Picture This…
Echo & The Bunnymen
Great Song Lines From… ‘RESCUE’ By ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
From ‘Rescue‘, one of the best Echo & The Bunnymen pearls ever…
Album: Crocodiles (debut LP 1980)
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ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN Released Their Debut Single ‘THE PICTURES ON MY WALL’ 40 Years Ago Today…
Knockouts from the past…
5 May 2019
This day 40 years ago, on 5 May 1979 , Liverpool legends ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN released their resounding debut single THE PICTURES ON MY WALL (today is also the 60th birthday of iconic frontman Ian McCulloch! Happy B. legend!) in a limited issue of 4,000 copies. The track peaked at #24 on the UK Indie Singles Chart. B-side: ‘Read It In Books‘ written by McCulloch and ex-Teardrop Explodes chief Julian Cope.
Here’s that cutting ripsnorter…
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Back sleeve…
Record…
Happy 60 To ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN Legend IAN MCCULLOCH…
5 May 2019
(photo: Turn Up The Volume!)
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN‘s legendary frontman and magnificent songwriter IAN STEPHEN MCCULLOCH was born on 5 May 1959 in Liverpool. Happy 60 to one of
the greatest and most iconic voices ever. To celebrate the Big Mouth’s birthday here
are five timeless knockout performances…
– RESCUE – (1980)
– THE CUTTER – (1983)
– OCEAN RAIN – (1984)
– BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES – (1985)
LIFT ME UP (2012)
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‘Bedbugs And Ballyhoo’ By ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Sonic knockouts from the past…
11 February 2019
‘Bedbugs And Ballyhoo‘ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Third single from their fifth, eponymous album (1987)
Vintage Bunnymen electricity, great McCulloch vocals…
“That’s the way the bee bumbles”
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YESTERDAY’S CRACKERS – This Week: 25 Killer Tracks And 3 Top LP’s From 1987…
The best of the past…
Every week Turn Up The Volume! travels to the past to reactivate
25 Killer Crackers and 3 Top Albums per year/per week. Here’s: 1987
The 25 Killer Crackers
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The 3 Top Albums
– ‘Echo & The Bunnymen’ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN –
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– ‘The Joshua Tree‘ by U2 –
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– ‘Document‘ by R.E.M. –
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Picture This….
YESTERDAY’S CRACKERS – This Week: 25 Killer Tracks And 3 Top LP’s From 1984…
The best of the past…
Every week Turn Up The Volume! jumps into the past! Relive 25 Killer Crackers
and 3 Top Albums per year/per week. Here’s the year of George Orwell: 1984
The 25 Killer Crackers
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The 3 Top Albums
– ‘Ocean Rain‘ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN –
Listen here…
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– ‘Red Roses For Me‘ by THE POGUES –
Listen here…
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– ‘From Her To Eternity‘ by NICK CAVE –
Listen here…
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YESTERDAY’S CRACKERS – This Week: 25 Killer Tracks And 3 Top LP’s From 1983…
The best of the past…
Every week Turn Up The Volume! jumps into the past! Relive 25 Killer Crackers
and 3 Top Albums per year/per week. Here’s the sonic diversity of the year 1983
The 25 Killer Crackers
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The 3 Top Albums
– ‘Porcupine’ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN –
Stream here…
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– ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ by NEW ORDER –
Stream here…
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– ‘Swordfishtrombones‘ by TOM WAITS –
Stream here…
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See/hear you next week for another year…
YESTERDAY’S CRACKERS – This Week: 25 Killer Tracks And 3 Top LP’s From 1981…
The best of the past…
Every week Turn Up The Volume! jumps into the past! Relive 25 Crackers and
3 Top Albums per year/per week. Here’s another swirling year to remember: 1981.
The 25 KILLER TRACKS…
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The 3 Top Albums…
– ‘Heaven Up Here‘ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN –
Stream here…
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– ‘Flowers Of Romance‘ by PUBLIC IMAGE LTD –
Stream here…
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– Playing With A Different Sex’ by AU PAIRS –
Stream here…
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See/hear you next week, music junkies…