Pete de Freitas joined the band and the band became even stronger, Pete de Freitas influenced the early style of Echo & The Bunnymen, Pete de Freitas R.I.P
I love this! I just finished reading Will's book and this is really bringing it to life for me. What a crazy band story. I'm looking forward to the next book.
The drum machine being named echo is a cute story but it's not quite true. The band made that bit up for the press because everyone assumed Ian, being the front man, was Echo. There was no Echo, they just liked that band name but didn't care to explain that again and again @ifutureman: nice recording. Assume it's a bootleg?
Very nice old stuff. Thanks! I went to a studentfestival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands in June 1981 where I heard and saw them for the first time. I had been a rockfan for years but their awesome new wave sound was indeed all new to me alhough I had been to several The Cure gigs already. The white lightingshow of Echo and The Bunnymen was absolutely exciting and I was a fan for two years. Crocodiles was good and Heaven Up Here is still one of my favorite albums. After that they lost their cool sound in my opinion and their concert in Paradiso, Amsterdam later on didn't impress me, but who cares. This early recording is pure, original and a good intro to their later work. Pete rest in peace man. Thank you for your real drumming.
This is why CZcams is so amazing. Going back in time and great audio. Pity it took until the 4th song for McCulloch to ask for the echo on vocals to be turned down. It really is too much.
I hear they play at funerals for a price. i'd pay to see them in a small place like the pic. dive bar, a farm, haunted cellar etc.... It already looks like a stone cold classic.
Dear Mr Echo; 4 People have trouble hearing, bad eyesight and poor eye hand co-ordination, and have mistakenly selected an incorrect option. Also, Thank you for uploading this precious gem of a performance. Is Mr Echo kept safely stored within a waterproof box, in a cool dark location ?
I never quite understood why the bunnymen never got a drummer in for these early gigs. Most bands would have got any old drummer rather than a drum machine. - I get that they may not have found the 'right' one but it was an odd choice to go with a machine in the late 70's.
@@optimisticmike1041 Well thankfully they ditched that phase and got Pete in. Maybe playing live without a proper drummer could have been a factor, it is sort of ok on a record as it gives it a certain sound, but live and especially with Pete, it moves the energy up tenfold.
@@courtneychappellart used to go erics matinees in 1979 and 1980 / saw loads of good bands there / the teardrop explodes /the cramps /pink military / /wire / nightmares in wax with pete burns singing /the damned to name just a few
Don't know if I was there the afternoon or evening show but I was there too. With Teardrop Explodes right? I remember Julian Cope begging people not to gob on him. I could have sworn there was a 3rd band though no? It has been 40+ years so I may not be right.
@@nocnoc4526 ?? Joy division was active from 1976-1980... Rolling Stone: "What other bands have stood out for you in the past 30 years?" McCulloch: "Joy Division - they were always much better live that on record. They were the only band that I thought… fucking hell. They blew us away in terms of stage presence and putting on a great rock & roll show...."
Stage presence and putting on a show maybe but I don't hear Joy Division when listening to the Bunnymen. For the record, I saw both bands live in 79 EATB in September and JD Oct/Nov.
@@nocnoc4526 nice you were lucky. I saw the Bunnymen twice but not at their best music period. I saw them in Chicago at the Aragon after they went commercial. And also saw the Church, Cure, Shriekback.. all were commercialized by then but still decent shows. Shriekback had the best performance in a small club. Yeah Echo&BM didn't ever really sound like Joy Division in their polished studio albums, but in this recording they were trying hard IMO. They were one of the best based on only the material from their first 3 albums, again imo. I like them better than Joy Division actually. Regret never seeing Bauhaus, Siouxse, the Sound, Fad and Joy Division during those great times...many those guys are gone now but their influence and music lives on.
Pete Freitas best Drummer ever....he turned a good band to one the top four bands ever.
Funny! EatB are my 4th favorite band.
7th but who's counting?
Pete de Freitas joined the band and the band became even stronger, Pete de Freitas influenced the early style of Echo & The Bunnymen, Pete de Freitas R.I.P
Have had this bootleg since 87, but it's nice to see this upload.
Amazing. Been a Bunnymen fan for 40 years. Have never heard this before. Excellent. Cheers.
Not much of a fan then
@@carloscasillero4422 lol
Same
I love this! I just finished reading Will's book and this is really bringing it to life for me.
What a crazy band story. I'm looking forward to the next book.
Holy shit this is sacred stuff man. Cheers for posting
Amazing indeed, I never knew there were recordings before Pete "Best English Drummer Ever" de Freitas joined them
Technically Pete was from Trinidad
"Echo" was the drum machine.....
RIP Pete DeFreitas 6/15/1989
The drum machine being named echo is a cute story but it's not quite true. The band made that bit up for the press because everyone assumed Ian, being the front man, was Echo. There was no Echo, they just liked that band name but didn't care to explain that again and again
@ifutureman: nice recording. Assume it's a bootleg?
@Talorc MacAllan
Man, this is just amazing!!! thanks for sharing it!
this is a fantastic companion to Will Sargeants new book "Bunnyman- a memoir".If you care about this band buy this book......
I just finished it. I'm looking forward the the next book.
@@RandomJane104 should be great
I recorded this off the desk
Thank god!!!!!!! Will listen whilst reading a book............,,,,
Where was this recorded please?
Thanks Will, I really appreciate you uploading this. Always had time for Echo & The Bunnymen 👍🏻❤️🙏🏻 always a clever and different sound to my ears.
