However, the timing of their debut album release allowed them to spearhead and define something more interesting than the repeat continuation of the short sharp shock punk rock of their earlier contemporaries.
The Banshees were already behind in acquiring a record deal, and had been forced to sit out the first wave of punk releases by bands like the Pistols, The Clash and the Adverts.
Released on 13 th November 1978, The Scream was the debut LP by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
