The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983 (Vinyl)

Echo & The Bunnymen - ‘The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983’ is a collection of all the Radio 1 John Peel sessions that they performed in the formative years of the band.

According to Echo & The Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant, these recordings could quite simply be some of the most significant in the bands 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.”

Formed in Liverpool in 1978, this collection of 21 tracks are from the very beginning of the bands existence. With little money, the band used them to demo new material. Many of the songs were written due to the fact a Peel session had been booked, not because the show loved the new songs - demonstrating the level of trust, confidence and love they had for the band.

Release date: 4th October, 2019

Track listing
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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