Bbc Sessions 1979-1997

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Echo & The Bunnymen are an English New Wave rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their first single, "The Pictures on My Wall," was released in May 1979 on Bill Drummond and David Balfe's Zoo Records. As the band gained increasing attention, they were invited to record a four-song set for the BBC's John Peel Show on August 22nd, while still using a drum machine. This was the first of six live sets they would record between 1979 and 1983 for Peel's show. Their debut album Crocodiles, released in 1980, reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart. After the release of their second album Heaven Up Here in 1981, the band's cult status was followed by mainstream success in the UK in 1983 when they scored a top 10 UK hit with "The Cutter."