The Thorn is an EP recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in late 1984 by Polydor and remastered in 2004 to be included on the Downside Up box set.
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| Released | 19 October 1984 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1984 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Polydor, Wonderland | |||
| Producer | Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges | |||
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Background, content and recording
editThe purpose of the EP was three-fold: Siouxsie stated that she wanted to induct new 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] Some of the strings were played by musicians of the London Symphonic Orchestra (LSO), a 27-piece orchestra called the "Chandos Players".[2]
The Thorn features four of the band's 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 from the singles "Hong Kong Garden" and "Israel", respectively. The recording took place in Bavaria, in Germany.[1]
Release
editThe Thorn was released on 19 October 1984 by record label Polydor. 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
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Overground" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Voices (On the Air)" | 5:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Placebo Effect" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Red Over White" | 5:43 |
Personnel
edit- Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
- Steven Severin – bass
- Budgie – drums
- John Valentine Carruthers – guitar
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b Downside Up (Media notes). Siouxsie and the Banshees. Universal. 2004.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Johns, Brian. Entranced : the Siouxsie and the Banshees story. Omnibus Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-7119-1773-6