THE CREATURES – MISS THE GIRL 7″ – Nr MINT PUNK SIOUXSIE & BANSHEES

The Creatures – Miss The Girl
(Wonderland Records  1983  SHE1)

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear

The Creatures were a musical act formed in 1981 as a side-project for Siouxsie and the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie. The Times described their music as “adventurous art rock built around Siouxsie’s extraordinary voice and drummer Budgie’s battery of percussion”.

Singer Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie created The Creatures while recording the Banshees’ Juju album. During one session, they discovered by accident that the association of just the voice and the drums suited to the track “But Not Them”. A recording session was organized with the aim of recording five songs. This project was released in the form of an EP titled Wild Things. The title track was a reworking of a hit by The Troggs and the other numbers were Creatures compositions. The EP reached number 21 in the UK Singles chart and the pair performed “Mad-Eyed Screamer” on Top of the Pops.

“Miss the Girl” is the debut single recorded by English band the Creatures (Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie). It was co-produced by Mike Hedges and was released as the lead single from the critically acclaimed Feast album. It was remastered in 1997 for A Bestiary Of.

The main instruments used were marimba and percussion, giving the song a distinctive and original sound.

The single peaked at No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart. “Miss the Girl” was the very first record released on Wonderland, a label created in 1983 by the members of Siouxsie and the Banshees.