. Night Shift
  13. Voodoo Dolly
  14. Spellbound
  15. Blue Jay Way
  16. Monitor
  17. Peek-a-Boo


Wikipedia
AllMusic: 
Score: 4



Downside Up (2004) 

Compilation of B-sides and bonus material. 



Released29 November 2004
Recorded1978–1994
Genre
LabelUniversal
ProducerVarious


Disc one (1978–1982)
  1. "Voices (on the Air)" (Originally the b-side of "Hong Kong Garden")
  2. "20th Century Boy"* (T. Rex cover) (Originally the b-side of "The Staircase (Mystery)")
  3. "Pulled to Bits" (Originally the b-side of "Playground Twist")
  4. "Mittageisen" (Originally the A-side of "Mittageisen")
  5. "Drop Dead/Celebration" (Originally the b-side of "Happy House")
  6. "Eve White/Eve Black" (Originally the b-side of "Christine")
  7. "Red Over White" (Originally the b-side of "Israel")
  8. "Follow the Sun" (Originally the b-side of "Spellbound")
  9. "Slap Dash Snap" (Originally the extra b-side of "Spellbound")
  10. "Supernatural Thing"* (Ben E. King cover) (Originally the b-side of "Arabian Knights")
  11. "Congo Conga" (Originally the extra b-side of "Arabian Knights")
  12. "Coal Mind" (Originally the b-side of "Fireworks")
  13. "We Fall" (Originally the extra b-side of "Fireworks")
  14. "Cannibal Roses" (Originally the b-side of "Slowdive")
  15. "Obsession II" (Originally the extra b-side of "Slowdive")
  16. "A Sleeping Rain" (Originally the extra b-side of "Melt!")
  17. "Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant"* (traditional 18th century French carol) (Originally the b-side of "Melt!")
Disc two (1983–1987)
  1. "Tattoo" (Originally the b-side of "Dear Prudence")
  2. "(There's A) Planet in My Kitchen" (Originally the extra b-side of "Dear Prudence")
  3. "Let Go" (Originally the b-side of "Swimming Horses")
  4. "The Humming Wires" (Originally the extra b-side of "Swimming Horses")
  5. "I Promise" (Originally the b-side of "Dazzle")
  6. "Throw Them to the Lions" (Originally the extra b-side of "Dazzle")
  7. "An Execution" (Originally the b-side of "Cities in Dust")
  8. "The Quarterdrawing of the Dog" (Originally the extra b-side of"Cities in Dust")
  9. "Lullaby" (Originally the b-side of "Candyman")
  10. "Umbrella" (Originally the extra b-side of "Candyman")
  11. "Shooting Sun" (Originally the b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire")
  12. "Sleepwalking (On the High Wire)" (Originally the extra b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire")
  13. "She Cracked"* (The Modern Lovers cover) (Originally the extra b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire" 1987 double-pack 7-inch)
  14. "She's Cuckoo" (Originally the b-side of "The Passenger")
  15. "Something Blue" (Originally the extra b-side of "The Passenger")
  16. "The Whole Price of Blood" (Originally the b-side of "Song from the Edge of the World")
  17. "Mechanical Eyes" (Originally the extra b-side of "Song from the Edge of the World")
Disc three (1988–1995)
  1. "False Face" (Originally the b-side of "Peek-a-Boo")
  2. "Catwalk" (Originally the extra b-side of "Peek-a-Boo")
  3. "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)" (Originally the b-side of "The Killing Jar")
  4. "Are You Still Dying Darling?" (Originally extra the b-side of "The Killing Jar")
  5. "El Dia De Los Muertos" (Originally the b-side of "The Last Beat of My Heart")
  6. "Sunless" (Originally the extra b-side of "The Last Beat of My Heart")
  7. "Staring Back" (Originally the extra b-side of "Kiss Them for Me")
  8. "Return" (Originally the b-side of "Kiss Them for Me")
  9. "Spiral Twist" (Originally the b-side of "Shadowtime")
  10. "Sea of Light" (Originally the extra b-side of "Shadowtime")
  11. "I Could Be Again" (Originally the b-side of "Face to Face")
  12. "Hothead" (Originally the extra b-side of "Face to Face")
  13. "B Side Ourselves" (Originally the b-side of "O Baby")
  14. "Swimming Horses" (KROQ Acoustic Christmas, 1991) (Originally the extra b-side of "O Baby")
  15. "All Tomorrow's Parties"* (Velvet Underground cover) (KROQ Acoustic Christmas, 1991) (Originally the extra b-side of "O Baby")
  16. "Hang Me High" (Originally the b-side of "Stargazer")
  17. "Black Sun" (Originally the extra b-side of "Stargazer")
Disc Four The Thorn EP (1984)
  1. "Overground" (Originally from The Thorn)
  2. "Placebo Effect" (Originally from The Thorn)
  3. "Voices (on the Air)" (Originally from The Thorn)
  4. "Red Over White" (Originally from The Thorn)


