Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

released ''The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees'' in 2002 as the first reissue of the

Siouxsie and the Banshees 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'' magazine in ...

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back-catalogue. The most successful singles of the band were presented in a non-chronological order.

Content

This best-of includes an unreleased track "Dizzy" (re-edited), only available on this CD; it was recorded in late 1994. The original version of "Dizzy" was included on a one track CD sold at the '' Seven Year Itch'' concerts of 2002. "Dizzy" would later feature in the film ''

Notes on a Scandal ''Notes on a Scandal'' (''What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal'' in the U.S.) is a 2003 novel by Zoë Heller. It is about a female teacher at a London comprehensive school who begins an affair with an minor (law), underage pupil. Heller sai ...

''. ''The Best of'' also includes for the first time the complete version of "

This Wheel's on Fire "This Wheel's on Fire" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko. It was originally recorded by Dylan and the Band during their 1967 sessions, portions of which (including this song) comprised the 1975 album, '' The Basement Tapes''. The B ...

" with no fade out in the end. Also, The Mark Saunders Mix of " Stargazer" was used instead of the original album version. All except for two of the tracks had previously been included on ''

Once Upon a Time/The Singles ''Once Upon a Time/The Singles'' is Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1981 compilation album featuring the band's UK single releases to date. The album featured several songs that had been released as singles yet had not appeared on any of the Bansh ...

'' and ''

Twice Upon a Time - The Singles Twice (; Japanese language, Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, ...

'', although there were some minor differences in song versions on this collection. The double CD edition also contains many

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

es and an unreleased extended version of a non-album single from 1987, "

Song from the Edge of the World "Song from the Edge of the World" is a song written and performed by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as a stand-alone single in 1987. The song had been premiered live in the UK during an appearance at the WOMAD Fest ...

". The bonus DVD includes music videos for all the featured songs on the main disc excluding "Dizzy".

Release and reception

''The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees'' was released on 12 November 2002. It was issued in three editions; single disc, double CD and ''Sound & Vision'' double CD +

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(the latter version was released in 2004 and re-issued on 1 October 2007). Singer

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selected the compilation in his 12 "favourite albums", explaining he discovered it during his formative years. "My friend gave me the ''Best Of'' album, and through college I just listened to it a lot: '

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

', '

Dear Prudence "Dear Prudence" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles'' (also known as "the White Album"). The song was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Written in R ...

', ' Hong Kong Garden', ' Peek-a-Boo'. ..

Siouxsie Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957), known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. She was the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released 11 ...

, for me, was very easy to listen to. Plus, the songs are super hooky". Upon its release, ''

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'' reviewed the compilation as "adventurous, sumptuous, and contagious pop".

Track listing

;Disc one # "

" (1983) # " Hong Kong Garden" (1978) # "

Cities in Dust "Cities in Dust" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their seventh studio album, '' Tinderbox'' (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album's lead single. Background and composition "Cities in Dust" is a ...

" (1985) # " Peek-a-Boo" (1988) # "

Happy House "Happy House" is a song written by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin and recorded by their band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as a single in March 1980 by record label Polydor, then later included on the band's third album, ''Kaleid ...

" (1980) # " Kiss Them for Me" (1991) # " Face to Face" (1992) # "Dizzy" (1995) # "

" (1980) # "

Christine Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

" (1980) # " Spellbound" (1981) # " Stargazer" (1995) # " Arabian Knights" (1981) # "

The Killing Jar "The Killing Jar" is a song written, produced and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in 1988 as the second single from the band's ninth studio album, ''Peepshow''. Music and reception The song is an uptem ...

" (1988) # "

" (1987) ;Disc two # "Spellbound" ''(extended 12" #2 version)'' # "

" ''(Columbus mix)'' # "Kiss Them for Me" ''(Kathak #2 mix)'' # "Peek-a-Boo" ''(Silver Dollar mix)'' # "The Killing Jar" ''(Lepidopteristic mix)'' # "Cities in Dust" ''(Eruption mix)'' # "

Dazzle Dazzle may refer to: * Glare (vision), difficulty seeing in the presence of bright light * Dazzle (fabric), a type of polyester fabric * ''Dazzle'' (manga), a Japanese manga series by Minari Endoh * "Dazzle" (song), a song by Siouxsie & the Ban ...

" ''(Glamour mix)'' # "Stargazer" ''(Mambo Sun remix)'' # "Face to Face" ''(Catatonic mix)'' ;DVD # "Dear Prudence" # "Hong Kong Garden" # "Cities in Dust" # "Peek-a-Boo" # "Happy House" # "Kiss Them for Me" # "Face to Face" # "Israel" # "Christine" # "Spellbound" # "Stargazer" # "Arabian Knights" # "The Killing Jar" # "This Wheel's on Fire" A 2 cd + 1 dvd ''Deluxe : sound & vision'' edition was released in June 2004 in a long box. It was re-issued in a digipack format in October 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees, The 2002 video albums Music video compilation albums Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Polydor Records compilation albums Geffen Records compilation albums Polydor Records video albums