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Echo & the Bunnymen’s dark, swirling fusion of gloomy post-punk and Doors-inspired psychedelia brought the group a handful of British hits in the early 1980s, while drawing a cult following in the United States. The Bunnymen grew out of the Crucial Three, a late-’70s trio featuring vocalist Ian McCulloch, Pete Wylie, and Julian Cope. Cope and Wylie left the group by the end of 1977, shaping the Teardrop Explodes and Wah!, respectively. McCulloch met guitarist Will Sergeant in the summer of 1978 and the pair started recording demos with a drum machine which the duo called “Echo.” Adding bassist Les Pattinson, the band made its live first appearance at the Liverpool club Eric’s at the end of 1978, calling itself Echo & the Bunnymen. In March of 1979, the Echo & the Bunnymen’s group released its first single, “Pictures on My Wall”/”Read It in Books,” on the local Zoo record label. The single and their well-liked live performances led to a contract with Korova. After signing the contract,
