SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – TINDERBOX LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ A1 UK 1986 PUNK

Siouxsie & The Banshees – Tinderbox
(Wonderland Records  1986  SHELP3)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing

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)

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges & faint sticker removal mark top right
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

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”. 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. The Times cited the group as “one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era”. In 2006, Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for his work on “Spellbound”.

Tinderbox is the seventh studio album by the English alternative rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1986. It was the first full-length effort recorded with new guitarist John Valentine Carruthers; Carruthers had previously only added a few parts on 1984’s The Thorn EP. The first recording sessions for this album took place at Hansa Tonstudio by the Berlin Wall in May 1985.

Tinderbox peaked at No. 13 in the UK Albums Chart, and at No. 88 on the US Billboard 200 chart in the week of 5 July.

Track listing

All tracks by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

All lyrics written by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted

1. Candyman – 3:44
2. The Sweetest Chill – 4:07
3. This Unrest – 6:21
4. Cities in Dust – 3:51
5. Cannons – 3:14
6. Party’s Fall – 4:56
7. 92° – 6:02
8. Land’s End – 6:06

Personnel

• Siouxsie Sioux – vocals, piano, whistle
• Steven Severin – electric bass, keyboards, piano, drumbox, emulator
• Budgie – drums and percussion
• John Valentine Carruthers – guitars, keyboards, waterphone

Production

• Siouxsie and the Banshees – producers