Siouxsie And The Banshees* – Dear Prudence

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence album cover

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Label:	Wonderland (3) – SHE 4, Polydor – SHE 4
Format:	Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Silver Injection Label, Solid Centre
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 23, 1983
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave, Post-Punk

Tracklist

A		Dear Prudence	3:50
B		Tattoo	3:26

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (London)
Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (London)
Made By – Polydor Ltd. (London)
Published By – Northern Songs Ltd.
Published By – Dreamhouse (2)
Published By – Chappell
Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Utopia Studios

Credits

Design – Da Gama
Photography By – Sakae Tamura
Producer – Mike Hedges, Siouxsie And The Banshees*
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney* (tracks: A), Siouxsie And The Banshees* (tracks: B)

Notes

This is the standard UK version of this release: Dear Prudence.

Original sound recording made by Polydor Ltd (London)
"Dear Prudence" published by Northern Songs Ltd, "Tattoo" published by Dreamhouse/Chappell.

℗ 1983 Polydor Ltd (London)
© 1983 Polydor Ltd (London)

Front cover photography: "White Flower" Sakae Tamura 1931 (Goro Press)

Card flip-back sleeve.

This version has a solid centre, silver injection labels and an orange (background) picture sleeve.

Matrices are stamped, except "ƱTOPIA" etched.

Other UK versions with the same orange picture sleeve:
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence silver injection labels, with a large centre hole
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence blue injection labels, with a large centre hole

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side A): SHE 4 A//2▽420 U 13 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side B): SHE 4 B//3▽420 U 15 1 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side A): SHE 4 A//3▽ 420 U 11 23
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side B): SHE 4 B//3▽ 420 U 13 11 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 3, side A): SHE 4 A//3▽ 420 U 11 20
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 3, side B): SHE 4 B//3▽ 420 U 13 1 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 4, side A): SHE 4 A//2▽420 U 11 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 4, side B): SHE 4 B//3▽ 420 U 13 5 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 5, side A): SHE 4 A//3▽ 420 U 11 20
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 5, side B): SHE 4 B//3▽ 420 U 13 19 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 6, side A): SHE 4 A // 2 ▽ 420 U 11 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 6, side B): SHE 4 B // 3 ▽ 420 U 15 (7 2 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 7, side A): SHE 4 A//2 ▽ 420 U 13 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 7, side B): SHE 4 B//3▽ 420 U 1 3 19 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 8, side A): SHE 4 A // 3 ▽ 420 U 1 1 2 3 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 8, side B): SHE 4 B // 3 ▽ 420 U 15(7 7 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 9, side A): SHE 4 A // 3 ▽ 420 U 11 3 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 9, side B): SHE 4 B // 3 ▽ 420 U 15 (7 1 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 10, side A): SHE 4 A // 3 ▽ 420 U 11 26 ƱTOPIA
Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 10, side B): SHE 4 B // 3 ▽ 420 U 15 (7 8 ƱTOPIA

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Dear Prudence (12", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint)	Wonderland (3), Polydor	SHEX 4, 815 501-1	UK	1983
	Dear Prudence (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single)	Polydor	815 501-1	Germany	1983
Recently Edited	Dear Prudence (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo)	Polydor, Polydor, Wonderland (3), Wonderland (3)	815 501-7, 815501-7	Netherlands	1983
Recently Edited	Dear Prudence (7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Gatefold Sleeve, Paper Labels)	Wonderland (3), Wonderland (3), Polydor	SHEG 4, SHE 4, 815 501-7	UK	1983
Recently Edited	Dear Prudence (7", 45 RPM, Single)	Polydor, Wonderland (3)	815 501-7	France	1983

Reviews

WOEBOT Feb 21, 2021
You want this for the b-side "Tattoo" which singlehandedly creates the sound world of Tricky's "Aftermath".
cluelessvinyl123 Mar 20, 2018
an amazing song a beautiful example of music highly reccomended