BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Cities in Dust” is a song by English rock band Siouxsie & The Banshees from their seventh studio album, Tinderbox (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album’s lead single. The “Cities in Dust” 12-inch vinyl was the first Banshees’ single release in the United States, on Geffen Records.
“Cities in Dust” peaked at No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart. Although not Siouxsie and the Banshees’ first song to enter the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, it was their first significant success, climbing to No. 17.
Although the song is about a Volcanic eruption it can also interpret to include the aftermath of nuclear war leaving Cities In Dust.
SIDE A:
Cities In Dust (Edit) 4:06
Mixed By – Steve Churchyard
An Execution 3:54
Quaterdrawing Of The Dog 5:34
SIDE B:
Cities In Dust (Extended Eruption Mix) 6:48
Mixed By – Steve Churchyard
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Cities In Dust | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #17 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20399, Geffen Records – 9 20399-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Goth Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Art Direction – Billy Houlston
Engineer – Julian Standen
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Siouxsie And The Banshees*
NOTES:
Made in U.S.A.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Hi, the FLAC link is broken
This was one of my first CDs.
The US Geffen CD came out in 1989 (oddly, 3 years after the LP).
To boost CD sales, they included 5 bonus tracks:
09 The Quarterdrawing Of The Dog 4:58
10 An Execution 3:50
11 Lullaby 3:34
12 Umbrella 4:11
13 Cities In Dust (Extended Version) 6:48
HI PLEASE POST PEEK A BOO REMIXES AND MORE ECT I WANT FROM YOU FOR MANY YEARS THANKS FOR ALL AGAIN KIND REGARD
Great Post – like others have commented, it’s all about the B-sides and the extra tracks on their 12 inches as they are one of the few bands to consistantly provide new or rare mixes of existing tracks that are not available on the albums – case in point is one of my favourite Banshees songs on this release, the instrumental ‘Quaterdrawing Of The Dog’ – I just love that driving hypnobeat!
Thank you DJPaul!
An absolute classic 12″. Thanks so much, Paul. Greatly welcome any Siouxsie!
Another fantastic post Paul, love Siouxsie and the Banshees, especially their singles Cities in Dust, Dear Prudence, Christine, Israel and Peek-a-Boo.
Thanks so much for posting this single. I used to have all the Siouxsie 12″ releases once upon a time and used to really like them because they always provided extra value by having non-LP b-sides and interesting remixes. Definitely a group worth revisiting. Great sounding transfer too, especially the 24-bit version. Thanks again.
Killer song and remix! Thank you!
If you haven’t already, you should also check out the Junkie XL remix … it is awesome!
here is Junkie XL feat. Lauren Rocket – Cities In Dust EP FLAC
https://mega.nz/#!BXAl3Q7B!9Ps0N83beC8eJsOv0_GjQuWN33kMjnu-1aTcYC1y2YI
if you don’t mind, let me know if you downloaded it (or don’t need it) so I can remove it from my folder
;-D
hi thanks you so much for siouxsie and the bansheees now please special request for over one years lol i want siouxsie peek a boo 12 remixes and b side thanks again for all great work kind regards.
Wow, I never expected to see a rip of this that contains “Cities in Dust” on of my favorite Banshee songs. Thank you!
Could you please rip the Cities in Dust promo 7″ and/or 12″ with the Bob Rock Remix (used in the film Out of Bounds starring Anthony Michael Hall)…it’s never been issued on CD or digitally.
Don’t have the promo or another 12″ I will look for it though.
Thanks for this Paul.
You’re welcome 🙂
One of the best of the decade, and packed a dance floor its day, everyone trying to sing along but not knowing the actual lyrics. Thank you, Paul!
You’re welcome 🙂
Anther classic. This song always reminded me of Robert Plant.
I agree it does sort of remind me of him 🙂
Otro aporte a la colección, se agradece. Esperando por unos bailables de los 70s si es posible. Disculpa si soy muy pirigueño (asi decimos acá a la persona que pide y pide). Gracias
WOW, thanks for this!! LOVE Siouxsie and to have this and the B-sides of it on Vinyl is amazing.
You’re welcome 🙂
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome 🙂
Hey Paul, thank you for posting this classic record. And thank you for being so thought-provoking during this week. Records like these have me pondering lots of things and I’m quite sure others can admit the same. Life can be so brutal and harsh with certain people in this world although I really like to think that good will triumph over evil. You celebrate light and love and I’m there with you as I truly believe most people are. I’m just praying for the best.
Jeff
Sadly we cannot trust or believe anything our leaders have to say.