BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert | ||||
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Live album by Echo & the Bunnymen | ||||
Released | 18 September 1992 | |||
Recorded | 11 January 1988, Liverpool Empire Theatre | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Label | Windsong International | |||
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