Echo & The Bunnymen Porcupine ( remastered 180g vinyl LP )

Release date: 22-10-2021 (Originally recorded in 1983)

2021 EU ( remastered 180g vinyl LP ) Porcupine includes a.o. the following tracks: “The Cutter”, “My White Devil”, “Gods Will Be Gods”, “In Bluer Skies” and more.

Echo & The Bunnymen first released the single The Back Of Love in 1982, nearly nine months before the album’s release in 1983. It became the band’s first UK top 20 single as well as charting in Ireland. It led to the release of Porcupine in 1983, with Ian Broudie, who would later form The Lightning Seeds, returning to production duties having co-produced their debut album Crocodiles.

Initially rejected by the band’s label, the album was re-recorded with Indian violinist, singer and composer Lakshminarayana Shankar, who added strings to the tracks. The result was their greatest chart performance, with The Cutter reaching #8 in the singles charts and Porcupine finishing #2 in the album charts and went on to be certified Gold. Porcupine featured on many end of year critics’ lists, with their single The Cutter still remaining highly popular to this day.

Tracks:
A1 The Cutter
A2 Back Of Love
A3 My White Devil
A4 Clay
A5 Porcupine
B1 Heads Will Roll
B2 Ripeness
B3 Higher Hell
B4 Gods Will Be Gods
B5 In Bluer Skies