Siouxsie And The Banshees* – Downside Up

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Label:	Universal – 982 182-3
Format:	Box Set , Compilation 3 x CD , Compilation, Remastered CD , EP, Remastered
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 29, 2004
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Trip Hop

Tracklist

1-01	Voices (On The Air) Drums – Kenny Morris Guitar – John McKay Producer – Bruce Albertine	5:34
1-02	20th Century Boy Drums – Kenny Morris Guitar – John McKay Written-By – Marc Bolan	2:00
1-03	Pulled To Bits Drums – Kenny Morris Guitar, Saxophone – John McKay	3:26
1-04	Mittageisen (Metal Postcard) Melodica – Siouxsie* Other [German Translation] – Dave Woods, Renate	4:10
1-05	Drop Dead / Celebration Melodica – Siouxsie*	4:26
1-06	Eve White / Eve Black Electronic Drums [Drumbox] – Severin*	3:05
1-07	Red Over White	4:36
1-08	Follow The Sun Guitar [Reverse Slide] – John McGeoch	2:49
1-09	Slap Dash Snap Effects [Faders] – Siouxsie* Effects [Faders], Loops – Nigel Gray Electronic Drums [Drumbox] – Severin*	3:42
1-10	Supernatural Thing Written-By – Patrick Grant	4:26
1-11	Congo Conga Drums [Zulu Drums] – Budgie (2) Effects [Machine Flange] – Severin*	4:15
1-12	Coal Mind	3:32
1-13	We Fall Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Severin*	3:39
1-14	Cannibal Roses Piano – Severin*	4:30
1-15	Obsession II Percussion [Foot Stomp, Claps, Rain & Chains] – Budgie (2) Strings – Gini Ball Voice [Breath], Tubular Bells, Percussion [Claps] – Siouxsie*	3:52
1-16	A Sleeping Rain Kalimba – Budgie (2) Synthesizer [Ams] – Severin* Tubular Bells, Xylophone – Siouxsie*	4:19
1-17	Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant Cymbal, Percussion [Orchestral Snare] – Budgie (2) Keyboards – John McGeoch	2:32
2-01	Tattoo Timbales, Percussion [Snares], Piano, Vocals [Vocal Percussion] – Budgie (2)	3:30
2-02	(There's A) Planet In My Kitchen Guitar – Robert Smith Percussion [Cutlery] – Siouxsie*	5:23
2-03	Let Go Piano – Severin* Synthesizer [Apollo Dx7] – Budgie (2)	3:37
2-04	The Humming Wires Guitar – Severin* Organ – Severin* Percussion [Scrap Metal] – Budgie (2)	4:23
2-05	I Promise Guitar – Severin* Performer [Music Box] – Siouxsie*	4:39
2-06	Throw Them To The Lions Guitar – Severin*	4:51
2-07	An Execution Electronic Drums [Drumbox], Piano – Severin*	3:51
2-08	The Quarterdrawing Of The Dog Waterphone – Budgie (2) Whistle – Siouxsie*	4:55
2-09	Lullaby Synthesizer [Emulator] – Severin*	3:33
2-10	Umbrella	4:14
2-11	Shooting Sun Synthesizer [Emulator] – Severin*	4:45
2-12	Sleepwalking (On The High Wire) Synthesizer [Emu Percussion] – Budgie (2)	5:11
2-13	She Cracked	3:07
2-14	She's Cuckoo Organ – Budgie (2)	4:16
2-15	Something Blue Sequenced By [Sequencer] – Severin* Synthesizer [Emu Choir & Guitar] – Budgie (2)	3:56
2-16	The Whole Price Of Blood Producer – Mike Thorne Sitar – Robert Smith	3:54
2-17	Mechanical Eyes Producer – Mike Thorne Synthesizer, Harmonica [Blues Harp] – Budgie (2)	3:36
3-01	False Face	2:52
3-02	Catwalk Percussion [Bin Lids], Jew's Harp [Jaw's Harp] – Budgie (2)	4:58
3-03	Something Wicked (This Way Comes)	4:21
3-04	Are You Still Dying, Darling?	4:45
3-05	El Dia De Los Muertos Piano – Martin McCarrick	3:38
3-06	Sunless	4:28
3-07	Staring Back Organ – Budgie (2)	3:17
3-08	Return Lyrics By [Chorus] – Sioux* Lyrics By [Verses] – Budgie (2) Sequenced By [Sequencer] – Severin*	5:04
3-09	Spiral Twist Drum Programming [Tr808] – Budgie (2)	3:56
3-10	Sea Of Light Drum Programming [Tr808] – Budgie (2)	4:35
3-11	I Could Be Again Guitar – Sioux*	4:31
3-12	Hothead Sequenced By [Sequencer], Synthesizer [Metavox] – Severin*	3:31
3-13	B Side Ourselves Acoustic Guitar – Jon Klein Guitar – Sioux*	3:48
3-14	Swimming Horses (Live) Acoustic Guitar – Jon Klein Piano – Martin McCarrick Tabla – Talvin Singh	4:41
3-15	All Tomorrow's Parties (Live) Acoustic Guitar – Jon Klein Piano – Martin McCarrick Tabla – Talvin Singh	6:12
3-16	Hang Me High	6:06
3-17	Black Sun	3:11
	The Thorn EP
4-01	Overground	3:53
4-02	Voices (On The Air)	5:26
4-03	Placebo Effect	4:37
4-04	Red Over White Strings – Ginny Ball*	5:43

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Polydor Records Ltd.
Made By – Universal M & L, UK

