Echo & The Bunnymen released The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983 on September 6. The double album features 21 tracks recorded for legendary DJ John Peel’s Radio 1 show during the early years of the band’s existence. Says The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant: “Without John Peel sessions, Echo And The Bunnymen in my opinion, would not exist! It’s that simple. The band got so much support from him and John Walters (Peel’s producer). Recording a Peel session was essential to the development of our songwriting skills while at the same time giving us amazing exposure and self-belief.”
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Echo & The Bunnymen released The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983 on September 6. The double album features 21 tracks recorded for legendary DJ John … read more
Echo & The Bunnymen released The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983 on September 6. The double album features 21 tracks recorded for legendary DJ John Peel’s Radio 1 show during the early … read more
Echo & the Bunnymen is a British Post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of Ian McCulloch (of The Crucial Three), Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson. There are many stories, probably apocryphal, that the quartet was completed by a drum machine known as "Echo". By the time of their debut album, 1980's Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas. Their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981, as did 1983's Porcupine and '84's Ocean Rain. Singl… read more