Echo & The Bunnymen - The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983

Echo & The Bunnymen - The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983

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A collection of all the Radio 1 John Peel sessions that  Echo & The Bunnymen performed between 1979-1983 will be released this September. The band consider these recordings could quite simply be some of the most significant of their career. 

“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.” says to Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant. 

With very little money they recorded a lot of these demos because they had been booked for the Peel session. During this period (1979-1983) for the band, they became one of the most important bands of the post-punk scene. After forming in 1978, and building their following through live shows they released their debut single "The Pictures on My Wall" in May 1979 followed by their debut album Crocodiles in July 1980 giving them top 20 chart success. Their next album, Heaven Up Here (1981), was an even bigger critical and commercial success, but it was their third album Porcupine that saw them move into the mainstream.

“We had been given the ultimate accolade, Peel rated us. This to me was more important than any chart position or appearance on TOTP or any other show. I loved John Peel for inviting us to do sessions and for what he and the show had done for us, and I will never forget that.”

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Echo & The Bunnymen - The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983, to be released on 6th September, is available to pre-order here. 

Track List:

LP1 Side One
1.    Read It In Books (John Peel Session)
2.    Stars Are Stars (John Peel Session)
3.    I Bagsy Yours (John Peel Session)
4.    Villiers Terrace (John Peel Session)
5.    The Pictures On My Wall (John Peel Session)
6.    All That Jazz (John Peel Session) 

LP1 Side Two
1.    Over The Wall (John Peel Session)
2.    All My Colours (John Peel Session)
3.    That Golden Smile (John Peel Session)
4.    Heaven Up Here (John Peel Session)
5.    Turquoise Days (John Peel Session)
 
LP2 Side One
1.    Taking Advantage (John Peel Session)
2.    An Equation (John Peel Session)
3.    No Hands (John Peel Session)
4.    Silver (John Peel Session)
5.    Seven Seas (John Peel Session)

LP2 Side Two
1.    The Killing Moon (John Peel Session)
2.    Nocturnal Me (John Peel Session)
3.    Watch Out Below (John Peel Session)
4.    Ocean Rain (John Peel Session)
5.    My Kingdom (John Peel Session)

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