- new wave, rock
- 40 min
- 11 tracks
- Geffen
Kaleidoscope is the third studio album by the British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 1 August 1980 by Polydor Records. With the departure of John McKay and Kenny Morris and their replacement by two new musicians, Budgie on drums and John McGeoch on guitars, the band changed their musical direction and introduced new instruments such as synthesizers and drums machines depending on the tracks.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Record Mirror4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Happy House3:52
- A2Tenant3:42
- A3Trophy3:19
- A4Hybrid5:32
- A5Clockface1:54
- A6Lunar Camel3:02
- B1Christine2:59
- B2Desert Kisses4:15
- B3Red Light3:22
- B4Paradise Place4:35
- B5Skin3:49
11 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Geffen
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- US
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