SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES "THE RAPTURE"1995 GEFFEN LABEL NM/EX-(CUT CORNER) RARE

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ARTIST: SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES

TITLE- “THE RAPTURE”

TRACK LISTING-SEE PHOTOS & BELOW:

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1995

LABEL- GEFFEN RECORDS

CAT.#: GEF-24630

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/MINT- CONDITION, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES,BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. THE SONGS SOUND GREAT. PLAYS LIKE NEW! LOOKS & PLAYS GREAT.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN VG+/EX- CONDITION. NICE CLEAN EDGES, NO SEAM SPLITS, NO WRITING, BENDS, MARKS, WRITING ON IT. THE CUT CORNER IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER WAS DONE BY THE RECORD COMPANY, THE LOWER LEFT HAS A VERY TINY “DING”. (SEE PHOTO)

MORE INFO : THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. COMES IN THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH LYRICS ON ONE SIDE AND PRODUCTION CREDITS ON THE OTHER. ONE SIDE HAS A SMALL SEAM SPLIT (SEE PHOTO). HAS THE GEFFEN LOGO LABEL NOT THE DGC LOGO ONE.

ARTIST/ALBUM INFO:Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts. Q included John McKay's guitar playing on "Hong Kong Garden" in their list of "100 Greatest Guitar Track Ever", while Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on "Spellbound".The Times cited the group as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era".

Initially associated with the punk scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation".Their debut album The Scream was released in 1978 to widespread critical acclaim. In 1980, they changed their musical direction and became "almost a different band" with Kaleidoscope,[4] which peaked at number 5 in the UK Albums Chart. With Juju (1981) which also reached the top 10, they became an influence on the emerging gothic scene. In 1988, the band made a breakthrough in North America with the multifaceted album Peepshow, which received critical praise. With substantial support from alternative rock radio stations, they achieved a mainstream hit in the US in 1991 with the single "Kiss Them for Me".

During their career, Siouxsie and the Banshees released 11 studio albums and 30 singles. The band experienced several line-up changes, with Siouxsie and Severin being the only constant members. They disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as the Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career.

The Rapture is the 11th and final studio album by English alternative rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. The songs with cello arrangements, including the title track as well as "Fall from Grace" and "Not Forgotten", were produced by the band on their own in 1993. John Cale later produced the remaining songs in mid-1994.

Recording and release

After composing songs in Siouxsie and Budgie's house near Toulouse, France, in March and April 1993, the band went to Léon near Biarritz. They produced the first part of the album at Studio du Manoir in May. At the beginning of 1994, they recorded the final songs in London, this time with producer and former Velvet Underground member John Cale, who had previously produced albums that the band liked such as Patti Smith's Horses and the first Modern Lovers album. Cale also mixed one track, "Fall from Grace", from the previous recording session.

In the UK, Polydor only released the album on both CD and cassette, whereas in the US, Geffen also released it on vinyl LP.

This album was remastered for CD in 2014 with three bonus tracks, including a previously unreleased song called "FGM", and "New Skin", a song recorded for the Showgirls soundtrack of the Paul Verhoeven film of the same name."New Skin" has got a different mix and is longer than on the original Showgirls album. From then and on all further reissues, "Stargazer" has got a different mix: the Mark Saunders mix was included instead of the original mix initially made by the band.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks produced by Siouxsie and the Banshees except tracks 1-2 and 7-8-9 produced by John Cale. Track 4 produced by Siouxsie and the Banshees and mixed by John Cale.

All music composed by Siouxsie and the Banshees, except bonus tracks "FGM" by Siouxsie/Jon Klein and "New Skin" by Siouxsie.

All lyrics are written by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.

No.

Title

Lyrics

Length

1.

"O Baby"

3:19

2.

"Tearing Apart"

3:21

3.

"Stargazer"

3:14

4.

"Fall from Grace"

Severin

3:43

5.

"Not Forgotten"

4:44

6.

"Sick Child"

Budgie

4:49

7.

"The Lonely One"

3:29

8.

"Falling Down"

2:53

9.

"Forever"

4:04

10.

"The Rapture"

11:30

11.

"The Double Life"

Severin

4:10

12.

"Love Out Me"

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Precision Lacquer

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Geffen Records, Inc.

• Copyright (c) – Geffen Records, Inc.

• Published By – Carbert Music, Inc.

• Manufactured By – Uni Distribution Corp.

• Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville

• Distributed By – Uni Distribution Corp.

Credits

• Engineer – Charlie Gray (tracks: A3 to A6, B3 to B5), Martin Brass (tracks: A1, A2, A6 to B2)

• Engineer [Assistant] – Charlie Smith, John Smith (4), Karim Benzerzour

• Lyrics By – Budgie (2) (tracks: A6), Sioux* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A7 to B3, B5), Severin* (tracks: A4, B4)

• Mastered By – Chris Blair, RB*

• Producer – John Cale (tracks: A1, A2, A6 to B2), Siouxsie & The Banshees (tracks: A3 to A6, B3 to B5)

• Written By – Siouxsie & The Banshees

Notes

Label variation: Geffen Records (not DGC) logo on labels.

Comes with printed inner sleeve.

©? 1995 Geffen Records, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 20642 46301 7

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, etched): GEF - 24630 - A - GLI RB Precision

• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, etched): GEF - 24630 - B - GLI RB Precision

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