The Peel Sessions (Siouxsie and the Banshees)

{{Infobox album

| name = The Peel Sessions

| type = ep

| artist = Siouxsie and the Banshees

| cover = SiouxsieandtheBanshees_ThePeelSessions_1987.jpg

| alt =

| released = 24 February 1987

| recorded = 29 November 1977

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk, post-punk

| length =

| label = Strange Fruit

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Peel Sessions (The Second Session)

| next_year = 1989

}}

The first EP, The Peel Sessions, was released in 1987 by record label Strange Fruit. It features recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 5 December 1977, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 29 November 1977. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast.

The EP entered on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 95.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17098/siouxsie-and-the-banshees/ |title=UK Charts Siouxsie and the Banshees |publisher= Officialcharts.com |accessdate=1 October 2017}}

{{track listing

| all_writing =

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Love in a Void

| length1 = 2:39

| title2 = Mirage

| length2 = 2:40

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Metal Postcard

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Suburban Relapse

| length2 = 3:05

}}

Personnel taken from The Peel Sessions liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Peel Sessions |others=Siouxsie and the Banshees |date=1987 |type=EP liner notes}}

Siouxsie and the Banshees

• Siouxsie – vocals
• Steven Severin – bass guitar
• John McKay – guitar
• Kenny Morris – drums

Production

• Tony Wilson – production

{{Infobox album

| name = The Peel Sessions (The Second Session)

| type = ep

| artist = Siouxsie and the Banshees

| cover = SiouxsieandtheBanshees_ThePeelSessions_1989.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1988

| recorded = 6 February 1978

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-punk

| length =

| label = Strange Fruit

| producer =

| prev_title = The Peel Sessions

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

The second EP, also titled The Peel Sessions, was released in 1988 by Strange Fruit. It features the recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 23 February 1978, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 6 February 1978. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast. The version of "Hong Kong Garden" is the only early studio recording on which the oriental hook is played on glockenspiel. The session also includes a version of "Overground" featuring a Hammond organ motif.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

{{track listing

| all_writing =

| headline = Side A

| title1 =Hong Kong Garden

| length1 = 2:41

| title2 = Overground

| length2 = 3:10

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Carcass

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Helter Skelter

| length2 = 3:30

}}

Personnel taken from The Peel Sessions (The Second Session) liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Peel Sessions (The Second Session) |others=Siouxsie and the Banshees |date=1988 |type=EP liner notes}}

Siouxsie and the Banshees

• Siouxsie – lead vocals
• Steve Severin – bass guitar, vocals
• Kenny Morris – drums, vocals
• John McKay – guitar, vocals

Production

• Tony Wilson – production

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