DESCRIPTION
In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with ‘Evergreen’, revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work. In 1997, after a lengthy hiatus, Echo & The Bunnymen returned to the fore with ‘Evergreen’, revealing the brighter side of the band, and standing up with any of their earlier work.
The self-produced album was recorded at The Doghouse in Henley-On-Thames with additional strings, horns and vocal arrangements recorded at Abbey Road.
The album saw the band rightfully return to the UK album charts at #8, with 3 singles (‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, ‘I Want to Be There [When You Come]’ and ‘Don’t Let It Get You Down’) entering the UK top 50. ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ (with backing vocals and tambourine by Liam Gallagher) has grown to become one of the band’s most enduring and wellloved songs - a UK Top 10 and a fan favourite to this day.
To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, London Records releases ‘Evergreen’ on vinyl for the very first time, with a limited first pressing in solid white vinyl. There is also a new remastered and expanded 2 CD edition, taking in studio b-sides, live and acoustic sessions and previously unreleased versions across 33 tracks. Tracks: Disc 1
Dont Let It Get You Down
In My Time
I Want To Be There (When You Come)
Evergreen
Ill Fly Tonight
Nothing Lasts Forever
Baseball Bill
Altamont
Just A Touch Away
Empire State Halo
Too Young To Kneel
Forgiven
Watchtower
Polly
Hurracaine
Colour Me In
Antelope
Jonny
Disc 2
I Want To Be There (When You Come) (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
Rescue (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
Lips Like Sugar (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
Bedbugs And Ballyhoo (Live At The Improv Theatre, 1999)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Radio One Jo Whiley Session, 1997)
The Killing Moon (Radio One Jo Whiley Session, 1997)
Baseball Bill (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
Just A Touch Away (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
Ill Fly Tonight (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
Altamont (Live At The Kilburn National, 1997)+
Lips Like Sugar (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
I Want To Be There (When You Come) (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
The Killing Moon (Whyt Radio Acoustic Version, 1997)
Forgiven (GLR Robert Elms Acoustic Session, 1997)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Radio One Live Lounge Session, 1999)+

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