BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Echo & the Bunnymen album)

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BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
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Live album by Echo & the Bunnymen
Released18 September 1992
Recorded11 January 1988, Liverpool Empire Theatre
Genre Post-punk
Label Windsong International
Echo & the Bunnymen chronology
Reverberation
(1990)
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
(1992)
The Cutter
(1993)
Professional ratings
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BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert is a 1992 live album by Echo & the Bunnymen. It was recorded by the BBC during the band's concert at the Liverpool Empire Theatre on 11 January 1988 and broadcast on BBC Radio 1's In Concert program.

Echo & the Bunnymen British band

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas joined as the band's drummer.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

Liverpool Empire Theatre theatre in Liverpool, England

Liverpool Empire Theatre is a theatre located on the corner of Lime Street and London Road in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom. The theatre is the second to be built on the site, and was opened in 1925. It has the largest two-tier auditorium in Britain and can seat 2,348 people. During its time it has hosted many types of entertainment, including variety shows, musicals, operas, pop concerts, and plays. The Beatles appeared in the theatre in their early days. The theatre has hosted two Royal Command Performances and in 2007, a Royal Variety Performance to mark Liverpool's being designated a European City of Culture the following year. It is sited in the William Brown Street Conservation Area.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rescue" – 3.52
  2. "Heaven Up Here" – 3.25
  3. "With a Hip" – 2.43
  4. "Bombers Bay" – 4.27
  5. "All I Want" – 3.50
  6. "Back of Love" – 3.00
  7. "Crocodiles" – 4.02
  8. "Zimbo" – 4.02
  9. "Seven Seas" – 2.49
  10. "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" – 2.51
  11. "The Cutter" – 3.30
  12. "Show of Strength" – 4.22
  13. "Lips Like Sugar" – 5.10
  14. "Thorn of Crowns" – 5.26

Personnel

Ian McCulloch (singer) singer, musician

Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen.

Will Sergeant guitarist

William Alfred Sergeant is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen. Born in Walton Hospital, he grew up in the village of Melling and attended nearby Deyes Lane Secondary Modern. He is the group's only constant member.

Les Pattinson bassist

Leslie Thomas Pattinson is an English musician, best known for his work as the bassist and co-writer of the Liverpool-based band Echo & the Bunnymen, along with vocalist Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant. He was raised in Aughton, Lancashire and attended nearby Deyes High School in Maghull, where he and Sergeant were classmates and became friends.

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