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TRACKLISTING -

Disc 1 -  

1. Show Of Strength 2. With A Hip 3. Over The Wall 4. It Was A Pleasure 5. A Promise 6. Heaven Up Here 7. The Disease 8. All My Colours 9. No Dark Things 10. Turquoise Days

Disc 2 -  1. Broke My Neck 2. Show Of Strength 3. The Disease 4. All I Want 5. Zimbo

The second of our Echo & The Bunnymen remastered Hardback re-issues is Heaven Up Here. A deluxe 2LP Hardback Book Edition with 5 extra tracks and brand new sleeves notes by Will Sergeant and photos from Will and Les’ personal archives.

The two 180g discs; the original album, plus a second disc with the long version of ‘Broke My Neck’ produced by the Bunnymen and ‘Show Of Strength’, ‘The Disease’, ‘All I Want’ and ‘Zimbo’ all recorded at the Manley Vale Hotel in Sydney Australia on 11/11/1981.

After the high acclaim of their debut ‘Crocodiles’, ‘Heaven Up Here’ was released in May 1981 and produced by Hugh Jones. Lauded as revealing a much darker side to the band, the album drew comparisons to Joy Division from many quarters. Although Ian McCullough in relation to their style of music in 1981, insists “We’re a rock band. Because I’m proud of that”.

On release the NME described the album as darker and more passion- ate than 1980’s Crocodiles. The Record Mirror also said that the band sang the blues and devoted themselves to existential sadness. They went on to note that the album offered “an anatomy of melancholy, resplendent with the glamour of doom”. Melody Maker disagreed when in 1981 they said “the Bunnymen are continuing to play majestic, up- lifting music that will shine through the dark days ahead of us”

Recorded in March 1981 at Rockfield Studios the album won NME’s ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Dressed LP’ Awards in 1981 and also made it into Rolling Stones list of 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.

The cover is a shot taken on a wet Southern Welsh beach on a day off from recording. Photographer Brian Griffin using the dark clouds in the sky and the low sun on the horizon to silhouette the band. The bands manager Drummond saw them representing “cold, dampness, darkness”.

The band released 2 singles from the album “A Promise” and “Over The Wall’.