![]() ![]() The original outing of ‘Song From The Edge Of The World (JVC Version)’ is from the period while John Valentine Carruthers was still a Banshee. Do I prefer it? Not quite – there’s not enough of Severin’s bass on it and the period production trickery on the drums is a bit too mechanical, for my tastes – perhaps if there is a 7″ mix in the vaults somewhere it might be the one. ^ Siouxsie and the Banshees – ‘Tinderbox’ UK Remaster CD front cover design ^ Siouxsie and the Banshees – ‘Tinderbox’ UK Remaster CD rear cover designĪnd of those extra tracks – its difficult to place exactly where in the ‘Tinderbox’ timeline the Chris Kimsey 12″ mix of ‘The Sweetest Chill’ dates from, but its an interesting version – a bit more drama perhaps than the album mix. This edition is the most recent outing on CD, though there have been a couple of vinyl re-issues too since – but the CD contains not only the original album but some additional bonus tracks of the period too, only one of which had previously been available prior to this CD release. For this reissue, those B sides were jettisoned in favour of a few previously unreleased recordings, though the 12″ mix of ‘Cities In Dust’ remained present and correct. One of a series of reissues as the Banshees back catalogue was worked through – when first issued on CD in 1986, various extra tracks were included on the CD as standard – the B sides from the album’s two singles ( a fine vintage for Banshees B-sides) and the 12″ extended version of ‘Cities In Dust’. ‘Tinderbox’ UK Remaster CD (Wonderland/Polydor, 531 489-3, 2009) Most of the detail is from The File, Phase Four, Issue One and Two and The File, Phase Four, Issue Three. ^ A variety of back issues of ‘The File’ – the Siouxsie and the Banshees magazine ![]() The events in the timeline are largely reproduced as is from the entries across ‘The File’ newsletters by Billy ‘Chainsaw’ Houlston, the driving force behind the long running Siouxsie and the Banshees fan club – the level of detail he captured is priceless in digging back on this period. Something new to VersionCrazy, a first time dabbling with H5P interactivity to bring you a timeline of the ‘Tinderbox’ period. On the other hand – a mere eight tracks… meagre by the standards of previous Banshees’ albums. There’s a lot of great Banshees guitar work on here – no rest for John Valentine Carruthers, you sense that they really worked him on this album. Originally intended as a B side, it took on a life of its own and provided a hit single in the Autumn of 1985 – and which we have looked at before in its US remix form. When it finally arrived, the album had been whittled down to eight tracks, amongst them a few classics, in my book at least – ‘Lands End’, ‘Cannons’, ‘Candyman’ – which should have been a far bigger hit single than it managed… and of course, ‘Cities In Dust’. Early live debuts for some tracks before the convoluted recording process and spontaneous changes to the album that ensued from that, then a whole UK tour with a set list heavy on the tracks that would ordinarily have been released on LP for the tour to promote – this was an album that much had already been heard of prior to its release. The album has a long and fascinating history which was well documented in the band’s fan club magazine, ‘The File’. A re-focus on shifting the guitar element into either a more abstract noise-merchantry role or a supporting role in tandem with the widening emergence of keyboards as the foundation of the sound. ![]() It feels as if a distinct guitar style was passed baton-like from Smith to McGeogh and Carruthers over the preceding albums, but after ‘Tinderbox’, some major surgery would be carried out on the Banshee’s DNA. I always feel that this album is likely the last Banshees LP to be based on the template that had held sway from ‘The Scream’ onwards and John McKay’s unmistakable and original style. ![]() I’m not one to dive in to it all, but one thing I would pipe up for is ‘Tinderbox’, a personal favourite of mine. There’s never a shortage of opinion online about Siouxsie and the Banshees and their work. ![]()
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