Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Israel” / “Red over White” German single cover
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Mar 2nd, 2023. Artwork published in
November 1980
.
Source: twitter.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Siouxsie and the Banshees wrote “Israel” while touring Europe in autumn 1980, as a sort of Christmas song. It was released as a stand-alone single between the albums Kaleidoscope (1980) and Juju (1981) on 28 November 1980, with “Red over White” as B-side.
On this German sleeve, the song names are set in a rarely seen typeface designed by Phil Martin of Alphabet Innovations in 1970: Swath is basically a bold all-caps sans of condensed proportions. Added to that are various rounded details, hanging bits and extensions, as if the letterforms were bandaged up, with some of the gauze coming loose. I wonder if Swath was ever chosen for any mummy-themed applications.
The band name appears to be in custom brush lettering.
