SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – “The Scream” – was released 46 years ago today. Do you know these 5 facts?

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Exactly 46 years ago to the day, on November 13, 1978, Siouxsie and the Banshees released their first album, “The Scream”. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ “Mirage”, “Metal Postcard”, “Suburban Relapse”, “Overground” and “Carcass” had already been recorded for BBC Radio 1 in 1977.

★ Although Siouxsie and the Banshees had already attracted a lot of media attention in 1977, no label was interested in them. It was only when a fan in London graffitied “Sign the Banshees: do now” on the walls of various major record labels that Polydor signed them in 1978.

★ Within one week in August 1978, “The Scream” was recorded and mixed for three weeks.

★ The cover image is inspired by the 1968 film “The Swimmer”, as is the title, because in the film the protagonist exhausts himself in his efforts to swim at every opportunity, whereupon he lets out an exhausted cry.

★ “The Scream” reached number 12 in the UK album charts, where it achieved silver status.

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