Echo And The Bunnymen were formed in Liverpool in 1978 with Ian McCulloch on vocals and rhythm guitar, Will Sergeant on lead guitar and Les Pattinson on bass, who were soon joined by the late Pete De Freitas on drums. The band’s first release was the 7” single Pictures On My Wall which was released via Zoo Records in 1979. Pictures On My Wall would appear on their debut album Crocodiles in 1980. Released amidst the growing wave of post-punk, Crocodiles cemented the band’s reputation as one of the best around with the NME describing it as “probably the best album this year by a British band”. Echo And The Bunnymen followed the album with the release of the Shine So Hard EP in 1981 before releasing their second studio album, Heaven Up Here, in the same year. Considered to be a slightly darke...