Editing Siouxsie and the Banshees (section)

== History ==

=== Formation (1976–1977) ===
Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin met at a [[Roxy Music]] concert in September 1975, at a time when [[glam rock]] had faded and there was nothing new coming through with which they could identify.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=27}} From February 1976, Siouxsie, Severin and some friends began to follow an unsigned band, the [[Sex Pistols]].{{sfn|Johns|1989|p=13}} Journalist [[Caroline Coon]] dubbed them the "[[Bromley Contingent]]", as most of them came from the [[Bromley]] area of south-east London, a label Severin came to despise. "There was no such thing, it was just a bunch of people drawn together by the way they felt and they looked".{{sfn|Johns|1989|p=13}} They were all inspired by the Sex Pistols and their uncompromising attitude.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=48}} When they learned that one of the bands scheduled to play the [[100 Club Punk Festival]], organised by Sex Pistols manager [[Malcolm McLaren]], was pulling out from the bill at the last minute, Siouxsie suggested that she and Severin play, even though they had no band name or additional members.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=49}} Two days later, the pair appeared at the festival held in London on 20 September 1976. With two borrowed musicians at their side, [[Marco Pirroni]] on guitar and [[Sid Vicious]] on drums, their set consisted of a 20-minute improvisation based on "[[The Lord's Prayer]]".{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=53–54}}

The band intended to split up after the gig, but they were asked to play again. Over the next few months, Siouxsie and Severin recruited drummer [[Kenny Morris (musician)|Kenny Morris]] and guitarist Peter Fenton.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=54–55}} After playing several gigs in early 1977, they realised that Fenton did not fit in because he was "a real rock guitarist". [[John McKay (guitarist)|John McKay]] took his place in July.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=57}} Their first live appearance on television took place in November on [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] (based in [[Manchester]]), on [[Tony Wilson]]'s TV show ''[[So It Goes (TV series)|So It Goes]]''. In that month they also recorded their first [[John Peel]] session for BBC radio, in which they premiered a new song, "Metal Postcard"; this introduced a "[[motorik]] austerity" in the drum patterns,<ref>{{citation |last=Cairns |first=Dan |title=I didn't get permission – I just went ahead and did it |work=The Sunday Times|date=26 August 2007}}</ref> along with "space in the sound" and "serrated guitars".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Stubbs |first=David |title=Siouxsie and the Banshees ''At the BBC'' [review] |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |date=July 2009 |quote=the very first group to make the transition from punk's stage invasion to the more developed theatre of post-punk. You can hear it in the 1977 Peel sessions here, on "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)" – the space in the sound, the serrated guitars.}}</ref> The band described their music as "cold, machine-like and passionate at the same time". When they appeared on the cover of ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' magazine, [[Vivien Goldman]] wrote: "they sound like a 21st century industrial plant".<ref name="Sounds">{{cite journal |last=Goldman |first=Vivien |date=3 December 1977 |title=New Music – Siouxsie Sioux Who R U? |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]}}</ref>

=== ''The Scream'' and ''Join Hands'' (1978–1979) ===
The band sold out venues in London in early 1978,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morley |first=Paul |title=A World Domination By 1984 Special |journal=[[NME]] |issue=14 January 1978 |quote=They hold the house record at the Vortex. They sold out The Nashville two nights running.}}</ref> but still had problems getting the right recording contract that could give them "complete artistic control".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Thrills |first=Adrian |title=Complete Control: Siouxsie in Wonderland |journal=NME |issue=24 June 1978 |quote=If it's our material, we want to have control over what is put out, how it is put out... the packaging and God knows what else.}}</ref> [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] offered this guarantee and signed them in June. Their first single, "[[Hong Kong Garden (song)|Hong Kong Garden]]", featuring a [[xylophone]] motif, reached the top 10 in the UK shortly after. An ''[[NME]]'' review hailed it as "a bright, vivid narrative, something like snapshots from the window of a speeding Japanese train, power charged by the most original, intoxicating guitar playing I heard in a long, long time".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rambali |first=Paul |title="Hong Kong Garden" review |journal=NME |issue=19 August 1978}}</ref>

