Cat: SATB 05C. Rel: 11 Dec 23
Indie/Alternative
Side 1 - Track 1. Hong Kong Garden |
Side 1 - Track 2. Mirage |
Side 1 - Track 3. The Staircase (Mystery) |
Side 1 - Track 4. Playground Twist |
Side 1 - Track 5. Love In A Void |
Side 2 - Track 1. Happy House |
Side 2 - Track 2. Christine |
Side 2 - Track 3. Israel |
Side 2 - Track 4. Spellbound |
Side 2 - Track 5. Arabian Knights |
Iconic punk outfit Siouxsie and the Banshees were already a big deal by the time 1981 came around. That's likely the reason they decided to put out this compilation album featuring all their UK single releases up to that point. Several of them had not been on any album by then despite them clocking up four long players already. Amazingly, 'Once Upon a Time/The Singles' spent a total of twenty-six weeks in the UK albums chart and is still to this day a cohesive overview of their early sound and subtle evolution.