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The Creatures: Boomerang

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On November 6, 1989, “Polydor” label released “Boomerang”, the second Creatures (The) album. It was recorded May 1989, in Andalusia, Spain, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux – voice, instruments
  • Budgie – drums, percussion, other instruments
  • Martin McCarrick- accordion
  • Gary Barnacle- saxophone
  • Nico Tomasso – trumpet
  • Peter Thoms – trombone
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Anton Corbijn – sleeve, photography

Track listing:

  1. Standing There
  2. Manchild
  3. You!
  4. Pity
  5. Killing Time
  6. Willow
  7. Pluto Drive
  8. Solar Choir
  9. Speeding
  10. Fury Eyes
  11. Fruitman
  12. Untiedundone
  13. Simoom
  14. Strolling Wolf
  15. Venus Sands
  16. Morriña

Siouxsie And The Banshees: Peepshow

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On September 5, 1988, “Polydor” label released “Peepshow”, the ninth Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded January – June 1988, and was produced by Mike Hedges.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals
  • Jon Klein– guitar
  • Steven Severin– electric bass
  • Budgie– drums, percussion, harmonica
  • Martin McCarrick– cello, keyboards, accordion
  • Mike Hedges– engineer

Track listing:

All music by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, Martin McCarrick and John Klein.

  1. Peek-a-Boo – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  2. The Killing Jar – lyrics by Steven Severin
  3. Scarecrow – lyrics by Steven Severin
  4. Carousel – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  5. Burn-Up – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  6. Ornaments of Gold – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  7. Turn to Stone – lyrics by Steven Severin
  8. Rawhead and Bloodybones – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  9. The Last Beat of My Heart – lyrics by Steven Severin, Siouxsie Sioux
  10. Rhapsody – Steven Severin

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Kaleidoscope

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On August 1, 1980, “Polydor” label released “Kaleidoscope”, the third Siouxsie and the Banshees  studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Nigel Gray, Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie . John McGeoch and Steve Jones.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, finger cymbals, camera, melodica
  • Steven Severin – vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, electric sitar
  • John McGeoch– guitar, saxophone, Farfisa organ, sitar, string synth
  • Steve Jones– lead guitar
  • Budgie– drums, harmonica, bass guitar, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted, all music by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin, except where noted.

  1. Happy House
  2. Tenant
  3. Trophy – music by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, John McGeoch.
  4. Hybrid
  5. Clockface
  6. Lunar Camel
  7. Christine – lyrics by Steven Severin
  8. Desert Kisses
  9. Red Light – lyrics by Steven Severin
  10. Paradise Place
  11. Skin

Siouxsie And The Banshees: Hyaena

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On June 8, 1984, Polydor” label released “Hyaena”, the sixth Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, and was produced by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, Robert Smith and Mike Hedges.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals
  • Steven Severin– electric bass, keyboards
  • Budgie– drums, percussion, marimba
  • Robert Smith– guitars, keyboards
  • Robin Canter – woodwind
  • The Chandos Players – strings
  • Mike Hedges– engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All music by iouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie and Robert Smith. All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.

  1. Dazzle
  2. We Hunger
  3. Take Me Back
  4. Belladonna
  5. Swimming Horses
  6. Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man
  7. Running Town
  8. Pointing Bone
  9. Blow the House Down

 

Siouxsie And The Banshees: Juju

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On June 6, 1981, “Polydor” label released “Juju”, the fourth Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Surrey Sound”, and was produced by Nigel Gray and Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie and John McGeoch.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals, guitar
  • John McGeoch– guitar
  • Steven Severin– bass guitar
  • Budgie– drums, percussion
  • Rob O’Connor – design
  • Joe Lyons – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except as noted, all music by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie and John McGeoch.

  1. Spellbound – Steven Severin
  2. Into the Light
  3. Arabian Knights
  4. Halloween – Steven Severin
  5. Monitor
  6. Night Shift
  7. Sin in my Heart
  8. Head Cut
  9. Voodoo Dolly

The Creatures: Feast

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On May 15, 1983, “Polydor” label released “Feast”, the debut Creatures (The) album. It was recorded in January 1983, on Hawaii, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Siouxie and Budgie.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie– vocals
  • Budgie– drums, percussion
  • The Lamalani Hula Academy Hawaiian Chanters – choir

Track listing:

All tracks by Siouxsie and Budgie.

  1. Morning Dawning
  2. Inoa’ole
  3. Ice House
  4. Dancing on Glass
  5. Gecko
  6. Sky Train
  7. Festival of Colours
  8. Miss the Girl
  9. A Strutting Rooster
  10. Flesh

Budgie: If I Were Brittania I’d Wave the Rules

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On April 23, 1976, “A&M” label released “If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules”, the sixth Budgie album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Richard Dunn and Steve Williams.

Personnel:

  • Tony Bourge- guitar
  • Richard Dunn – keyboards
  • Burke Shelley- vocals, bass
  • Steve Williams– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Burke Shelley and Tony Bourge.

  1. Anne Neggen
  2. If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules
  3. You’re Opening Doors
  4. Quacktor and Bureaucats
  5. Sky High Percentage
  6. Heaven Knows Our Name
  7. Black Velvet Stallion

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Tinderbox

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On April 21, 1986, “Polydor” label released “Tinderbox”, the seventh Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. In May 1985, the band had the first recording sessions for album at “Hansaton Studio” in Berlin. The album was produced by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals, piano, whistle
  • Steven Severin– electric bass, keyboards, piano, drumbox, emulator
  • Budgie– drums and percussion
  • John Valentine Carruthers– guitars, keyboards, waterphone

Track listing:

All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except  where noted, all music vt Siouxsie Sioux, Budgie and Steven Severin.

  1. Candyman
  2. The Sweetest Chill
  3. This Unrest
  4. Cities in Dust
  5. Cannons
  6. Party’s Fall
  7. 92°
  8. Land’s End

Siouxsie & The Banshees: Through The Looking Glass

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On March 2, 1987, “Polydor” label released “Through the Looking Glass”, the eight Siouxsie and the Banshees album. It was recorded August and September 1986, and was produced by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin and Mike Hedges.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
  • Steven Severin – electric bass, keyboards
  • Budgie – drums, percussion
  • John Valentine Carruthers – guitars, keyboards
  • Martin McCarrick- keyboards, cello, string arrangements
  • Martin Dobson – saxophone
  • Luke Tunney – trumpet
  • Pete Thoms – trombone
  • Gini Ball – violin
  • Jocelyn Pook– viola
  • Julie Aliss – harp

Track listing:

  1. This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us – Ron Mael
  2. Hall of Mirrors – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  3. Trust in Me – Sherman Brothers
  4. This Wheel’s on Fire – Rick Danko, Bob Dylan
  5. Strange Fruit – Lewis Allan
  6. You’re Lost Little Girl – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  7. The Passenger – Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner
  8. Gun – John Cale
  9. Sea Breezes – Bryan Ferry
  10. Little Johnny Jewel – Tom Verlaine

Siouxsie And The Banshees: The Rapture

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On January 17, 1995, “Polydor” label released “The Rapture”, the eleventh and final Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded in 1993 and 1994, at the “Studio Du Manoir” in Léon,  France, “Wessex” in London, and was produced by John Cale, Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, Martin McCarrick and Jon Klein.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux- vocals
  • Jon Klein– guitars
  • Knox Chandler- guitar
  • Steven Severin- electric bass
  • Budgie- drums, percussion
  • Martin McCarrick- cello, keyboards, accordion
  • Renaud Pion – woodwind
  • Gary Barnacle, Peter Thoms, Luke Tunney and John Thirkell – brass  section

Track listing:

All tracks by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.

  1. O Baby
  2. Tearing Apart
  3. Stargazer
  4. Fall from Grace – Steven Severin
  5. Not Forgotten
  6. Sick Child – Budgie
  7. The Lonely One
  8. Falling Down
  9. Forever
  10. The Rapture
  11. The Double Life – Steven Severin
  12. Love Out Me