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 band’s cult status was soon transformed into mainstream success in
1983 with the release of their third album Porcupine, produced by Ian
Broudie.
Porcupine provided their best chart performances, with ‘The Cutter’ reaching
#8 in the singles charts and Porcupine finishing #2 in the album charts before
being certified Gold.