The band released their debut album, ''[[The Scream (album)|The Scream]]'', in November 1978. [[Nick Kent]] of ''NME'' said of the record: "The band sounds like some unique hybrid of [[the Velvet Underground]] mated with much of the ingenuity of ''[[Tago Mago]]''-era [[Can (band)|Can]], if any parallel can be drawn". At the end of the article, he added this remark: "Certainly, the traditional three-piece sound has never been used in a more unorthodox fashion with such stunning results".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Nick Kent |title=Bansheed! What's in an Image? |journal=NME |issue=26 August 1978}}</ref>

The Banshees' second album, ''[[Join Hands]]'', was released in 1979. In ''[[Melody Maker]]'', [[Jon Savage]] described "Poppy Day" as "a short, powerful evocation of the Great War graveyards",<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jon Savage |title=A Scream in a Vacuum [''Join Hands'' review] |journal=[[Melody Maker]] |issue=1 September 1979}}</ref> and ''[[Record Mirror]]'' described the whole record as a dangerous work that "should be heard".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gurr |first=Ronnie |title=''Join Hands'' review |journal=[[Record Mirror]] |issue=1 September 1979}}</ref> The Banshees embarked on a major tour to promote the album. A few dates into the tour in September, Morris and McKay left an in-store signing after an argument and quit the band.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=81–82}} In need of replacements to fulfil tour dates, the Banshees' manager called drummer Budgie, formerly with [[the Slits]], and asked him to audition. Budgie was hired, but Siouxsie and Severin had no success auditioning guitarists.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=93–94}} [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] of [[the Cure]] offered his services in case they could not find a guitarist (his group were already the support band on the tour); having already seen too many "rock virtuosos", the band accepted his assistance.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=94–95}} The tour resumed in September; after the last concert, Smith returned to the Cure.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=97–98}}

=== ''Kaleidoscope'', ''Juju'' and ''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'' (1980–1982) ===
Budgie became a permanent member, and the band entered the studios to record the single "[[Happy House]]" with guitarist [[John McGeoch]], then still a member of [[Magazine (band)|Magazine]]. Their third album, ''[[Kaleidoscope (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Kaleidoscope]]'', released in 1980, saw the Banshees exploring new musical territories with the use of other instruments like synthesizers, sitars and drum machines. The group initially had a concept of making each song sound completely different, without regard to whether or not the material could be performed in concert.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=101}} ''Melody Maker'' described the result as "a kaleidoscope of sound and imagery, new forms, and content, flashing before our eyes".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Paulo Hewitt |title=Siouxsie's sketches |journal=Melody Maker |issue=26 July 1980}}</ref> ''Kaleidoscope'' was a commercial success, peaking at number 5 on the UK albums chart. This line-up, featuring McGeoch on guitar, toured the United States for the first time in support of the album, playing their first shows in New York City in November 1980.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=259}}

[[File:Siouxsie and the banshees 1981's line-up with John McGeoch.jpg|right|thumb|Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1981, left to right: [[Budgie (musician)|Budgie]], Siouxsie, Steven Severin and [[John McGeoch]]]]
For ''[[Juju (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Juju]]'' (1981), the band took a different approach and practised the songs in concert first before recording them.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=105}} ''Juju'', according to Severin, became an unintentional concept album that "drew on darker elements". ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' hailed it as "intriguing, intense, brooding and powerfully atmospheric".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Betty Page |title=''Juju'' review |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |issue=27 June 1981}}</ref> The album later peaked at number 7 on the UK albums chart and became one of their biggest sellers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17098/siouxsie-and-the-banshees/ |title=Siouxsie & the Banshees – Official Charts |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> McGeoch's guitar contributions on ''Juju'' were later praised by [[Johnny Marr]] of [[the Smiths]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Johnny Marr Top Ten Guitarists |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=November 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showpost.php?p=991889&postcount=2 |title=Johnny Marr Top Ten Guitarists |date=12 October 2008 |publisher=Morrissey-solo.com |access-date=1 November 2011}}</ref>

During the 1981 accompanying tour, Siouxsie and Budgie became a couple.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=110–11}} At the same time, they also began a drum-and-voice duo called [[the Creatures]], releasing their first [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Wild Things (EP)|Wild Things]]''.

