Siouxsie And The Banshees - Once Upon A Time/The Singles Album

Tracklist

1	Christine	2:59
2	Playground Twist	3:03
3	Arabian Knights	3:09
4	The Staircase (Mystery)	3:06
5	Love In A Void	2:31
6	Spellbound	3:17
7	Israel	4:56
8	Hong Kong Garden	2:56
9	Mirage	2:48
10	Happy House	3:51

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
POLS 1056, 2383 621	Siouxsie And The Banshees	Once Upon A Time/The Singles ‎(LP, Comp)	Polydor, Polydor	POLS 1056, 2383 621	UK	1981
GHS 24051	Siouxsie And The Banshees	Once Upon A Time/The Singles ‎(LP, Comp)	Geffen Records	GHS 24051	US	1981
S-2519A	Siouxsie & The Banshees	Hong Kong Garden ‎(Cass, Comp, Unofficial)	Foot Print	S-2519A	Malaysia	Unknown
2383 621	Siouxsie And The Banshees	Once Upon A Time/The Singles ‎(LP, Comp)	Polydor	2383 621	Australasia	1981
2383 621	Siouxsie And The Banshees	Once Upon A Time/The Singles ‎(LP, Comp)	Polydor	2383 621	Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong	1981

Credits

• Producer – Mike Stavrou (tracks: 4, 5), Nigel Gray (tracks: 6 to 10), Nils Stevenson (tracks: 1, 3 to 5), Siouxsie And The Banshees (tracks: 2, 6 to 10), Steve Lillywhite (tracks: 1, 2)
• Written-By – McKay (tracks: 1 to 4), Morris (tracks: 1 to 5), Fenton (tracks: 5), Siouxsie And The Banshees (tracks: 8 to 10), Sioux (tracks: 1 to 7), Severin (tracks: 1 to 7)

• Liner Notes – Paul Morley
• Photography By [Videogram Photography] – Rick Mann
• Producer – Nigel Gray (tracks: B1 to B5), Nils Stevenson (tracks: A1, A3 to A5), Siouxsie & The Banshees (tracks: A2, B1 to B5)
• Sleeve – Siouxsie And The Banshees, Stylo Rouge
• Written-By – McKay (tracks: A1 to A4), Morris (tracks: A1 to A5), Fenton (tracks: A5), Siouxsie And The Banshees (tracks: B3 to B5), Sioux (tracks: A1 to B2), Severin (tracks: A1 to B2)

Notes

℗ 1981 Polydor Ltd. (UK) © 1989 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

Released in regular jewel case with 16-pages-booklet.Includes b&w printed inner sleeve with credits and a photographic collage on one side and album lyrics on the other side.
Some early editions of this LP also came with an 11" x 11" photocard print of Siouxsie.

A1 originally released 18 August, 1978.
A2 originally released 13 November, 1978, taken from the album The Scream.
A3 originally released 23 March, 1979.
A4 originally released 28 July, 1979.
A5 originally released September 1979.
B1 originally released 7 March, 1980.
B2 originally released 30 May, 1980.
B3 originally released 28 November, 1980.
B4 originally released 22 May, 1981.
B5 originally released 24 July, 1981.

Tracks A1 to A4, B1, B2 Published by Pure Noise/Chappell.
Tracks A5 Published by Pure Noise/Chappell/Florida Music Group Ltd.
Tracks B3 to B5 Published by Pure Noise/Chappell/Virgin Music (Pubs) Ltd.

℗ 1978 Tracks A1, A2
℗ 1979 Tracks A3 to A5
℗ 1980 Tracks B1 to B3
℗ 1981 Tracks B4, B5

This compilation ℗ 1981 Polydor (UK) Ltd. © 1981 Polydor (UK) Ltd.
Sleeve printed and made in England by Gothic Print Ltd.
Made in England.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 0 42283 15422 3
• Label Code: LC 0309
• Matrix / Runout: 831 542-2 01 %
• Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
• SPARS Code: AAD

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variants 1 & 2): POLS 1056 A // 6 ESTR 1 1 STRAWBERRY
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 3): POLS 1056 A//6∇ESTR 1 3 4 STRAWBERRY
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 4): POLS 1056 A //6∇ESTR 13 2 3 STRAWBERRY
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 1): POLS 1056 B // 1 ESTR 1 1 STRAWBERRY (C)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 2): POLS 1056 B // 2 ESTR 1 1 STRAWBERRY (C)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 3): POLS 1056 B//2∇ESTR 1 1 1 1 STRAWBERRY (C)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 4): POLS 1056 B // 2∇ESTR 11 1 6 STRAWBERRY (C)

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
• Copyright (c) – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
• Published By – Pure Noise
• Published By – Chappell
• Published By – Florida Music Group Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
• Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
• Printed By – Gothic Print Finishers Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd.
• Distributed By – Polydor Ltd.

• Record Company – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
• Copyright (c) – Polydor Ltd. (UK)

Short intro

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