Credits

Arranged By [Strings] – Martin McCarrick (tracks: 4-01 to 4-04)
Bass – Severin* (tracks: 1-01 to 1-08, 1-10 to 1-14, 1-16, 2-01, 2-02, 2-06 to 2-09, 2-11 to 2-14, 2-16, 3-01 to 3-06, 3-08, 3-09, 3-11, 3-13 to 4-04)
Cello – Martin McCarrick (tracks: 3-03, 3-04, 3-07, 3-08, 3-12, 3-13)
Conductor – Sam Artiss (tracks: 4-01 to 4-04)
Drums – Budgie (2) (tracks: 1-04 to 1-08, 1-10 to 1-14, 1-16, 1-17, 2-02 to 2-14, 2-16 to 3-09, 3-11, 3-13 to 4-04)
Guitar – Jon Klein (tracks: 3-01 to 3-09, 3-11 to 3-13, 3-16, 3-17)
Keyboards – Severin* (tracks: 2-05, 2-06, 2-14 to 2-16, 3-07, 3-08, 3-10)
Liner Notes – Severin*
Lyrics By – Severin* (tracks: 1-01, 1-03, 1-06, 1-07, 1-09, 1-13, 2-06, 2-08, 2-09, 2-12, 3-10, 3-17, 4-01, 4-02)
Music By – Siouxsie & The Banshees (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 1-08, 1-11 to 4-03)
Percussion – Budgie (2) (tracks: 1-08, 1-10, 1-11, 1-16, 2-05, 2-14, 2-16, 2-17, 3-05, 3-09)
Piano – Siouxsie* (tracks: 1-06, 2-07 to 2-09, 2-13, 2-14)
Producer – Siouxsie & The Banshees (tracks: 1-05, 1-06, 1-10, 1-12, 1-14 to 1-17, 2-03 to 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 3-07 to 3-17)
Strings – The Chandos Players (tracks: 4-01 to 4-04)
Voice – Siouxsie* (tracks: 1-01 to 1-15, 1-17 to 2-07, 2-09 to 3-11, 3-13 to 4-04)

Notes

As on front sticker:
"B-Sides & Rarities Box Set
55 tracks on 4 CDS All digitally remastered
34 tracks on CD for the first time!
Includes a 76 page booklet with an introduction by Siouxsie
Annotations by all 3 of the band for each track
Full lyrics for all tracks
982 182-3"

Track 1-17 traditional 18th century french carol.
Printed as "Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant".

The discs are packaged in a white card three fold-out digipak, which itself is housed in a silver cardboard O-ring type slipcase.
The first two s each have a twin digipak CD holding tray, in white. The third is a pocket which contains the full colour booklet.
White rectangular front sticker with black text. This is applied directly to the slipcase, within shrink-wrap.

Not credited on the sleeve: slightly different versions of "False Face", "Hang Me High" and "Black Sun" were included in the tracklisting.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 602498218235
Barcode (Printed): 6 02498 21823 5
Label Code: LC6444
Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 9821824 03
Matrix / Runout (Printed on CD 1): 982182-4
Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI L136
Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 0462
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 9821825 01
Matrix / Runout (Printed on CD 2): 982182-5
Mastering SID Code (CDs 2, 3 & 4): IFPI L135
Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 0452
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): 9821826 01
Matrix / Runout (Printed on CD 3): 982182-6
Mould SID Code (CD 3): IFPI 0467
Matrix / Runout (CD 4): 9821827 01
Matrix / Runout (Printed on CD 4): 982182-7
Mould SID Code (CD 4): IFPI 04H6
Matrix / Runout (CDs 1 & 3 inner rings): MADE IN THE UK
Matrix / Runout (CD 2 inner ring): MADE IN UK
Matrix / Runout (CD 4 inner ring): MADE IN THE UK BY UNIVERSAL M & L
Matrix / Runout (Logos on all outer rings): UNIVERSAL

Other Versions (2)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Downside Up (3×CDr, Compilation, Promo, Stereo, CDr, EP, Promo, Stereo)	Polydor	none	Europe	2004
New Submission	Downside Up, 2 (CDr, Compilation, CDr, EP, All Media, Compilation, Remastered, Unofficial Release)	Golden Shoe	GH06116	Russia	Unknown

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Reviews

soundandlight May 5, 2025
All these complaints about the price. Just picked this up on EBAY for 20 bucks plus shipping. Maybe all the gougers are here on Discogs ?!?!
FinalDamnation66 Apr 21, 2025
A 4 LP's + EP on black Vinyl pressing would be great !
hellblau67 Jul 13, 2024
This absolutely needs to be rerelased on vinyl! If the Teardrop Explodes, who've released a mere two albums in their lifetime, can get a 7 lp vinyl box set, why not the Banshees?
Not a big fan of the minimalist artwork, though.
DJ_Imperium Mar 21, 2023
Still waiting on a re-release of this awesome collection. *fingers crossed*
TerpMichael Mar 18, 2021
I would love to see a vinyl reissue of this. I hate having to resort to spotify to listen listen doe to the absurd scalper pricing for the 3 coaster set.
Simoom Mar 3, 2020
Edited 5 years ago

Why has this become so expensive while The Cure's Dots is still easy to grab ? I have this box but a comprehensive singles collection should be released, a box like Morrissey or Sugarcubes or Cocteau Twins did. Thin cases or cardboard with artwork. I demand ! I made my own CDs + prints, to be able to wait for this day !!
rorymc99 Apr 16, 2018
Time for a reissue of this, maybe in reduced packaging like a bookset (like The Cure reissue of The Dots etc)? Prices are crazy and these songs should be put back in print.