The Thorn (EP)

The Thorn

EP by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Released

19 October 1984

Polydor, Wonderland

Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mike Hedges

Siouxsie and the Banshees chronology

Hyæna
(1984)

The Thorn
(1984)

Tinderbox
(1986)

The Thorn is the only EP recorded as such by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in late 1984 by record labels Polydor and Wonderland.

Content

The Thorn features four of the band's album tracks recorded with orchestral instrumentation: "Overground" originally appeared on the Banshees' debut album The Scream; "Placebo Effect" was a song from their second album Join Hands, while "Voices" and "Red Over White" were previously released as B-sides of the "Hong Kong Garden" and "Israel" singles, respectively. The recording took place in Bavaria, in Germany.^[1]

Release

The Thorn was released on 19 October 1984 by record label Polydor.

The purpose of the EP was three-fold: Siouxsie stated that she wanted to induct guitarist 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 were later included on the fourth disc of Downside Up, a collection of the band's B-sides.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overground"	3:53
2.	"Voices (On the Air)"	5:26

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Placebo Effect"	4:37
2.	"Red Over White"	5:43

Personnel

Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
Steven Severin – bass
John Valentine Carruthers – guitar
Budgie – drums

Additional personnel

The Chandos Players – orchestration
Sam Artiss – conduction
Gini Ball – strings on "Red Over White"
Anne Stephenson – strings on "Red Over White"
Martin McCarrick – string arrangements
Bill McGee – string arrangements
Gini Ball – string arrangements
Anne Stephenson – string arrangements

References

1 2 Downside Up (Media notes). Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie Sioux Steven Severin Marco Pirroni Sid Vicious Kenny Morris Peter Fenton John McKay Budgie Robert Smith John McGeoch John Valentine Carruthers Martin McCarrick Jon Klein Knox Chandler

Studio albums	The Scream Join Hands Kaleidoscope Juju A Kiss in the Dreamhouse Hyæna Tinderbox Through the Looking Glass Peepshow Superstition The Rapture

Live albums	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC

Compilation albums	Once Upon a Time: The Singles Twice Upon a Time: The Singles The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions

Other albums	Downside Up

EPs	The Thorn

Singles	"Hong Kong Garden" "The Staircase (Mystery)" "Playground Twist" "Mittageisen" "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"

Other songs	"Tattoo"

Videos	Nocturne The Seven Year Itch At the BBC The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees

Related articles	Discography Personnel The Creatures The Glove Bromley Contingent

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