Echo & the Bunnymen discography
| Echo & the Bunnymen discography | |
|---|---|
 Will Sergeant (left) and Ian McCulloch in concert in 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 22 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Singles | 30 |
The discography of Echo & the Bunnymen, an English post-punk band which formed in 1978, consists of thirteen studio albums, ten live albums, nine compilation albums, eight extended plays (EP), and thirty singles on Zoo Records; WEA and its subsidiaries, Korova, Sire Records, London Records and Rhino; Cooking Vinyl; and Ocean Rain Records, as well as five music VHS/DVDs, and twenty-two music videos.
Echo & the Bunnymen's original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut album, Crocodiles, met with critical acclaim and made the UK Top 20. Their second album, Heaven Up Here (1981), again found favour with critics and reached number 10 in the UK. The band's cult status was followed by mainstream success in the mid-1980s, as they scored a UK Top 10 hit with the single "The Cutter", and the attendant album, Porcupine (1983), which reached number two in the UK. The next release, Ocean Rain (1984), regarded as their landmark release, spawned the hit singles "The Killing Moon", "Silver" and "Seven Seas". One more studio album, Echo & the Bunnymen (1987), was released before McCulloch left the band to pursue a solo career in 1988. The following year, de Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident, and the band re-emerged with a new line-up. Sergeant and Pattinson were joined by Noel Burke as lead singer, Damon Reece on drums and Jake Brockman on keyboards. They released Reverberation in 1990, but the disappointing critical and commercial reaction it received culminated with a complete disbanding in early 1993.
After working together as Electrafixion, McCulloch, Sergeant and Pattinson regrouped in 1997 and returned as Echo & the Bunnymen with the UK Top 10 hit "Nothing Lasts Forever". An album of new material, Evergreen, was greeted enthusiastically by critics and the band made a successful return to the live arena. Though Pattinson left the group for a second time, McCulloch and Sergeant continue to record as Echo & the Bunnymen, releasing What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001), Siberia (2005), The Fountain (2009), and Meteorites (2014).
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3][4] |
US [5] |
CAN | FRA [6] |
SWE [7] |
NZ [8] | |||
| Crocodiles | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||
| Heaven Up Here |
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10 | — | 184 | — | — | — | 17 | |
| Porcupine |
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2 | 47 | 137 | 85 [10] |
— | 24 | 15 |
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| Ocean Rain |
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4 | 58 | 87 | 41 [11] |
— | 22 | 10 |
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| Echo & the Bunnymen |
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4 | 70 | 51 | 51 [12] |
— | 22 | 26 |
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| Reverberation |
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96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Evergreen |
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8 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Flowers |
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56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Siberia |
|
83 [13] |
— | — | — | 161 | — | — | |
| The Fountain |
|
63 [14] |
— | — | — | 176 | — | — | |
| Meteorites |
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37 | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon |
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11 | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert |
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| Live in Liverpool |
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| Instant Live: Fillmore – San Francisco, CA, 12/5/05 |
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| Instant Live: House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA, 12/6/05 |
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| Instant Live: House of Blues – Anaheim, CA, 12/7/05 |
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| Instant Live: House of Blues – San Diego, CA, 12/9/05 |
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| Me, I'm All Smiles |
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| Breaking the Back of Love |
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| Ocean Rain Live 2008 |
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| Do It Clean |
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| It's All Live Now |
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Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
US [5] |
NZ [8] | |||
| Songs to Learn & Sing |
|
6 | 57 | 158 | 25 |
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| The Cutter |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Ballyhoo |
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59 | — | — | — |
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| Crystal Days: 1979–1999 |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Seven Seas |
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20 | — | — | — | |
| More Songs to Learn and Sing |
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47 | — | — | — | |
| Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen |
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— | — | — | — |
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| B-sides & Live |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Works |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Killing Moon – The Singles 1980–1990 |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The John Peel Sessions 1979–1983 |
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— | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Other album appearances[edit]
