Through the Looking Glass (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)
Siouxsie and the Banshees album
Through the Looking Glass is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. The album is a collection of cover versions. It was co-produced with Mike Hedges and released in March 1987 on Polydor. Through the Looking Glass included two singles: "This Wheel's on Fire" and "The Passenger". It was the second and final album recorded with guitarist John Valentine Carruthers. Some of their cover songs were praised by the original artists.
In October 2024 the album was reissued on crystal-clear vinyl with new artwork featuring a mirror-effect sleeve with a circular die-cut centre section both front and back. A limited edition with an extra fold-out poster was also released.
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The title of the record, Through the Looking Glass, referred to Lewis Carroll's book of the same name. The band had already been inspired by Carroll's work when naming their label, Wonderland, which was derived from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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