The Banshees followed in 1982 with the [[psychedelic rock|psychedelic]] ''[[A Kiss in the Dreamhouse]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-we-were-losing-our-minds-2572 |title=Siouxsie And The Banshees: "We were losing our minds" |first=Garry |last=Mulholland |publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd |work=uncut.co.uk |date=November 2012}}</ref> The record, featuring strings on several numbers, was an intentional contrast to their previous work, with Severin later describing it as a "sexy album".{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=124}} The British press greeted it enthusiastically.<ref name="Sutherland">{{cite journal |author=Steve Sutherland |title=Awakening Dreams [''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'' review] |journal=Melody Maker |issue=6 November 1982 |quote=Dreamhouse is an intoxicating achievement}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Jim Reid |title=''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'' review |journal=Record Mirror |issue=6 November 1982 |quote=This is a very fine pop record.}}</ref> [[Richard Cook (journalist)|Richard Cook]] finished his ''NME'' review with this sentence: "I promise...this music will take your breath away".<ref name="Cook">{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Richard |url=http://www.rocksbackpages.com/article.html?ArticleID=123 |title=A kiss in the Dreamhouse review  |date=6 November 1982|access-date=1 October 2012 |work=NME |publisher=[[Rock's Backpages]] (subscription required)}}</ref> At that time, McGeoch was struggling with alcohol problems, and was hospitalised on his return to a promotional trip from [[Madrid]]. The band fired him shortly thereafter.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=126–27}} Severin asked Robert Smith to take over guitarist duties again; Smith accepted and rejoined the group in November 1982.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=129}}

=== ''Hyæna'', ''Tinderbox'' and ''Through the Looking Glass'' (1983–1987) ===
During 1983, the band members worked on several side projects; Siouxsie and Budgie composed the first Creatures album, ''[[Feast (The Creatures album)|Feast]]'', while Severin and Smith recorded as [[the Glove]]. Smith then insisted on documenting his time with the Banshees, so the group released a [[cover version]] of [[the Beatles]]' "[[Dear Prudence#Cover versions|Dear Prudence]]" in September 1983. It became their biggest UK hit, reaching number 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart|Singles Chart]].{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=137, 143}} They also released a live double album and video, ''[[Nocturne (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Nocturne]]'', and completed their sixth studio album, ''[[Hyæna]]''.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=134}} Shortly before its release in May 1984, Smith left the group, citing health issues due to an overloaded schedule, being in two bands at once.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=142–43}}

With ex-[[Clock DVA]] guitarist [[John Valentine Carruthers]] replacing Smith, the Banshees then reworked four numbers from their repertoire, augmented by a string section, for ''[[The Thorn (EP)|The Thorn]]'' EP. ''NME'' praised the project: "The power of a classical orchestra is the perfect foil for the band's grindingly insistent sounds".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mark Jenkins |title=''The Thorn'' review |journal=NME |issue=25 October 1984}}</ref> The new Banshees line-up spent much of 1985 working on a new record, ''[[Tinderbox (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Tinderbox]]''. The group finished the song "[[Cities in Dust]]" before the album, so they rushed its release as a single prior to their longest tour of the UK.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=154}} ''Tinderbox'' was released in April 1986. ''Sounds'' magazine said: "''Tinderbox'' is a refreshing slant on the Banshees' disturbing perspective and restores their vivid shades to pop's pale palette".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kevin Murphy |title=Pop's Royal Couple? |journal=Sounds |issue=5 May 1986}}</ref> Due to the length of time spent working on ''Tinderbox'', the group desired spontaneity and decided to record an album of cover songs, ''[[Through the Looking Glass (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Through the Looking Glass]]'', in 1987.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=158}} ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine later praised their version of "[[Strange Fruit]]".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Music Is Love! 15 Tracks That Changed The World |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=June 2007 |volume=163}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1750&year=2007 |title=Covers archive |work=Mojo |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616154310/http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1750&year=2007 |archive-date=16 June 2013}}</ref> After the album's release, the band realised Carruthers was no longer fitting in and decided to work on new material as a trio.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=162–63}}

