Siouxsie and the Banshees - Join Hands (1979) [Full Album] UK Polydor 839 004-2

Join Hands is the second studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 7 September 1979 by Polydor Records. Upon its release, it was praised by the British press, including Melody Maker, Sounds, NME and Record Mirror.

Join Hands took the topic of the First World War as its inspiration. Musically, it is darker than the band's debut album The Scream: it sounds more claustrophobic and more haunting. It was the last album with the band's first recorded line-up, as guitarist John McKay and drummer Kenny Morris quit the group after a disagreement at the beginning of the British Join Hands tour, on the day of the album's release.

The record peaked at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart. "Playground Twist" was the only single released from the album. Join Hands was reissued on vinyl in 2015, along with the very first artwork that the band had presented to Polydor in 1979.

Tracklist:
Side A
1. Poppy Day 0:00
2. Regal Zone 2:00
3. Placebo Effect 5:44
4. Icon 10:20
5. Premature Burial 15:48

Side B
1. Playground Twist 21:46
2. Mother/Oh Mein Papa 24:46
3. The Lord's Prayer 28:09

Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie Sioux – voice, piano
John McKay – guitar, saxophone
Steven Severin – bass guitar
Kenny Morris – drums, percussion

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