A Bestiary Of

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A Bestiary Of
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Compilation album by
Released27 October 1997
RecordedMay 1981 (1981-05)
January 1983 (1983-01)
June 1983 (1983-06)
Genre Alternative, exotica
Label Polydor
The Creatures chronology
Boomerang
(1990)
A Bestiary Of
(1997)
Anima Animus
(1999)
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A Bestiary Of is a compilation album by the Creatures (aka singer Siouxsie and musician Budgie), issued on CD in 1997. It compiled remastered recordings made by the band between 1981 and 1983, including the Wild Things EP, the Feast album, the B-side of "Miss the Girl" and the "Right Now" single (backed by "Weathercade"). The compilation album was also released on Spotify. [2]

Track listing

All tracks by Siouxsie and Budgie except "Right Now" written by Herbie Mann and Carl Sigman

No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Mad Eyed Screamer" Wild Things EP 
2."So Unreal"Wild Things EP 
3."But Not Them"Wild Things EP 
4."Wild Thing"Wild Things EP 
5."Thumb"Wild Things EP 
6."Morning Dawning" Feast  
7."Inoa'ole"Feast 
8."Ice House"Feast 
9."Dancing on Glass"Feast 
10."Gecko"Feast 
11."Sky Train"Feast 
12."Festival of Colours"Feast 
13."Miss the Girl"Feast 
14."A Strutting Rooster"Feast 
15."Flesh"Feast 
16."Hot Springs in the Snow"B-side of "Miss the Girl" single 
17."Weathercade"B-side of "Right Now" single 
18."Right Now"A-side single 

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References

  1. "A Bestiary Of Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. "A Bestiary Of - Compilation album by The Creatures". Spotify. Retrieved 18 May 2023.