Siouxsie and the Banshees B-Sides Come To Vinyl
Originally released in 2004, ‘Downside Up’ is a chronologically sequenced collection of cuts from 1978 to 1995.
Siouxsie and the Banshees’ B-sides collection Downside Up will be released on vinyl for the first time as a 5LP boxset and also as a 3CD set. Originally released in 2004, the chronologically sequenced collection of cuts from 1978 to 1995 highlights the more experimental side of the daring band. Downside Up is out November 20.
Speaking on the reissue, Siouxsie Sioux says: “Listening again in 2026 to the beautifully remastered reissue on its vinyl debut, it made me wonder how we even managed to do all these amidst the relentless touring and recording yet they still stand the test of time. Of course some are more successful than others but they are what they are because of the ‘needs must’ situation. The idea was always to be loose and experimental and rise to the challenge, a welcome break to record without the normal pressure and restraints of albums and singles…Long live the B sides.”
This new version of the collection has been remastered from the original tape sources and cut to lacquer by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Both formats of Downside Up contain detailed booklets, 68 pages for the CD, 32 pages for the LP set, featuring an introduction by Sioux, song lyrics, and commentary from founder members Sioux and Steven Severin, and additional imagery drawn from their original single sleeve artwork.
The fourth CD in the original set, the four-track The Thorn, is being lined up for a stand-alone reissue. The two live tracks that were included on the CD single of “O Baby” have been removed to reinforce the studio-only nature of the set.
Speaking about Downside Up at the time of its release, Sioux said, “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time. To me, the B-sides are very spontaneous. The singles are very definite; we know what their purpose is for, but the B-sides I always think allow something spontaneous to happen to complement the A-sides.”
