SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – ONCE UPON A TIME LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ UK 1981 PUNK

Siouxsie and The Banshees – Once Upon A Time / The Singles
(Polydor Records  1981  POLS1056)
Matrix No’s: A6/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are quite a few 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
– couple of small sticker marks in top right corner and a few light foxing spots
Inner Sleeve has a few light marks on black side – no splits

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin, they were joined by drummer Budgie later in their career. They had a number of guitarists including John McGeoch of Magazine and Robert Smith of The Cure.

Once Upon a Time: The Singles is Siouxsie and the Banshees’s 1981 compilation album featuring the band’s UK single releases to date. The album featured several songs that had been released as singles yet had not appeared on any of the Banshees’ four albums. Once Upon a Time: The Singles spent twenty six weeks in the UK albums chart.

Track listing

1. “Hong Kong Garden” (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
2. “Mirage” (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
3. “The Staircase (Mystery)” (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
4. “Playground Twist” (Sioux/Severin/McKay/Morris)
5. “Love in a Void” (Sioux/Severin/Morris/Fenton)
6. “Happy House” (Sioux/Severin)
7. “Christine” (Sioux/Severin)
8. “Israel” (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
9. “Spellbound” (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
10. “Arabian Knights” (Siouxsie and the Banshees)

Personnel

• Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
• John McKay – guitars, saxophone
• Steven Severin – bass guitar
• Kenny Morris – drums, percussion
• Budgie – drums, harmonica, bass guitar, percussion, production
• John McGeoch – guitar, saxophone, Farfisa organ, sitar, string synth, production