=== ''Peepshow'' (1988–1990) ===
Following a lengthy break, the band recruited multi-instrumentalist [[Martin McCarrick]] and guitarist [[Jon Klein (musician)|Jon Klein]]. The quintet recorded ''[[Peepshow (album)|Peepshow]]'' in 1988, with non-traditional rock instrumentation including cello and [[accordion]]. ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine praised the album in its 5-star review: "''Peepshow'' takes place in some distorted fairground of the mind where weird and wonderful shapes loom".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mark Cooper |title=Peepshow Siouxsie and the banshees [review] |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=September 1988}}</ref> The first single, "[[Peek-a-Boo (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Peek-a-Boo]]", was seen by critics as a "brave move" with horns and dance elements.<ref name="Peek"/> ''Sounds'' wrote: "The snare gets slapped, Siouxsie's voice meanders all around your head and it all comes magically together".<ref name="Peek">{{cite journal |last=Kane |first=Peter |title=single of the week (Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peek-a-Boo) |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |date=23 July 1988}}</ref> "Peek-a-Boo" was their first real breakthrough in the United States.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-p125670/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Siouxsie and the Banshees – awards [Billboard] |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022011223/http://allmusic.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-p125670/charts-awards/billboard-singles |archive-date=22 October 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> After the tour, the band decided to take a break, with Siouxsie and Budgie recording as the Creatures and releasing their most critically acclaimed album,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morton |first=Roger |title=Peek-A-Boom [''Boomerang'' review] |journal=NME |issue=11 November 1989 |quote=A rich and unsettling landscape of [[exotica]]}}</ref> ''[[Boomerang (The Creatures album)|Boomerang]]'', and Severin and McCarrick working on material together.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=188–89}}

=== ''Superstition'', ''The Rapture'' and break-up (1991–1999) ===
In 1991, Siouxsie and the Banshees returned with the single "[[Kiss Them for Me (song)|Kiss Them for Me]]", mixing strings over a dance rhythm laced with [[exotica]]. The group collaborated with the then unknown Indian [[tabla]] player [[Talvin Singh]], who also sang during the bridge. The single received glowing reviews<ref name="Kiss">{{cite journal |author=The Stud Brothers |title=Single of the week (Kiss them for me by siouxsie and the Banshees) |journal=Melody Maker |issue=18 May 1991 |quote=Sublime, [...] It doesn't just groove, [...] It floats almost imperceptibly to its ecstatic climax, each sweet verse and saccharin chorus a tantalising hint of what's to come.}}</ref> and later peaked at number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], allowing them to reach a new audience.<ref name="AllMusic"/> The album ''[[Superstition (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Superstition]]'' followed shortly afterwards, and the group toured the US as second headliners of the inaugural [[Lollapalooza]] tour. The following year, the Banshees were asked to compose "[[Face to Face (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Face to Face]]" as a single for the film ''[[Batman Returns]]'', at director [[Tim Burton]]'s request.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=208}}

In 1993, the Banshees recorded new songs based on string arrangements, and then played them in festivals abroad. On their return home, they hired former Velvet Underground member [[John Cale]] to produce the rest of the record.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=216}} Released in 1995, ''[[The Rapture (album)|The Rapture]]'' was described by ''Melody Maker'' as "a fascinating, transcontinental journey through danger and exotica".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Cathi Unsworth |title=Baby, Come back |journal=Melody Maker |issue=14 January 1995}}</ref> A few weeks after its release, Polydor dropped the band from its roster{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=224}} and Klein was replaced on the band's last tour in 1995 by ex-[[The Psychedelic Furs|Psychedelic Furs]] guitarist [[Knox Chandler]]. In April 1996, the Banshees disbanded after 20 years of working together.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Split in the Dreamhouse |journal=Melody Maker |issue=13 April 1996}}</ref> Siouxsie and Budgie announced that they would carry on recording as the Creatures. In 1999, they released the album ''[[Anima Animus]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Anima Animus'' review |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=13 February 1999 |quote=hypnotic and inventive}}</ref>

=== 2000s–present ===
In 2002, [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] kicked off the band's [[Audio mastering|remastered]] back catalogue by releasing ''[[The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees]]''. In April, Siouxsie, Severin, Budgie and Chandler reunited briefly for the Seven Year Itch tour, which spawned ''[[The Seven Year Itch (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|The Seven Year Itch]]'' live album and DVD in 2003. The day after their last concert in Tokyo, Japan, Siouxsie and Budgie stayed in town on their own and entered a recording studio as the Creatures. Their fourth and final studio album, ''[[Hái!]]'', came out a few months later.{{Sfn|Paytress|2003|p=124}}

On 4 March 2004, McGeoch died in his sleep after an epileptic seizure, at the age of 48.{{sfn|Sullivan-Burke|2022}} Siouxsie and Budgie had talked about inviting him to guest with them on stage, before hearing the news.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecreatures.com/creatures/?view=94&offset=0&length=5  |title=Some Words for John |publisher=Thecreatures.com |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=2 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606174449/http://www.thecreatures.com/creatures/?view=94&offset=0&length=5 |archive-date=6 June 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November of the same year, ''[[Downside Up]]'', a [[box set]] that collected all of the Banshees' B-sides and ''The Thorn'' EP, was released. ''[[The Times]]'' wrote in its review: "here is a group that never filled B-sides with inferior, throwaway tracks. Rather they saw them as an outlet for some of their most radical and challenging work".<ref name="Times-04c">{{cite news |author=Nigel Williamson |title=Siouxsie & the Banshees |newspaper=The Times |date=27 November 2004}}</ref>

