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Echo And The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here [KODE 3 UK 1981 24-Bit FLAC]

In the past, I've ripped most of the important Bunnymen singles however never any of their albums. The albums are a mixed bunch; from the pseudo-psyche post-punk of the first two, the difficult third Porcupine, the significantly popular Ocean Rain and then it seems they lost their way.

Heaven Up Here was the band's second and to me, it represents the Bunnymen at their very best - without pressure for a hit, it also featured the very fine A Promise single. This was the band at the peak of their cult status - a year before The Back Of Love broke Ian McCulloch's nipples in the charts via Top Of The Pops.

I need to deal with stuff away from blogging for a while, so today's posts will be my last before a break from Needle Time. Keep your eyes peeled for random posts throughout the day....

A1 Show Of Strength
A2 With A Hip
A3 Over The Wall
A4 It Was A Pleasure
A5 A Promise
B1 Heaven Up Here
B2 The Disease
B3 All My Colours
B4 No Dark Things
B5 Turquoise Days
B6 All I Want

Raybans at the ready....



Comments

  1. Blogmeister18 January 2021 at 10:22

    https://mega.nz/file/GAoTXIxS#wyf8K232Uoe2WJJ43oV8-YhMue9QwpP9X3Yn9q2ZPak

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  2. gnihtytterp18 January 2021 at 13:00

    Many thanks, my E&TB fave LP, great post!

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  3. Anonymous18 January 2021 at 14:34

    Thank you for the post, i second that motion, the pinnacle of the Echo discography in my opinion.

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  4. Philip18 January 2021 at 21:44

    Ocean Rain, not Crystal Rain

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  5. Anonymous19 January 2021 at 04:52

    Talking about Echo and the Bunnymen, let me make a question, what do you think about Reverberation album? I believe that 30 years after, deserves a vindication, leaving behind the passions that could surround it at that time.
    Greetings from Lima, Perú.

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  6. Anonymous19 January 2021 at 16:55

    Many thanks. And your assessment of where this one ranks is spot-on in my opinion.

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  7. Leper Lord21 January 2021 at 03:22

    An epic share

    And most def. a peak

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  8. apf21 January 2021 at 06:02

    Thank you Blogmeister !

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  9. Anonymous21 November 2021 at 20:04

    Their best for sure. Also one of top-10 albums of the 80's imho. A re-rip with the hana would make this the definitive "Heaven up here" rip

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  10. Anonymous26 May 2023 at 22:37

    For me this is the pinnacle of 80s new wave/indie rock. An epic masterpiece of unheralded beauty. Also agree that this is hana-worthy and deserves to be re-ripped

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