SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES - KALEIDOSCOPE - VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION POLYDOR RECORDS 1980

Kaleidoscope es el tercer álbum de estudio de la banda británica de rock Siouxsie and the Banshees, lanzado a través de Polydor Records en 1980. Después de la marcha de dos de los miembros originales (el guitarrista John McKay y el batería Kenny Morris), la banda se reagrupó y redireccionaon su sonido. Apartándose de sus trabajos anteriores, The Banshees incorporaron sintetizadores y cajas de ritmo para esta ocasión. Probaron con la música electrónica en varios temas, el electro-dance minimalista "Red Light" y el tema marcado por sintetizadores "Lunar Camel". Kaleidoscope también supone el debut del guitarrista John McGeoch proveniente de la banda Magazine y el matería Budgie de The Slits. El disco llegó al puesto número cinco de la lista británica de álbumes, siendo el puesto más alto conseguido hasta la fecha.

Lista de canciones:

Todas las canciones compuestas por Sioux y Severin, excepto donde se indique lo contrario.

Lanzamiento original:

1."Happy House"

2."Tenant"

3."Trophy" (Sioux/Severin/McGeoch)

4."Hybrid"

5."Clockface"

6."Lunar Camel"

7."Christine"

8."Desert Kisses"

9."Red Light"

10."Paradise Place"

11."Skin"

Kaleidoscope is the third studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1980 by record label Polydor. With the arrival of two new musicians, Budgie on drums and John McGeoch on guitars, the band changed their musical direction and offered an album containing a wide variety of colors. "It was almost a different band", said Siouxsie.

The album was preceded by the hit singles "Happy House" and "Christine". In the UK, Kaleidoscope quickly became their most successful album to date, climbing at N°5 in the albums chart.

Kaleidoscope was released on 1 August 1980 .The album peaked at No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart, the highest position the band has achieved to date.

The reception from critics was positive. Paulo Hewitt of Melody Maker's Paulo Hewitt praised the album, and qualified "Paradise Place" and "Skin" as "classic Banshee pieces. Hypnotic, relentless and incisive, both feature Steve Jones on guitar, revealing a hitherto unknown side of the (S)ex-Pistol".Their work on the singles "Happy House" and "Christine" was also hailed shortly after their release by peers The Jam; singer-songwriter Paul Weller said that both songs used "some unusual sounds", while drummer Rick Buckler qualified them as "innovative".

In his retrospective review, David Cleary of AllMusic described Kaleidoscope as a "strong record" with "extraordinarily imaginative production values, featuring intricate synthesizer-flecked arrangements; psychedelic touches in "Christine", spaceship synthesizer swoops in "Tenant" and rhythmic camera clicks in "Red Light" all enliven their respective songs".