In 2006, the band's first four records were remastered and compiled with previously unreleased bonus tracks. Several recordings made for the John Peel radio show from 1978 to 1986 were also compiled on the CD ''[[Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions]]''. [[AllMusic]] described the first session as "a fiery statement of intent" and qualified the other performances as "excellent".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r930113 |title=Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions |website=AllMusic |access-date= 19 May 2010}}</ref> Eleven years after the split of the Banshees, Siouxsie released her debut solo album ''[[Mantaray (album)|Mantaray]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3667850/Siouxsie-Sioux-strikes-out-alone.html  |first=Helen |last=Brown|title=Siouxsie Sioux strikes out alone|publisher=The Telegraph|date=13 September 2007|accessdate=10 April 2009}}</ref> The second batch of the remasters, concerning the band's 1982–1986 era, was issued in April 2009. It included four other reissues (including ''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'' from 1982).<ref name="Sutherland"/><ref name="Cook"/> The ''[[At the BBC (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|At the BBC]]'' box set, containing a DVD with all of the band's UK live television performances and three CDs with in-concert recordings, was also released in June of the same year.

In April 2014, their debut single "Hong Kong Garden" was reissued on double [[7-inch]] vinyl. It was announced that this would be part of a three-year plan with Universal. In late October, their last four studio albums (1987's ''Through the Looking Glass'', 1988's ''Peepshow'', 1991's ''Superstition'' and 1995's ''The Rapture'') were reissued on CD in remastered versions with bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2014/08/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-relaunch-archival-campaign-new-reissues-due-out-in-october/ |title=Siouxsie and the Banshees relaunch archival campaign, new reissues due out in October |publisher=Consequenceofsound |date=22 August 2014 |access-date= 1 September 2014}}</ref> Siouxsie and Severin curated a compilation CD called ''It's a Wonderfull Life'' for the monthly magazine ''Mojo'', issued in September with Siouxsie on the front cover.<ref name="Life">{{cite web |url=http://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/MOJOSiouxsie |title=Siouxsie on the cover of Mojo November 2014 |publisher=Greatmagazines |date=25 September 2014 |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204174832/http://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/MOJOSiouxsie |url-status=dead}}</ref> On this CD, the pair honoured several composers of film and classical music that had inspired them.<ref>{{citation |title=A journey into sound compiled for Mojo by Siouxsie and Steven Severin |work=Mojo |date=November 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, after releasing another compilation called ''Spellbound: The Collection'', which included a selection of singles, album tracks and B-sides such as "[[Tattoo (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Tattoo]]", the band reissued 1979's ''Join Hands'' on vinyl for [[Record Store Day]], with different cover artwork.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://louderthanwar.com/siouxsie-the-banshees-join-hands-record-store-day-2015-reissue/ |title=Siouxsie & The Banshees 'Join Hands' – Record Store Day 2015 reissue… |publisher=louderthanwar.com |date=10 March 2015 |access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>

A vinyl reissue series on Polydor of all of the band's albums, remastered from the original ¼" tapes in 2018 by Miles Showell and cut at half speed at [[Abbey Road Studios]], began in August 2018. The eleven studio albums were reissued on black vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/s/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-e391454b-12ce-4714-a030-03be62edf747/format/lp?_=1607223168257&artist_id=49042 |title=Vinyl Repress Siouxsie and the Banshees |publisher=Roughtrade.com|access-date=23 October 2020}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://store.udiscovermusic.com/artist.html?a=siouxsie_and_the_banshees |title=Europe & UK Vinyl Siouxsie and the Banshees |publisher=udiscovermusic.com |access-date=23 October 2020}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/search.php?search=siouxsie |title=Vinyls Siouxsie and the Banshees |publisher=Piccadillyrecords.com|access-date=23 October 2020}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/search?a=Siouxsie+and+the+Banshees |title=Vinyls Siouxsie and the Banshees |publisher=Banquetrecords.com|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> 