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Monkeys"[16] | Street To Street: A Liverpool Album | The title was misspelled as "Monkies" on the sleeve and inner record label. |
| 1981 | "The Puppet"[17] | Urgh! A Music War soundtrack | Live version recorded at the Lyceum Ballroom, London on 7 September 1980. |
| 1982 | "Villiers Terrace"[18] | To the Shores of Lake Placid | A previously unreleased version from the 1979 John Peel session. |
| 1982 | "All That Jazz"[19] | Life in the European Theater | |
| 1984 | "Zimbo"[20] | Raindrops Pattering on Banana Leaves and Other Tunes | Live performance from the 1982 WOMAD festival with The Royal Burundi Drummers. |
| 1991 | "Action Woman" | Pebbles, Volume 1 | A cover of a song by The Litter as a bonus track for the 1991 CD re-issue of the 1978 garage compilation album. |
| 1992 | "Foggy Notion"[21] | Heaven and Hell Vol.2: a Tribute to the Velvet Underground | A previously unreleased track, with singer Noel Burke. |
| 1998 | "Fools Like Us"[22] | Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence soundtrack | A previously unreleased track. |
| 1998 | "Just a Touch Away"[23] | Dark City soundtrack | |
| 2005 | "The Cutter"[24] | Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story | The music video of the 1983 single. |
| 2006 | "Lips Like Sugar [Way Out West Remix Edit]"[25] | Future Retro | A previously unreleased mix of the 1987 single. |
Extended plays[edit]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
IRE [26] |
NZ [8] | ||||
| Shine So Hard |
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37 | — | 26 | ||
| The Sound of Echo |
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— | — | — | Also known as The Echo and the Bunnymen EP and The Never Stop EP. | |
| Life at Brian's – Lean and Hungry |
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16 | 10 | — | Numbered limited edition of the "Seven Seas" single. | |
| The Peel Sessions |
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— | — | — | ||
| New Live and Rare |
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— | — | — | ||
| World Tour E.P. |
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— | — | — | ||
| Avalanche |
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— | — | — | ||
| Live from Glasgow |
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— | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US Alt. [27] |
CAN Alt. |
IRE [26] |
NZ [8] |
AUS [28] | ||||
| 1979 | "The Pictures on My Wall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crocodiles | |
| 1980 | "Rescue" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Puppet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1981 | "Crocodiles" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Crocodiles | |
| "A Promise" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | Heaven Up Here | ||
| "Over the Wall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "The Back of Love" | 19 | — | — | 24 | — | — | Porcupine | |
| 1983 | "The Cutter" | 8 | — | — | 10 | 30 | 67 | ||
| "Never Stop" | 15 | — | — | 8 | 49 | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1984 | "The Killing Moon" | 9 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 96 |
|
Ocean Rain |
| "Silver" | 30 | — | — | 14 | — | — | |||
| "Seven Seas" | 16 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Bring On the Dancing Horses" | 21 | — | — | 15 | 31 | 78 | Songs to Learn & Sing | |
| 1987 | "The Game" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Echo & the Bunnymen | |
| "Lips Like Sugar" | 36 | — | — | 24 | 43 | — | |||
| "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "People Are Strange" | 29 | — | — | 13 [B] |
— | — | The Lost Boys soundtrack | ||
| 1990 | "Enlighten Me" | 96 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Reverberation | |
| 1991 | "Prove Me Wrong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1992 | "Inside Me, Inside You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | Evergreen | |
| "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" | 30 | 26 | 16 [29] |
— | — | — | |||
| "Don't Let It Get You Down" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Rust" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? | |
| "Get in the Car" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "It's Alright" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Flowers | |
| "Make Me Shine" | 84 [30] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Stormy Weather" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | Siberia | |
| "In the Margins" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Scissors in the Sand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Think I Need It Too" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Fountain | |
| 2014 | "Lovers On the Run" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meteorites | |
| 2018 | "Seven Seas (Transformed)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Stars, The Ocean & The Moon | |
Other singles appearances[edit]
| Year | Song | Single | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "What Time Is Love? (Echo & The Bunnymen Mix)"[31] | "What Time Is Love? (Remodelled & Remixed)" | A remix of The KLF single by Echo & the Bunnymen. |
| 1998 | "(How Does it Feel to Be) on Top of the World?"[32] | "(How Does It Feel To Be) On Top of the World" | England's official 1998 World Cup song by England United (Echo & the Bunnymen, the Spice Girls, Ocean Colour Scene and Space). |
Video albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shine So Hard |
|
Released in a limited edition of 500. |
| Porcupine – An Atlas Adventure |
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| Pictures on My Wall |
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Re-released 14 September 1998 |
| Live in Liverpool |
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| Dancing Horses |
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Other video album appearances[edit]