Very nice old stuff. Thanks! I went to a studentfestival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands in June 1981 where I heard and saw them for the first time. I had been a rockfan for years but their awesome new wave sound was indeed all new to me alhough I had been to several The Cure gigs already. The white lightingshow of Echo and The Bunnymen was absolutely exciting and I was a fan for two years. Crocodiles was good and Heaven Up Here is still one of my favorite albums. After that they lost their cool sound in my opinion and their concert in Paradiso, Amsterdam later on didn't impress me, but who cares. This early recording is pure, original and a good intro to their later work. Pete rest in peace man. Thank you for your real drumming.
This is why CZcams is so amazing. Going back in time and great audio.
Pity it took until the 4th song for McCulloch to ask for the echo on vocals to be turned down. It really is too much.
Ha, McCulloch complaining about too much light even back then!
Nah...
Dear Mr Echo.
Jayzus it's amazing that stuff like this seems to come out of nowhere. Brilliant!
I love it.
Erics?
Yes…it’s in the notes
soy ENRIQUE y muchas gracias por subir y compartir esta JOYA de los echo....una de las grandiosas bandas...
Incredibly raw and energetic. Thank you for sharing this piece of history.
THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH FOR POSTING THIS . IT'S AWESOME.....JUST LOVE ''PICTURES ON MY WALL'' MY ALL TIME FAV SONG.
Do those pictures ever actually fall?
Wow!! Thanks!!! greetings from the Philippines!!
first show with drum machine ECHO
No, not the first show with a drum machine. Their first show was in November 1978 and they only played one song.
@@ninetyminutestd Was it long version of Monkeys?
KeyMon for 20 minutes @@ninetyminutestd
wow! this is phenomenal!
I had this as a bootleg tape 30 years ago
I bought this as a bootleg on vinyl about 35 years ago :) and in a rare case of technology workng for me, I was able to digitize it and share it here
Legendary! Ian voice much better in 79. Peerless Soundboard.
i was wondering tonight if any recordings existed with the drum machine...here we go!
Hilarious lyrics in "Happy Death Men" :)
lyrics by Will Sergeant, not Ian McCulloch.
Very good!
Thanks ,Love so much
McCullough says, "And more drum machine" at 12:54.
Sublime, great share.
So good it hurts 😂😂😂
Shame they don't play much of their really older material. I prefer the older stuff to what they're putting out now.
ECHOさんが在籍中の音源、ありがとうございます
I wonder if Andy and Paul Of OMD are in the audience?
Happy Death Men is closest to recorded version.
Dear Mr Echo; Are there any recordings of early practice sessions?
I hear they play at funerals for a price. i'd pay to see them in a small place like the pic. dive bar, a farm, haunted cellar etc.... It already looks like a stone cold classic.
Wow.
This is boss
I had to explain this dynamic to a nice lady,before we saw them....
Dear Mr Echo; 4 People have trouble hearing, bad eyesight and poor eye hand co-ordination, and have mistakenly selected an incorrect option. Also, Thank you for uploading this precious gem of a performance. Is Mr Echo kept safely stored within a waterproof box, in a cool dark location ?
GODLIKE
1st gig ever withouth pete de reitas
Change title to: With Echo, The Drum Machine.
I never quite understood why the bunnymen never got a drummer in for these early gigs. Most bands would have got any old drummer rather than a drum machine. - I get that they may not have found the 'right' one but it was an odd choice to go with a machine in the late 70's.
Cuz will sergeant was inspired by the band suicide who used a cheap 60s drum machine too
@@optimisticmike1041 Well thankfully they ditched that phase and got Pete in. Maybe playing live without a proper drummer could have been a factor, it is sort of ok on a record as it gives it a certain sound, but live and especially with Pete, it moves the energy up tenfold.
Where was this recorded?
A club in Liverpool called “Eric’s”
yah,,,,,,,this is it,,,,,,,,,,,z
wonder if it was the matinee /if it was i was there
Really? Tell us more!!!
Yes, there was a 5PM matinee show and an 8:30 evening show.
@@courtneychappellart used to go erics matinees in 1979 and 1980 / saw loads of good bands there / the teardrop explodes /the cramps /pink military / /wire / nightmares in wax with pete burns singing /the damned to name just a few
Henry Biedenkapp It was the matinee, I was there too. I used to know the person that recorded it.
Don't know if I was there the afternoon or evening show but I was there too. With Teardrop Explodes right? I remember Julian Cope begging people not to gob on him. I could have sworn there was a 3rd band though no? It has been 40+ years so I may not be right.
Now I can hear the Joy Division influence.
I wouldn't agree, Joy Division were only establishing themselves in 1979 and the Bunnymen emerging.
@@nocnoc4526 ?? Joy division was active from 1976-1980...
Rolling Stone:
"What other bands have stood out for you in the past 30 years?"
McCulloch:
"Joy Division - they were always much better live that on record. They were the only band that I thought… fucking hell. They blew us away in terms of stage presence and putting on a great rock & roll show...."
Stage presence and putting on a show maybe but I don't hear Joy Division when listening to the Bunnymen. For the record, I saw both bands live in 79 EATB in September and JD Oct/Nov.
@@nocnoc4526 nice you were lucky. I saw the Bunnymen twice but not at their best music period. I saw them in Chicago at the Aragon after they went commercial. And also saw the Church, Cure, Shriekback.. all were commercialized by then but still decent shows. Shriekback had the best performance in a small club. Yeah Echo&BM didn't ever really sound like Joy Division in their polished studio albums, but in this recording they were trying hard IMO. They were one of the best based on only the material from their first 3 albums, again imo. I like them better than Joy Division actually. Regret never seeing Bauhaus, Siouxse, the Sound, Fad and Joy Division during those great times...many those guys are gone now but their influence and music lives on.
compared to the amazing stuff here, their studio albums were unfortunately over produced!
Over-produced? OK, sure, after Porcupine I see what you mean.
Have your heard the lp 'Flowers'. @@TheObimara
Kinda Doors/ Stooges