Echo & The Bunnymen were formed in Liverpool in 1978 with Ian McCulloch
on vocals and rhythm guitar, Will Sergeant on lead guitar and Les Pattinson on
bass. They were soon joined by Pete De Freitas on drums and the rest, as they
say, is history.
The Bunnymen followed Crocodiles with the release of the Shine So Hard EP in
1981, recorded live at the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton, before releasing their
second studio album Heaven Up Here in the same year. It became the
band’s first UK Top 10 album, winning the 1981 NME Best Album award in the
process.
Considered to be a slightly darker album, Heaven Up Here was produced by Hugh
Jones and was well received by critics and fans alike, featuring tracks such
as ‘A Promise’, ‘Over the Wall’ and ‘Show of Strength’.