| Year | Song | Video | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "The Puppet"[33] | Urgh! A Music War | Recorded at the Lyceum Ballroom, London on 7 September 1980. |
| 2004 | "Lips Like Sugar"[34] | F.I.B. Heineken 2003 | Recorded at the 2003 Benicàssim International Festival. |
| "Nothing Lasts Forever"[35] | Later... with Jools Holland – Cool Britannia | Recorded for the BBC Television programme Later... with Jools Holland. | |
| "Lips Like Sugar"[36] | Essential Music Videos: '80s UK | The promotional music video released in 1987. | |
| "The Killing Moon"[37] | Donnie Darko | An easter egg on the region 2 Metrodome version of the DVD. Performance is from the 2002 DVD Live in Liverpool. | |
| 2005 | "Seven Seas"[38] | The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | The promotional music video released in 1984. |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "The Back of Love" | Bill Butt[39] |
| "In Bluer Skies" | ||
| "The Cutter" | ||
| "My White Devil" | ||
| "Porcupine" | ||
| "Heads Will Roll" | ||
| "Higher Hell" | Anton Corbijn[33] | |
| 1984 | "The Killing Moon" | Brian Griffin[33] |
| "Seven Seas" | Anton Corbijn[40] | |
| 1985 | "Bring on the Dancing Horses" | |
| 1987 | "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" | |
| "The Game" | ||
| "Lips Like Sugar" | ||
| "People Are Strange" | Joel Schumacher Anton Corbijn | |
| 1990 | "Enlighten Me" | |
| 1997 | "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" | Norman Watson[41][42] |
| "Nothing Lasts Forever" | ||
| 1999 | "Rust" | The Douglas Brothers[42] |
| 2001 | "It's Alright" | Gavin Gordon-Rogers[43] |
| "Make Me Shine" | Hambi Haralambous[43] | |
| 2005 | "Stormy Weather" | |
| "In the Margins" | ||
| 2014 | "Lovers On the Run" | Roger Sargent |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon reached number 70 on Billboard's United States Top Current Albums chart, which ranks the best-selling recently-released albums in the country.[15] It was never on the Billboard 200 chart, which counts catalog albums in addition to current releases.
- ^ Chart position for the 1991 reissue; the 1987 chart position was No. 21.
References[edit]
- ^ "Echo & the Bunnymen | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 100. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b "Echo & the Bunnymen Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Echo & The Bunnymen". lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ "Discography Echo & The Bunnymen". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Echo & The Bunnymen". charts.nz. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2009. Note: User needs to enter "Echo & The Bunnymen" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 5. 2 April 1983. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 40, no. 20. 21 July 1984. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 1. 10 October 1987. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "The Official UK Album Chart". ChartsPlus (214). UKChartsPlus: 7. 1 October 2005.
- ^ "Echo & the Bunnymen: Top 75 Releases". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2010. Note: User need to click on "View Albums".
- ^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard.biz. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Adams, Chris (2002). Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. Soft Skull. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-887128-89-1.
- ^ "Urgh! A Music War > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ To the Shores of Lake Placid (cover). various artists. Liverpool, England: Zoo Records. 1982. ZOO 4.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Life In The European Theater (1982, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Raindrops Pattering on Banana Leaves and Other Tunes (cover). various artists. WOMAD Records. 1984. WOMAD1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Isler, Scott; Robbins, Ira. "Velvet Underground". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Martha – Meet Frank, Daniel & Laurence (Soundtrack)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Dark City (Soundtrack)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Future Retro > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irish Recorded Music Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Echo & the Bunnymen > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Alternative 30". RPM. Vol. 65, no. 25. 25 August 1997. ISSN 1196-6351. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart". ChartsPlus (2). UKChartsPlus: 2. 8 September 2001.
- ^ What Time Is Love? (Remodelled & Remixed) (12" vinyl back cover). The KLF. KLF Communications. 1990. KLF 004 Y.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "(How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b c Male, Andrew (1 December 2008). "Echo & The Bunnymen Video Playlist". Mojo4music. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ "F.I.B. Heineken 2003". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ Daniels, Neil. "Later With Jools Holland – Cool Britannia (Warner)". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Essential Music Videos: '80s UK > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Donnie Darko – Director's Cut (Two Disc Set) (DVD, 2002)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (DVD)". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ Porcupine – An Atlas Adventure (VHS). Castle Hendring. 1983. HEN2 001.
- ^ "Music Videos". Anton Corbijn. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ "Videos : Echo & the Bunnymen : I Want To Be There (When You Come)". Country Music Television. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ a b More Songs to Learn and Sing (CD+DVD). Korova. 11 November 2006. KODE 1011 Z.
- ^ a b Live in Liverpool (DVD). Cooking Vinyl. 24 September 2002. COOKDVD001.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Echo & The Bunnymen discography at Discogs