{"product_id":"echo-the-bunnymen-the-john-peel-sessions-1979-83-indie-exclusive-vinyl-2lp","title":"Echo \u0026 The Bunnymen: The John Peel Sessions 1979-83 (Indie Exclusive 180g) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e“Please everybody, if we didn’t do everything we could’ve done, we tried, etc.” - note from the band to John Peel \u0026amp; staff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Without \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Peel+session\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Peel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e sessions” guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eWill Sergeant\u003c\/strong\u003e explains,\u003c\/i\u003e “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Echo+And+The+Bunnymen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcho And The Bunnymen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in my opinion, would not exist!” The Liverpool post-punk icons recorded a number of studio sessions for the famed BBC producer, and this set collects material from that finest sliver of their career: 1979 to 1983. “Villiers Terrace,” “Stars Are Stars” and “Pictures On My Wall” were all worked out in Peel’s studio before they appeared on the Bunnymen’s 1980 debut \u003cem\u003eCrocodiles\u003c\/em\u003e; likewise “Nocturnal Me,” “Ocean Rain,” “My Kingdom” and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Donnie+Darko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDonnie Darko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e highlight “The Killing Moon” (don’t front - if you’re under 35, this was how you found out about this band, case closed) all appear here in nascent form ahead of their more polished versions on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Echo+And+The+Bunnymen+Ocean+Rain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOcean Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album. Tried and true cuts like “Villiers Terrace,” “Turquoise Days” and “Over The Wall” sound so much more tactile and urgent here, stripped to their essence with very little more than guitar, bass, drum machine and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ian+McCulloch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan McCulloch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s peerless shrieking. Not to mention THE definitive versions of “That Golden Smile” and “I Bagsy Yours.” 21 tracks in total, spread across two LPs housed in gatefold sleeve with extensive liner notes, released on the band’s boutique Korova imprint. I’ve never quite loved any proper Bunnymen LP from start to finish, but this is near perfect. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eindie exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egatefold sleeve w\/ detailed liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Korova 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by naffi sandwich 11\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Echo \u0026 The Bunnymen","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":59349604663641,"sku":"vl-10968","price":11.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1069\/1166\/2425\/files\/echobunnymen-peelsessions.jpg?v=1788958510","url":"https:\/\/notebreak.space\/products\/echo-the-bunnymen-the-john-peel-sessions-1979-83-indie-exclusive-vinyl-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}