Vinyl

One Of Their Grand Classics – ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN Released ‘THE CUTTER’ 40 Years Ago

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl from the past

17 January 2023

Liverpool’s imperishable heroes ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
released one of their grand classics THE CUTTER 40 years ago
this month.

Allmusic wrote: “Echo and The Bunnymen successfully wed the Eastern influenced
psychedelic sounds made famous by the Beatles. The Eastern strings re-enter at strategic points, filling in space between verses and Ian McCulloch’s esoteric pleas to ‘spare us the cutter!’. The track never loses steam, cruising through each section with power and grace.”

The cutting gem was part of their excellent 3nd LP PORCUPINE.

It peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Charts and was ranked
#14 on the end-of-the-year selection of NME.

Who’s on the seventh floor
Brewing alternatives
What’s in the bottom drawer
Waiting for things to give
Spare us the cutter
Spare us the cutter

B-side

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Discography – Instagram

VINYL SALES Grow For The 17th Straight Year in The US

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In 2022, for the second year in a row, vinyl sales outsold CDs in the US,
according to the Luminate Year-End Music Report and Billboard. Likewise,
vinyl sales grew for a 17th consecutive year in the US, with Taylor Swift’s
Midnights being the top-selling vinyl in 2022 with 945,000 copies sold last
year.

In other words, Midnights was not just the top-selling album of the year,
it had the most vinyl sales in a year since Luminate, formerly SoundScan,
began tracking in 1991. One out of every 25 vinyl albums sold was a Taylor
Swift album if you count Folklore‘s #7 spot.

TOP 10 – 2022 

01. Taylor Swift, Midnights (945,000)
02. Harry Styles, Harry’s House (480,000)
03. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (263,000)
04. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city (254,000)
05. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (243,000)
06. Tyler, the Creator, Call Me If You Get Lost (211,000)
07. Taylor Swift, Folklore (174,000)
08. Tyler, the Creator, Igor (172,000)
09. Michael Jackson, Thriller (168,000)
10. The Beatles, Abbey Road (160,000)

Weirdly enough, the report also states that only half of fans buying records actually
own a record player. Oh yes, vinyl albums and its artwork are preety cheap to decorate your house with.