SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES TO REISSUE DOWNSIDE UP ALBUM

Downside Up is a long-awaited re-appearance for Siouxsie and the Banshees’ chronologically sequenced collection of B-sides from 1978 to 1995, its vinyl debut as a 5LP boxset and also as a 3CD set.

The album offers an alternative history of Siouxsie And The Banshees’ audacious and uncompromising work, highlighting the more experimental side of the band who pioneered a daring aesthetic which continues to be influential and yet still, somehow underrated.

This new version of the collection has been remastered from the original tape sources and cut to lacquer by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

Speaking about Downside Up at the time of its release, Siouxsie was quoted as saying, “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time. To me, the B-sides are very spontaneous. The singles are very definite; we know what their purpose is for, but the B-sides I always think allow something spontaneous to happen to complement the A-sides.”

Both formats of Downside Up contain detailed booklets, 68 pages for the CD, 32 pages for the LP set, featuring an introduction by Siouxsie, song lyrics, and commentary from founder members Siouxsie and Steven Severin and additional imagery drawn from their original single sleeve artwork.

The fourth CD in the original set, the four-track The Thorn, is being lined up for a stand-alone reissue. The two live tracks that were included on the CD single of ‘O Baby’ have been removed to reinforce the studio-only nature of the set.

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Downside Up is released 20th November

Available For Pre-Order Now:

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