SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS" 1987 GEFFEN NM/EX PROMO LP

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INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS SO I AM OFFERING LIMITED SHIPPING, PLEASE CHECK THE SHIPPING TAB TO MAKE SURE I DO SHIP TO YOUR COUNTRY. THANKS FOR LOOKING!

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY (SORRY ABOUT THAT), BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

ARTIST: SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES

TITLE- “THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”

TRACK LISTING-SEE PHOTOS & BELOW:

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1987

LABEL- GEFFEN RECORDS

CAT.#: GHS 24134

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/MINT- CONDITION, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES,BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. THE SONGS SOUND GREAT. PLAYS LIKE NEW! LOOKS & PLAYS GREAT.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/EX- CONDITION. NICE CLEAN EDGES, NO SEAM SPLITS, NO WRITING, BENDS, MARKS, WRITING ON IT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY VERY TINY SPOTS ON THE EDGES THAT SHOW A LITTLE WEAR, HARD TO EVEN SEE (THERE'S ONE PHOTO OF THE UPPER LEFT CORNER)

MORE INFO : THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. GOLD INK EMBOSSED PROMO STAMP. COMES IN THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE THERE IS TWO SEAM SPLITS ON THE EDGES, (SEE PHOTOS).

ARTIST/ALBUM INFO:Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts. 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".

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,[4] 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.

Through the Looking Glass is the eighth studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. The album is a collection of cover versions. It was co-produced with Mike Hedges and released in March 1987 on Polydor. Through the Looking Glass was preceded by the single "This Wheel's on Fire". It was the second and final album recorded with guitarist John Valentine Carruthers. Some of their cover songs were praised by the original artists themselves.

History

The title of the record, Through the Looking Glass, referred to Lewis Carroll's book of the same name. The band had already been inspired by Carroll's work when naming their label, Wonderland, which was derived from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.[1] The record was also an ode to David Bowie's Pin Ups, a covers album recorded in the early 1970s. After spending more than a year working on 1986's Tinderbox, the Banshees wanted spontaneity, and quickly returned to the studio after the tour, to record their own covers album. It was a project they had been considering since recording a version of the Beatles's "Dear Prudence" in 1983.

For the Looking Glass sessions, which took place in September and October 1986, they chose material mainly dating from the first half of the 1970s, from an era preceding the 1976 formation of their band. Most of the songs were from artists who had influenced them: Roxy Music, John Cale, Iggy Pop, the Doors and Kraftwerk. Producer Mike Hedges, who hadn't worked with them since 1984, was called back. The instrumentation was different; for this album, they hired other instrumentalists including a brass section and a harpist. Musician Martin McCarrick, who would become an official member of the Banshees after this album, created string arrangements for several tracks.

The band's version of Iggy Pop song "The Passenger" featured brass arrangements played by Pete Thoms and Luke Tunney, who had already worked with Siouxsie and Budgie on the Creatures' single "Right Now".

Track listing[edit]

Side one

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Original artist

Length

"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"

Ron Mael

Sparks