The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees (Deluxe Edition 2 CDs+DVD) [Import]

Siouxsie & The Banshees | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B000244PQY
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,733 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dear Prudence

2. Hong Kong Garden

3. Cities in Dust

4. Peek-A-Boo

5. Happy House

6. Kiss Them for Me

7. Face to Face

8. Dizzy

9. Israel

10. Christine

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Spellbound [Extended 12" Version]

2. Song from the Edge of the World [Columbus Mix]

3. Kiss Them for Me [Kathak #2 Mix]

4. Peek-A-Boo [Silver Dollar Mix]

5. The Killing Jar [Lepidopteristic Mix]

6. Cities in the Dust [Eruption Mix]

7. Dazzle [Glamour Mix]

8. Stargazer [Mambo Sun Remix]

9. Face to Face [Catatonic Mix]

Editorial Reviews

2007 reissue of the deluxe three disc (two CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) Sound & Vision collection from the veteran New Wave/Goth outfit. Disc One features 15 of the band's biggest singles while Disc Two includes nine rare and deleted remixes including 'Spellbound' (Extended 12 Inch Version), 'Kiss Them For Me' (Kathak #2 Mix), 'Peek-A-Boo' (Silver Dollar Mix), and 'Face To Face' (Catatonic Mix). The third disc, a DVD, features 14 of the band's classic promo videos. Polydor. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the way it is done!, September 8, 2004

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Stuart "stuart_377" (Big Apple, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees (Deluxe Edition 2 CDs+DVD) (Audio CD)

Having just seen Siouxsie in concert in NY just a few days ago (a fabulous concert where both "Banshees" and "the Creatures" material was played), I was itching to get my hands on this collection. And so, like clockwork, I picked up my copy of this release as soon as it hit the streets yesterday (Sept 07, 2004).

Most of you may already know that a Siouxsie and the Banshees "best of" collection was released earlier this year (there is a single CD and a double CD version to choose from). The second CD is primarily extended versions of the original tracks. I think most of the remixes are from the same time as the original tracks (in other words, most - if not all - of these are not new remixes). And, thankfully, the remixes are very good (some die-hard purists may disagree).

This deluxe edition contains the very same two CDs from the "best of" release so, I will not go in to reviewing the songs most of you are already familiar with. For those who are not, I would suggest you read the reviews of the best of 2 CD set.

What is different here is the inclusion of a DVD disc that contains a career spanning 14 Siouxsie and the Banshees videos. The video and sound quality are great. This is a piece of music history and I strongly recommend you buy this release. ***A WORD OF CAUTION - THIS IS AN IMPORT VERSION FROM ENGLAND AND THE DVD IS REGION 0/PAL*** For those of us in the USA this means we either need to own a "multi-region" DVD player with a PAL/NTSC converter or be content with seeing it on our computer screens (if you have a DVD player installed in your computer).

I am not sure if a US version of this deluxe edition is in the works. As far as I was concerned, since I can play the DVD on my player I did not want to risk there not being a US version and also losing the chance of buying what could end up being a limited release.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile for "Arabian Knights", December 4, 2004

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bansheedd (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees (Deluxe Edition 2 CDs+DVD) (Audio CD)

Despite being a completist where anything Siouxsie is concerned, I was hesitant about buying this, since I already had the CDs and most of the videos (on the Once Upon a Time and Twice Upon a Time VHS compilations).

I finally had to get it when I heard that "Arabian Knights" was the rarely seen original version, before it was re-edited for the official video. It's horribly/wonderfully kitsch, and I can see why the band kept it buried for two decades, but I'm glad to have it. Grab it now, it probably won't be on subsequent DVD releases.

The videos look and sound great after years of watching worn-out tapes. The CDs are unnecessary, and the "best of" title on a lazy selection of singles is still infuriating, but it's a nice little package for collectors.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Siousxie DVD, June 21, 2005

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Andrew Kendig "Andy X" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees (Deluxe Edition 2 CDs+DVD) (Audio CD)

I love this collection with the dvd! The only thing missing is the video for "The Passenger". Why is that not on here? The song isn't even on the CD's!