A 10 track compilation titled ''[[All Souls (album)|All Souls]]'' was released in 2022. The album's track list was curated by Siouxsie and features "[[Spellbound (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Spellbound]]" (licensed for [[Stranger Things (season 4)|season four]] of series ''[[Stranger Things]]''), "[[Fireworks (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Fireworks]]", "Peek-a-Boo", plus album tracks and rarities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-all-souls-301620548.html|title=Siouxsie and the Banshees announce ''All Souls'' - press release|publisher=Prnewswire|date=2022-09-08|access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref> It was released on black vinyl,<ref name=soul>{{cite web|url=https://platenzaak.nl/products/all-souls-lp?_pos=1&_sid=e0a305fe4|title=''All Souls'' (black vinyl for the Netherlands and Europe) Siouxsie and the Banshees|publisher=platenzaak.nl|access-date=2022-09-08}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://thesoundofvinyl.us/products/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-all-souls|title=''All Souls'' (black vinyl for the US) Siouxsie and the Banshees|publisher=Thesoundofvinyl US|date=2022-09-08|access-date=2022-09-08}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/siouxsie-and-the-banshees/all-souls|title=''All Souls'' (UK black vinyl) Siouxsie and the Banshees|publisher=Roughtrade.com UK|date=2022-09-08|access-date=2022-09-08}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/all-souls-(1)|title=''All Souls'' (black vinyl for the UK) Siouxsie and the Banshees|publisher=Hmv.com|date=2022-09-08|access-date=2022-09-08}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.amoeba.com/all-souls-lp-siouxsie-the-banshees/albums/4298394/|title=''All Souls'' (U.S. black vinyl) Siouxsie and the Banshees|publisher=Amoeba.com|date=2022-09-08|access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref> and orange vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shop.udiscovermusic.com/products/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-all-souls-limited-edition-lp|title=''All Souls'' Orange vinyl |publisher=Udiscovermusic.com|access-date=2023-10-31}}</ref> In 2023 ''The Rapture'' was reissued on double colored vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rapture-VINYL-Siouxsie-Banshees/dp/B0CH3VGM3X |title= Siouxsie and the Banshees ''The Rapture'' translucent turquoise double vinyl - UK |publisher=Amazon UK|access-date=18 September 2023}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.fnac.com/a18555832/Siouxsie-and-the-Banshees-The-Rapture-Edition-Limitee-Exclusivite-Fnac-Vinyle-Turquoise-Vinyle-album |title= Siouxsie and the Banshees ''The Rapture'' translucent turquoise double vinyl 2023 - Europe|publisher=Fnac|access-date=18 September 2023}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://www.rockbox.co.uk/shop/siouxie-the-banshees-the-rapture-national-album-day-2023/|title= Siouxsie and the Banshees ''The Rapture'' translucent turquoise double vinyl -UK |publisher=Rockbox.co.uk|access-date=18 September 2023}}<br />{{cite web|url=
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In October 2024 ''Through the Looking Glass'' including "[[The Passenger (song)#Siouxsie and the Banshees version|The Passenger]]", was reissued on crystal clear vinyl with new artwork featuring a mirror effect sleeve.<ref name=Glass>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicglue.com/siouxsieandthebanshees/products/through-the-looking-glass-crystal-clear-vinyl-plus-free-poster|title=Through the Looking Glass crystal clear vinyl with extra poster |publisher=Musicglue official |access-date=2024-10-19}}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Through-Looking-Glass-Limited-Clear/dp/B0DGWH2F71
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In May 2025, John Mckay released his debut solo album ''[[Sixes and Sevens (John McKay album)|Sixes And Sevens]]'' on vinyl and CD; it includes songs taped between 1980 and 1989. Some of the tracks produced in 1980 with Kenny Morris on drums gave a glimpse of the direction the Banshees would have taken had McKay stayed in the band.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dave |last=Simpson |title=Banshee's back |magazine=Uncut|date=April 2025}}</ref> A limited edition is available  via McKay's website with a bonus CD inxluding a 1977 recording of "People Phobia" – the very first version of "Hong Kong Garden" presented by McKay to the band before they started to work on it.<ref name=six>{{cite web|url=https://thejohnmckay.bandcamp.com/album/sixes-and-sevens |title=John McKay ''Sixes and Sevens'' - Vinyl - CD - digital|publisher=Thejohnmckay.bandcammp.com |access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref>