The Thorn (EP)
The Thorn | ||||
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EP by Siouxsie and the Banshees | ||||
Released | 19 October 1984 | |||
Genre | post-punk | |||
Label | Polydor, Wonderland | |||
Producer | Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges | |||
Siouxsie and the Banshees chronology | ||||
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The Thorn is the only EP release by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1984, in-between the albums Hyæna and Tinderbox, by record labels Polydor and Wonderland.
Content
The Thorn features four of the band's album tracks recorded with orchestral instrumentation: "Overground" originally appeared on the Banshees' debut album The Scream; "Placebo Effect" was a song from their second album Join Hands, while "Voices" and "Red Over White" were previously released as B-sides of the "Hong Kong Garden" and "Israel" singles, respectively. The recording took place in Bavaria, in Germany.[1]
Release
The Thorn was released on 19 October 1984 by record label Polydor.
The purpose of the EP was three-fold: Siouxsie stated that she wanted to induct guitarist John Valentine Carruthers into the Banshees, to try out some string arrangements, and to simply re-record tracks that had evolved on tour.[1] The songs from the EP were later included on the fourth disc of Downside Up, a collection of the band's B-sides.
Track listing
Side A | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Overground" | 3:53 |
2. | "Voices (On the Air)" | 5:26 |
Side B | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Placebo Effect" | 4:37 |
2. | "Red Over White" | 5:43 |
Personnel
- Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
- Steven Severin – bass
- John Valentine Carruthers – guitar
- Budgie – drums
- Additional personnel
- The Chandos Players – orchestration
- Sam Artiss – conduction
- Gini Ball – strings on "Red Over White"
- Anne Stephenson – strings on "Red Over White"
- Martin McCarrick – string arrangements
- Bill McGee – string arrangements
- Gini Ball – string arrangements
- Anne Stephenson – string arrangements