Echo & The Bunnymen - Evergreen (White Vinyl)

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Echo & The Bunnymen’s second coming, London Records revisit the band’s triumphant album Evergreen, set for release on the 18 th November. Evergreen receives a vinyl pressing for the very first time, with an initial run of white vinyl available to pre-order. The anniversary release also features an expanded double CD version with an extensive array of studio b-sides, radio sessions, and unreleased live versions across 33 tracks. Originally released in 1997, Evergreen marked a critical and commercial renaissance for the band after more than half a decade’s hiatus; an album that rightfully returned them to the Top 10 that sported three UK hits including the seminal ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’.

When Echo & The Bunnymen imploded at the end of the 1980s, the decade lost one of its greatest bands in the messiest of circumstances. Until then, theirs had been a magical rise: since 1979 they’d outgrown the Liverpool punk scene, outshone their alternative pop rivals of the mid-80s, and looked set to step into the big league. But by the end of the decade the magic that had kept them together was slowly unthreading. The die was cast in 1988 when Ian McCulloch quit after a tour of Japan. It should have marked the end for the band, but the remaining Bunnymen decided to persevere and seek a replacement. Unthinkable tragedy struck in 1989 when drummer Pete de Freitas was killed in a motorbike accident.

1. Don’t Let It Get You Down

2. In My Time

3. I Want To Be There (When You Come)

4. Evergreen

5. I’ll Fly Tonight

6. Nothing Lasts Forever 3:55

7. Baseball Bill

8. Altamont

9. Just a Touch Away

10. Empire State Halo

11. Too Young To Kneel

12. Forgiven