SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – HYAENA LP – EXC+ A2/B1 UK 1984 ORIG PUNK

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Hyaena
(Wonderland/Polydor Records  1984  SHEHP1)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1  – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)

Embossed Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– tiny tear at opening edge
Plain White Inner Sleeve

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create “a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation”. The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as “one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era”.

With the release of Juju in 1981, the group also became an important influence on the emerging gothic rock scene. 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.

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ work places highly in both musicians’ polls and music papers’ lists. In 2006, Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for his work on “Spellbound”.

Hyæna is the sixth studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1984. It was reissued, remastered and expanded in 2009. In the United States, Hyæna was the first Banshees album to be released on a major label – Geffen Records (now sister label to their then-UK label, Polydor).

Prior to the release of the album, “Dear Prudence” became the band’s biggest hit in the UK, reaching No. 3 in September of the previous year. The song was intended to be a stand-alone single in Europe, and as it was not issued as a single in North America, it later was added to the American version of Hyæna.

Hyæna is the only studio album that guitarist Robert Smith of The Cure composed and recorded with Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Track listing

All music composed by Siouxsie and the Banshees. All lyrics written by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.

Personnel

• Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
• Steven Severin – electric bass and keyboards
• Budgie – drums, percussion, and marimba
• Robert Smith – guitars and keyboards

Additional personnel

• Robin Canter – woodwind
• The Chandos Players – strings
• Mike Hedges – producer and engineer
• David Kemp – assistant engineer
• Siouxsie and the Banshees – producers