Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Monkeys - (original version)
2. Pictures on My Wall, The - (original single version)
3. Read It in Books - (original single version)
4. Villiers Terrace - (Peel Session version)
5. Rescue
6. Simple Stuff - (previously unreleased)
7. Stars Are Stars
8. All That Jazz
9. Crocodiles
10. Puppet, The
11. Do It Clean
12. Show of Strength
13. Over the Wall
14. Promise, A
15. Heaven Up Here
16. All My Colours
17. Broke My Neck
18. No Hands - (previously unreleased, John Peel Session version)
19. Fuel - (previously unreleased)
20. Subject, The - (previously unreleased)
DISC 2:
1. Back of Love, The
2. Cutter, The
3. Way Out and Up We Go - (previously unreleased)
4. Clay
5. Heads Will Roll
6. Gods Will Be Gods - (previously unreleased, alternate version)
7. Never Stop - (Discotheque version)
8. Watch Out Below - (previously unreleased, John Peel Session version)
9. Killing Moon, The - (previously unreleased, all night version)
10. Silver (Tidal Wave) - (previously unreleased)
11. Angels and Devils - (previously unreleased)
12. Crystal Days
13. Seven Seas
14. My Kingdom
15. Ocean Rain
16. All You Need Is Love - (previously unreleased)
DISC 3:
1. Bring on the Dancing Horses
2. Over Your Shoulder - (previously unreleased)
3. Lover, I Love You - (previously unreleased)
4. Satisfaction - (previously unreleased)
5. New Direction - (previously unreleased, original version)
6. Ship of Fools - (previously unreleased)
7. All My Life
8. Game, The
9. Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
10. Lips Like Sugar - (single version)
11. People Are Strange
12. Rollercoaster - (previously unreleased)
13. Don't Let It Get You Down
14. I Want to Be There (When You Come)
15. Nothing Lasts Forever
16. Hurracaine - (previously unreleased)
17. Rust
18. What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?
DISC 4:
1. In the Midnight Hour, The - (previously unreleased)
2. Start Again - (previously unreleased)
3. Original Cutter, The (A Drop in the Ocean) - (previously unreleased)
4. Heads Will Roll - (previously unreleased, Summer version)
5. Bedbugs and Ballyhoo - (previously unreleased, original single version)
6. Zimbo
7. Angels and Devils - (previously unreleased)
8. She Cracked - (previously unreleased)
9. It's All over Now, Baby Blue - (previously unreleased)
10. Soul Kitchen - (previously unreleased)
11. Action Woman - (previously unreleased)
12. Paint It Black - (previously unreleased)
13. Run Run Run - (previously unreleased)
14. Friction - (previously unreleased)
15. Crocodiles - (previously unreleased)
16. Heroin - (previously unreleased)
17. Do It Clean - (previously unreleased)
18. Cutter - (previously unreleased, hidden track, alternate version)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Ray Manzarek | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
The 4-CD box CRYSTAL DAYS includes singles, B-sides, rare live tracks, alternate versions and a 64-page companion book with complete recording notes and historical photos.
Echo & The Bunnymen: Ian McCulloch (vocals); Will Sergeant (guitar, sitar); Les Pattinson (bass); Pete De Freitas (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Mike Mooney (guitar); Adam Peters (cello, piano); Nick Bernard (violin); London Metropolitan Orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass); Shankar (strings); Luvan Kiem (clarinet); Ed Shearmur (piano); Alan Perman (harpsichord); Jake Brockman, Ray Manzarek, Henry Priestman, Julian Cope, David Balfe, Mark Taylor (keyboards); Guy Pratt (bass); David Palmer, Stephen Morris, Michael Lee, Jeremy Stacy (drums); Harry Morgan, Royal Burundi Drummers, Tim Whittaker (percussion); Paul Williams (background vocals).
Producers include: Echo & The Bunnymen, Gil Norton, Ian Broudie, Laurie Latham, Alan Douglas.
Compilation producer: Andy Zax.
Engineers include: Michael Bergek, Chris Nagle, Gil Norton.
Recorded between 1979 & 1999. Includes liner notes by Andy Zax, Mick Houghton, Ian McCulloch, Wayne Coyne and Will Sergeant.
Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot (Digiprep).
Personnel: Ian McCulloch (vocals, guitar); Will Sergeant (guitar, sitar, harpsichord); Mike Mooney (guitar); Adam Peters (cello, piano, keyboards); London Metropolitan Orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass); Shankar (strings); Leslie Penny (woodwinds); David Balfe (piano, keyboards); Edward Shearmur (piano); Alan Perman (harpsichord); Henry Priestman, Jake Brockman, Julian Cope, Mark Taylor , Ray Manzarek (keyboards); David Palmer , Michael K. Lee, Jeremy Stacey, Pete de Freitas, Stephen Morris (drums); Tim Whittaker, Harry Morgan (percussion); Paul "Tubbs" Williams , Liam Gallagher (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Clif Norrell; Echo & the Bunnymen; Don Rodenbach; Gil Norton; Alex Haas; Mark "Spike" Stent; Richard Woodcraft; Bill Inglot; Brian Kehew; Bruce Lampcov.
Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio 2, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Amazon Studios, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); August Studio, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Cargo Studios, Rochdale (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Conny's Studio, Cologne, Germany (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Crescent Studios, Bath, Somerset, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); CTS Studios, Wembley, North London (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Doghouse Studio, Henley on Thames (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Eden Studios, Chiswick, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); ICP Studio, Brussels, Belgium (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Karen, Gottenburg, Sweden (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Les Studio Des Dames, Paris, France (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Marcus Music, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Open Eye Studio, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Parr Street Studios, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Ridge Farm Studios, Dorking, Surrey, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Square One Studios, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Studio Davout, Paris, France (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); The Automatt, San Francisco, CA (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); The Royal Albert Hall, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); The Womad Festival, Shepton Mallet (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); The Workhouse, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Tistedal Studios, Tistedal, Norway (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Trident Studios, London, England (03/??/1979-03/15/1999); Will Sergeant's Bedroom, Liverpool (03/??/1979-03/15/1999).
Photographer: Chris Walter.
This is the box set of Echo & the Bunnymen fans' dreams. Four discs that amply cover the high points of the band's albums as well as a hefty batch of ...
Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...Very fine indeed.....What's startling about spinning back to the band's beginnings at the dawn of the Eighties is how strong they became in how short a time...
Uncut (08/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Conjures McCulloch's insolent good looks and the band's more willful inclinations....giving a chance to view their music in relief free of grand, heroically absurdist gestures...
Q
4 stars out of 5 - ...A completist's compilation...featuring lost of unreleased songs...suggesting that Echo's songwriting produced some contemporary standards....Echo's crystal days haven't shattered yet...
Rolling Stone (09/13/2001)
Ranked #4 in Mojo's Best [10] Box Sets & Compilations of 2001.
Mojo (01/01/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Conjures McCulloch's insolent good looks and the band's more willful inclinations....giving a chance to view their music in relief free of grand, heroically absurdist gestures...
Q
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