I guess picture discs can never sound as good as regular vinyl because they are basically made like a 5 layer sandwich where two slices of paper are put around a vinyl core and topped with two layers of clear vinyl. The hiss or fuzz will always be there but if done right you can turn the volume up and still enjoy the music. If done wrong it's rice crispies. I guess the main reason to release "The Scream" only like that was that someone seemed to be aware that actually a lot of people already have this album. So a gimmick seemed necessary to play the "collectors item" card. Ironically this is my least favourite Banshees sleeve.
....then this is downright grotesque. I mean... if IF they are doing a picture disc at all they might as well make sure that it sounds as good as it can. The last picture disc I had like that was the "Solaris" soundtrack. Which I duly returned.
Wow, I haven't heard ANYONE mention Skinny Puppy forever! I still have a few of their vinyl albums that I purchased new when they came out. I haven't listened to them in FOREVER, but if I remember correctly they sounded pretty good, at least Too Dark Park I remember having quite a powerful sound to it IIRC... Oh yeah, I think there was an album by them called 'Vivisect' or something like that; that one REALLY kicked some serious @ss!
So, I'm assuming there is no new information about any of this (otherwise you guys would be 'talking' about it ) I have just about every Siouxsie album on U.S. vinyl; I'm not sure what pressings as I've not listened to them in a LONG time. All I seem to remember is that Peep Show sounded REALLY digital; shame too, since it is a very good album... Oh yeah, I had to check my album list, but I also have a German pressing of 'A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'; I THINK it sounded pretty good when I listened to it right after I bought it...
The delay has now likely been explained. I guess Severin posted recently on his personal Facebook page that he suffered blood clot in his lungs and is recuperating. With his kidney transplant a couple years ago, now this, one wonders how much longer he will be around. Hopefully he can pull through.
Decided to bite the bullet and started looking at used Siouxsie vinyl again on Discogs. Can we talk again about how cheap and plentiful nice copies are in Europe? Here's a link fur Juju, for instance. It would be far less expensive to buy good new reissues than to buy nice copies from overseas and have them shipped to me.
I don't know anything about these specific pressings, but the NM one from Portugal for about $26 looks good to me
Just revisited "Superstition" - a Dutch vinyl original - and have to say, it's great! Yeah, it's poppy but the songs are good and the singing is terrific. Reviews were so-so in 1991 but I'll have to say that once you get rid of the history of this band, it's a great, really creative album. It sounds like a band willing to look ahead. And it certainly doesn't sound like anyone else!
Absolutely! It's Siouxsie Bro! ***EDIT In my lowly and wretched opinion, the very WORST Siouxsie album is easily ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE better than most of the label-controlled, homogenized CRAP these days!
Hey, guess what? Preorders are back up on Amazon US for the same vinyl reissues that got cancelled previously. Juju & Tinderbox - August 17 Superstition - Sept 14
Awesome, thank you Ben! It's good to hear from you. I was beginning to think that I would have to start looking for a cattle prod!
It turns out there's a gold vinyl edition of Juju coming out next month ONLY available in stores in the UK, HMV that is. Limited to 1000. I expect the price is going to be insane for anyone not in the UK. I don't think I'm going to make much effort to get it, though I wouldn't mind having it.
Wonder if these LPs will actually be any good, or if they'll be botched by shoddy pressing or some other issue.
Gold vinyl with black to follow! Obviously someone either at the band or the label knows Juju is their masterpiece.
This is the first Siouxsie thread I’ve ever seen. I like her version of The Passenger way more than I like Iggy’s. I like her style also, what song would you recommend me? What are her best songs?
What's best is something you have to decide for yourself. If I had to recommend one of their albums I would immediately say Juju, but that's subjective. Here's a thread you might find more useful: Any Banshees Fans here?
Since you mentioned “The Passenger,” start with this YouTube playlist: Siousxie & Banshees Twice Upon A Time - YouTube And then go back to this playlist for earlier stuff: Once Upon a Time: The Singles (1981) - YouTube Then just check out the albums.
Her earlier stuff is rawer and more Punkish, the later stuff is more 'Poppy' but still very well constructed. Kaleidoscope & Tinderbox are about in the middle. I can't remember if it is Tinderbox that has Dear Prudence (might be Through The Looking Glass...) if so there are a couple of nice mainstream singles on it. If you like the Siouxsie stuff, I would HIGHLY recommend THE CREATURES & THE GLOVE (I believe THE GLOVE has Robert Smith on it from THE CURE)
"Dear Prudence" is on the US version of Hyaena. Tinderbox has the excellent "Cities in Dust" single. Both are great albums.