O/T: Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie & the Banshees

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   With Halloween coming, I'm again examining Siouxsie and The Banshees' "Peek-A-Boo." It missed the top 40 by 13 spots, but hit #26 on 12" singles sales, #14 on Dance Club Play, and went all the way to #1 on Modern Rock Tracks.

Siouxsie & The Banshees' label seems determined to label the 3:10 length version as the "7-inch version," as if there is a difference between the LP version and the single version.

I found somebody on YouTube playing it from the LP, and somebody else playing it from the 45 RPM single. I'm at a loss to find ANY difference between the two (other than speed, which could be caused by any number of things).

To hopefully put this to bed: can anyone tell me if they've ever been able to identify any difference between the "single" version of Peek-A-Boo and the "album" version? I don't believe differences exist.

LP version (YouTube video)

single version (YouTube video)

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NightAire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 20 February 2010 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NightAire Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: O/T: Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie & the Banshees Posted: 07 September 2023 at 9:13pm
	With Halloween coming, I'm again examining Siouxsie and The Banshees' "Peek-A-Boo." It missed the top 40 by 13 spots, but hit #26 on 12" singles sales, #14 on Dance Club Play, and went all the way to #1 on Modern Rock Tracks. Siouxsie & The Banshees' label seems determined to label the 3:10 length version as the "7-inch version," as if there is a difference between the LP version and the single version. I found somebody on YouTube playing it from the LP, and somebody else playing it from the 45 RPM single. I'm at a loss to find ANY difference between the two (other than speed, which could be caused by any number of things). To hopefully put this to bed: can anyone tell me if they've ever been able to identify any difference between the "single" version of Peek-A-Boo and the "album" version? I don't believe differences exist. LP version (YouTube video) single version (YouTube video)
	Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Paul Haney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 01 April 2005 Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Haney Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2023 at 1:14pm
	I remember playing the heck out of this one in my last semester at college in the fall of 1988. AFAIR, there was no difference between single and album.

mjb50 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 April 2021 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote mjb50 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 September 2023 at 6:51pm
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