He stayed a member until the band broke up. Peter Edward Clark, known as Budgie, also joined the band for the Join Hands tour. Before he left he wanted his time with the band to be documented, so the band released a cover of the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" with Smith on guitar. He was replaced by John "Valentine" Carruthers. He left in 1984 because he said that being in two bands at once was too much stress. He joined the group again in 1982 to replace John McGeoch. Robert Smith was guitarist in the band's 1979 tour for Join Hands. Sounds said it was "the best debut album of the year". It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart. They released their first album, The Scream, in November. They released their first single "Hong Kong Garden". In 1978, the band were signed to Polydor Records. After a few performances, the band realized that Fenton didn't fit in and John McKay took his place. Two months later Kenny Morris joined as a drummer and Peter Fenton as a guitarist. The band had no name and was going to break up after the concert, but they were asked to play again. Without practising beforehand, they did a twenty-minute improvised version of the Lord's Prayer. The group played their first concert at the 100 Club Punk Festival. They were also the second headliners for the first Lollapalooza. They were less popular in the United States, but their 1991 single "Kiss Them For Me" reached 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.
Their most popular song in the UK was "Dear Prudence", a Beatles cover. They released 11 studio albums between 19. They later performed together again in 2002 for a tour. They met at a Roxy Music concert the year before. They were started in 1976 in London by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin. Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band.
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