Wikipedia
AllMusic:
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At the BBC (2009)



Disc one
  1. "Love in a Void" (John Peel 29/11/77)
  2. "Mirage" (John Peel 29/11/77)
  3. "Metal Postcard" (John Peel 29/11/77)
  4. "Suburban Relapse" (John Peel 29/11/77)
  5. "Hong Kong Garden" (John Peel 6/2/78)
  6. "Overground" (John Peel 6/2/78)
  7. "Carcass" (John Peel 6/2/78)
  8. "Helter Skelter" (John Peel 6/2/78)
  9. "Placebo Effect" (John Peel 9/4/79)
  10. "Playground Twist" (John Peel 9/4/79)
  11. "Regal Zone" (John Peel 9/4/79)
  12. "Poppy Day" (John Peel 9/4/79)
  13. "Halloween" (John Peel 10/2/81)
  14. "Voodoo Dolly" (John Peel 10/2/81)
  15. "But Not Them" (John Peel 10/2/81)
  16. "Into The Light" (John Peel 10/2/81)
  17. "Arabian Knights" (Richard Skinner Show – Recorded 4.6.81. Transmitted 16.6.81)
  18. "Red Over White" (Richard Skinner Show – Recorded 4.6.81. Transmitted 16.6.81)
  19. "Headcut" (Richard Skinner Show – Recorded 4.6.81. Transmitted 16.6.81)
  20. "Supernatural Thing" (Richard Skinner Show – Recorded 4.6.81. Transmitted 16.6.81)
Disc two
  1. "Coal Mind" (Kid Jensen Show Recorded 13.5.82. Transmitted 24.5.82.)
  2. "Green Fingers" (Kid Jensen Show – Recorded 13.5.82. Transmitted 24.5.82.)
  3. "Painted Bird" (Kid Jensen Show – Recorded 13.5.82. Transmitted 24.5.82.)
  4. "Cascade" (Kid Jensen Show – Recorded 13.5.82. Transmitted 24.5.82.)
  5. "Candyman" (John Peel 10/2/86)
  6. "Cannons" (John Peel 10/2/86)
  7. "Land's End" (John Peel 10/2/86)
  8. "Shooting Sun" (Janice Long Show – Recorded 11.1.87. Transmitted 2.2.87.)
  9. "Song from the Edge Of The World" (Janice Long Show – Recorded 11.1.87. Transmitted 2.2.87.)
  10. "Little Johnny Jewel" (Janice Long Show – Recorded 11.1.87. Transmitted 2.2.87.)
  11. "Something Blue" (Janice Long Show – Recorded 11.1.87. Transmitted 2.2.87.)
  12. "Green Fingers" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  13. "Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  14. "Sweetest Chill" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  15. "Cannons" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  16. "Melt!" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  17. "Candyman" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  18. "Land's End" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
Disc three
  1. "Night Shift" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  2. "92 Degrees" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  3. "Pulled to Bits" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  4. "Switch" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  5. "Happy House" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  6. "Cities in Dust" (Apollo Theatre, Oxford in Concert – Recorded 14.11.85. Transmitted 10.3.86.)
  7. "The Last Beat of My Heart" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  8. "The Killing Jar" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  9. "Christine" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  10. "This Wheel's on Fire" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  11. "Something Blue" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  12. "Rawhead and Bloody Bones" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  13. "Carousel" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  14. "Rhapsody" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  15. "Skin" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  16. "Spellbound" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)
  17. "Hong Kong Garden" (Royal Albert Hall, London – Recorded 12.9.88. Transmitted 14.10.88.)

Discography 


Best songs

"Spellbound" (1981)
"Tattoo" (Originally the b-side of "Dear Prudence")
"Hong Kong Garden" (Aug 1978)
 

"Dear Prudence" (1983)

"Peek-a-Boo" (1988)
"Happy House" (1980)
"Kiss Them for Me" (1991)
"Face to Face" (1992)
"Dizzy" (1995)
"Israel" (1980)
"Christine" (1980)

"Stargazer" (1995)
"Arabian Knights" (1981)
"The Killing Jar" (1988)



Slowdive
Song From the Edge of the World
Monitor
Swimming Horses
Dazzle
Mirage
Nicotine Stain
Playground Twist
Christine
Happy House
Spellbound
Into The Light
The Rapture

Desert Kisses
Night Shift
Cascade
Switch












Links


* FanPop 


* Old Grey Whistle Test (7 Nov 1978)
* BBC Rock Goes to College (19 March 1981) 
* DVD At the BBC 



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