MM: The Killing Moon by Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen emerged from the Liverpool post-punk scene based in Eric's Club (which was located on the same street as the Cavern Club). Following his sacking from A Shallow Madness (later The Teardrop Explodes), Ian McCulloch teamed up with guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson, making their live début in 1978. Initially, they used a drum machine for performances before hiring Pete de Freitas.

The band released their first album, Crocodiles, in 1980 reaching number 17 in the UK album charts. Their breakthrough hit came two years later: 'The Back of Love' got to number 19 in the UK singles chart. The following year they had their first top ten hit: 'The Cutter'.

In 1984 they released the seminal Ocean Rain, from which 'The Killing Moon' is taken. In spite of their success, McCulloch decided to quit the group in 1988. Tragedy followed the next year when de Freitas died in a motorcycle accident.

Pattinson and Sergeant soldiered on before finally disbanding the group in 1993. McCulloch, Sergeant and Pattinson released a new album as Echo & the Bunnymen in 1997. Two years later Pattinson left the group to look after his mother, leaving the other two to continue recording and touring.

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