Siouxsie and the Banshees - Join Hands (1979)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Lyrics written by Siouxsie Sioux, music composed by Siouxsie and the Banshees (Sioux, Steven Severin, John McKay, Kenny Morris)
Side A
1. "Poppy Day" John McCrae 2:04
2. "Regal Zone" Severin 3:47
3. "Placebo Effect" 4:40
4. "Icon" Severin 5:27
5. "Premature Burial" 5:58
Side B
1. "Playground Twist" 3:01
2. "Mother/Oh Mein Papa" Sioux, Geoffrey Parsons, ("Oh Mein Papa") John Turner ("Oh Mein Papa") Siouxsie and the Banshees, Paul Burkhard ("Oh Mein Papa") 3:22
3. "The Lord's Prayer" Traditional, Sioux 14:09
Join Hands is the second studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in September 1979 by the record label Polydor. Upon its release, it was hailed 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.
