Siouxsie And The Banshees* – A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
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Polydor – 2383 648 |
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Vinyl
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Avantgarde |
Tracklist
| A1 | Cascade | 4:24 | |
| A2 | Green Fingers | 3:32 | |
| A3 | Obsession | 3:51 | |
| A4 | She's A Carnival | 3:39 | |
| A5 | Circle | 5:23 | |
| B1 | Melt! | 3:47 | |
| B2 | Painted Bird | 4:15 | |
| B3 | Cocoon | 4:29 | |
| B4 | Slowdive | 4:18 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (London)
- Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (London)
- Published By – Dreamhouse (2)
- Published By – Chappell
- Published By – Virgin Music
- Recorded At – Playground Studio, London
- Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Trident Studios
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Steven Severin
- Design – Rocking Russian
- Drums, Percussion – Budgie (2)
- Engineer – Mike Hedges
- Engineer [Assistant] – Modhitis Retsina
- Guitar – John McGeoch
- Lacquer Cut By – Rays*
- Lyrics By – Steven Severin (tracks: A1, A4, B1)
- Photography By, Artwork [Set] – Michael Kostiff
- Sleeve [Sleeve Idea] – Siouxsie*
- Voice – Siouxsie Sioux
- Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Siouxsie & The Banshees
Notes
First pressing released with lyrics and band photos printed on inner sleeve.
Earlier copies were provided with a 6"x8" fan club insert too.
Some copies have a gold promotional stamp on the back of the sleeve.
Recorded at Playground and Abbey Road (Studio 2) on June-August 1982.
Published by Dreamhouse/Chappell except A1, A2 & B2 Dreamhouse/Chappell/Virgin
℗ 1982 Polydor Limited (London)
© 1982 Polydor Limited (London)
The band appears as "Siouxsie & The Banshees" on spine, "Siouxsie And The Banshees" on sleeve and labels.
Catalogue number POLD 5064 appears on back sleeve, spine, inner and B side label. 2383 648 only on back sleeve. POLDC 5064 is the catalogue number for the cassette release.
"Nellie The Elephant packed his trunk and said goodbye to the circus" note printed on inner sleeve.
The runout text "RAYS", "LIFE!" and "MY MATE!!" is hand-etched whereas the remainder is machine stamped.
Earlier copies were provided with a 6"x8" fan club insert too.
Some copies have a gold promotional stamp on the back of the sleeve.
Recorded at Playground and Abbey Road (Studio 2) on June-August 1982.
Published by Dreamhouse/Chappell except A1, A2 & B2 Dreamhouse/Chappell/Virgin
℗ 1982 Polydor Limited (London)
© 1982 Polydor Limited (London)
The band appears as "Siouxsie & The Banshees" on spine, "Siouxsie And The Banshees" on sleeve and labels.
Catalogue number POLD 5064 appears on back sleeve, spine, inner and B side label. 2383 648 only on back sleeve. POLDC 5064 is the catalogue number for the cassette release.
"Nellie The Elephant packed his trunk and said goodbye to the circus" note printed on inner sleeve.
The runout text "RAYS", "LIFE!" and "MY MATE!!" is hand-etched whereas the remainder is machine stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 113 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): POLD 5064 B▽4 420 V 112 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 11 4 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): POLD 5064 B▽1 420 V 1 3 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 11 2 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): POLD 5064 B▽2 420 V 11 4 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 11 11 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): POLD 5064 B▽2 420 V 11 11 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 11 11 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): POLD 5064 B▽2 420 V 11 9 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 1 1 3 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): POLD 5064 B▽2 420 V 1 1 4 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 1 4 5 RAYS LIFE
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): POLD 5064 B▽1 420 V 1 1 1 4 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 1 1 3 RAYS LIFE
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): POLD 5064 B▽2 420 V 1 1 6 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 1 1 1 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): POLD 5064 B▽2 420 V 1 1 3 MY MATE!!
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): POLD 5064 A▽3 420 V 1 1 1 RAYS LIFE!
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): POLD 5064 B▽1 420 V 1 1 4 MY MATE!!
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| A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (LP, Album) | Polydor | 2383 648 | Netherlands | 1982 | |||
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A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (LP, Album, Stereo) | Polydor | 2383 648 | Greece | 1982 | ||
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A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (LP, Album) | Polydor | PDS-1-6357 | Canada | 1982 | ||
| A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (LP, Album) | Polydor | 2383 648 | 1982 | ||||
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A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (LP, Album) | Polydor | 28MM 0235 | Japan | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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What Velocity Kendall says below had me laughing, yes they must have had a great time. The Dreamhouse album is superb, the swirling guitarwork, Siouxsie’s voice (maybe at its peak?), beautifully crafted songs. Cascade was my favourite song for a long while, but now it is Slowdive, especially the 12”.
As for a favourite Banshee album, I'd be hard-pressed to pick from the powerhouse, central, trio of albums . . .
1. Kaleidoscope is pinnacle punk pOp, creating quite a spooky atmosphere with the noises and Siouxsie’s plaintive voice.
2. Juju, witchy devilry, is the centre of the storm, there’s some serious magic going on here. All very tribal with Budgie’s relentless drumming and a great buildup throughout. Monitor? There's not a lazy track on this album.
3. Where do you go after that frenzy? Through the abyss and straight to A Kiss in the Dreamhouse: more trippy, more beautiful.
Oh, I think I have answered which I like the most, it has to be Juju. Where the hell did it all come from?
Luckily Nocturne caught them all at it, live. -
Great vinyl. Airy with great imaging. Got that proper goth reverb and is one of the highlights of the period. -
Its quite a dense, muddy sounding mix so is never going to sound high end. I was lucky to get a nearly new copy for a tenner a few years back, and although I don’t play it very often, I really enjoy it when I do.
The reissue from a couple of years ago gets good reviews too -
They were clearly doing a fair bit of acid around this time. Possibly the trippiest (and best) Banshees album.
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