a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.100. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Adams, Chris. 2002. Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. New York: Soft Skull. ISBN 1-887128-89-1 This edition with the third "Peel Session 1997" CD is limited and numbered and available exclusively from the superdeluxeedition.com webshop It’s likely, however, that Echo & the Bunnymen were never destined for the same level of success as U2. They’re an arty band; lead vocalist Ian McCulloch was a disciple of The Doors’ Jim Morrison, while guitarist Will Sergeant blended 1960s psychedelia with post-punk aggression. Their rhythm section was strong – Pete de Freitas was an accomplished drummer, while Les Pattinson’s bass-lines are always prominent. RPM Alternative 30". RPM. Vol.65, no.25. 25 August 1997. ISSN 1196-6351. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 July 2008.

Liverpool’s second-most famous band, Echo & the Bunnymen arrived in the post-punk era; they released their debut single in 1979. Their early career mirrors U2‘s – both released their first four albums between 1980 and 1984. Both were enjoying mainstream success in the UK by 1984 – Echo & the Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain reached #4 on the UK charts, while U2’s The Unforgettable Fire topped the charts. But while U2 became mega-stars thereafter, Echo & the Bunnymen took a year’s hiatus and never regained their career momentum. After working together as Electrafixion, McCulloch, Sergeant and Pattinson regrouped in 1997 and returned as Echo & the Bunnymen with the UK Top 10 hit " Nothing Lasts Forever". An album of new material, Evergreen, was greeted enthusiastically by critics and the band made a successful return to the live arena. Though Pattinson left the group for a second time, McCulloch and Sergeant continue to record as Echo & the Bunnymen, releasing What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001), Siberia (2005), The Fountain (2009), and Meteorites (2014).Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdfed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol.38, no.5. 2 April 1983. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 July 2008.

The finality – as it then seemed – of the Bunnymen was all the worse for the nagging sense that they hadn’t so much faded away as burned out before their time. a b c Male, Andrew (1 December 2008). "Echo & The Bunnymen Video Playlist". Mojo4music. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009 . Retrieved 23 February 2009. Ten years since they last graced the Top Ten Album Chart, Evergreen returned them there in July 1997. The Bunnymen had proved themselves not only deserving of a second wind but effortlessly welcomed by the musical landscape of the late-90s. Arriving in the season of Oasis’s Be Here Now and The Verve’s Urban Hymns, Evergreen was both of and beyond its time.To the Shores of Lake Placid (cover). various artists. Liverpool, England: Zoo Records. 1982. ZOO 4. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Adams, Chris (2002). Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. Soft Skull. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-887128-89-1. Someone asked me the other day why I reunited the Bunnymen,” McCulloch commented that summer. “Well, I haven’t. I’ve re-ignited the Bunnymen. Having said that, they never stopped glowing somewhere in my heart.” Any doubts among fans that the Bunnymen might have been making a terrible mistake by regrouping were obliterated by the song’s first chorus, crashing the UK Top Ten at number 8 in June 1997, the first taster of the album, the highest new entry in the band’s career and equalling their best ever chart position for ‘The Cutter’.

a b c d Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol.47, no.1. 10 October 1987. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 July 2008. England's official 1998 World Cup song by England United (Echo & the Bunnymen, the Spice Girls, Ocean Colour Scene and Space). Someone asked me the other day why I reunited the Bunnymen,”McCulloch commented that summer. “Well, I haven’t. I’ve re-ignited the Bunnymen. Having said that, they never stopped glowing somewhere in my heart.”