From The Top Of The Sky To The Place Below

Twelve inches of Siouxsie & The Banshees to start the week.

I realised with horror that the only previous Siouxsie selection to appear here was in September 2021, recreating the gig that I attended in 1988. Time to make up for lost time!

The nine songs featured here are a mish-mash of official 12" versions and bootlegs that have appeared in the 21st Century, either physically or digitally.

I think all of the extended versions featured here manage not to outstay their welcome and work pretty well as a collection. As ever, you'll be the judge of that!

1) Desert Kisses (Black Sand Extension) (2010)

2) This Wheel's On Fire (Incendiary Mix) (Cover of Bob Dylan & The Band) (1987)

3) Fireworks (12" Version) (1982)

4) Shadowtime (Eclipse Mix) (1991)

5) Cities In Dust (Extended 12" Version) (2007)

6) Red Over White (Re-Recorded Single Version) (1984)

7) Slowdive (12" Version) (1982)

8) Dear Prudence (McDoC Evo-XR Remix) (Cover of The Beatles) (2002)

9) Song From The Edge Of The World (Columbus Mix) (1987)

1982: Fireworks EP: 3

1982: Slowdive EP: 7

1984: The Thorn EP: 6

1987: Song From The Edge Of The World EP: 9

1987: This Wheel's On Fire EP: 2

1991: Shadowtime EP: 4

2002: Dear Prudence EP (bootleg MP3): 8

2007: Rare Twelve Inch Collection (Czech Republic bootleg 2x 12"): 5

2010: Extensions Volume 1: A Collection Of New Wave Remixes By Black Sand (bootleg MP3): 1

From The Top Of The Sky To The Place Below (58:24) (GD) (M)

For more Siouxsie & The Banshees magnificence, try my previous selection Peepshow, Creepshow.