The Thorn (EP)

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The Thorn EP

EP by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Released	1984
Genre	Gothic rock
Label	Polydor Records
Producer(s)	Siouxsie & the Banshees Mike Hedges
Hyaena (1984)	The Thorn EP (1984)	Tinderbox (1986)

The Thorn is an EP released by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1984, in between the albums Hyaena and Tinderbox. The release contains four tracks recorded in a gothic rock style with orchestral instrumentation. "Overground" originally appeared on the Banshees' debut album The Scream and "Placebo Effect" is a track on their second album Join Hands. "Voices" and "Red Over White" were previously released as B-sides.

The purpose of the EP was three-fold: Siouxsie states that she wanted to induct John Valentine Carruthers into the Banshees, to try out some string arrangements, and to simply re-record tracks that had evolved on tour ^[1].

The songs from the EP are currently available on the fourth disc of Downside Up, a collection of the band's b-sides.

[edit] Track listing

"Overground"
"Voices (On The Air)"
"Placebo Effect"
"Red Over White"

[edit] EP Personnel

Siouxsie Sioux - vocals
Steven Severin - bass
John Valentine Carruthers - guitar
Budgie - drums
The Chandos Players - orchestral strings
Conducted by Sam Artis
Strings on Red Over White - Ginny Ball & Anne Stephenson
String arrangements by Martin McCarrick, Bill McGee, Ginny Ball, & Anne Stephenson

[edit] References

↑ Downside Up liner notes, 2004.

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie Sioux \| Steven Severin \| Budgie Knox Chandler \| John Valentine Carruthers \| Peter Fenton \| Jon Klein \| Martin McCarrick \| John McGeoch \| John McKay \| Kenny Morris \| Marco Pirroni \| Robert Smith \| Sid Vicious
Siouxsie & the Banshees discography
Studio albums and extended plays: The Scream \| Join Hands \| Kaleidoscope \| Juju \| A Kiss in the Dreamhouse \| Hyæna \| The Thorn EP \| Tinderbox \| Through the Looking Glass \| Peepshow \| Superstition \| The Rapture
Compilations: Once Upon a Time: The Singles \| Twice Upon a Time: The Singles \| The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees \| Downside Up
Live Albums: Nocturne \| Seven Year Itch
Peel Sessions: Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Singles: Hong Kong Garden \| The Staircase (Mystery) \| Playground Twist \| Mittageisen / Love in a Void \| Happy House \| Christine \| Israel \| Spellbound \| Arabian Knights \| Fireworks \| Slowdive \| Melt! \| Dear Prudence \| Swimming Horses \| Dazzle \| Overground \| Cities in Dust \| Candyman \| This Wheel's on Fire \| The Passenger \| Song from the Edge of the World \| Peek-a-Boo \| The Killing Jar \| The Last Beat of My Heart \| Kiss Them for Me \| Shadowtime \| Fear (of the Unknown) \| Face to Face \| O Baby \| Stargazer
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