Released 10 April 1981 Shine So Hard
(1981) "A Promise"
(1981) Release date 10 April 1981 Genre Post-punk | Length 16:59 Artist Echo & the Bunnymen Label Korova Producers Bill Drummond, Hugh Jones | |
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Recorded 17 January 1981, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton | ||
Shine So Hard is a live 12" EP released by the band Echo & the Bunnymen on 10 April 1981. The EP reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Overview
Having returned from the United States where they were promoting their debut album Crocodiles, Echo & the Bunnymen went on to tour the United Kingdom. The concert held at the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton, Derbyshire on 17 January 1981 was recorded by the Manor Mobile. Four songs from the concert, "Crocodiles", "Zimbo", "All That Jazz" and "Over the Wall", were mixed at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales. The EP was released on 10 April 1981 and subsequently peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first hit single.
The title of the EP comes from a line in an earlier Bunnymen song, "Stars Are Stars".
A limited edition of 500 32-minute videos were subsequently released in 1982 of the Buxton concert. These were made available only to people who had been present at the concert.
When Crocodiles was remastered and reissued in 2003, the four tracks from the EP were included as bonus tracks.
Track listings
All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.
- "Crocodiles" (live) – 5:06
- "Zimbo" (live) – 3:32
- "All That Jazz" (live) – 2:52
- "Over the Wall" (live) – 5:29
- "Crocodiles" (live) – 5:06
- "All That Jazz" (live) – 2:52
- "Zimbo" (live) – 3:32
- "Over the Wall" (live) – 5:29
Musicians
Production
Songs
1Crocodiles5:05
2Zimbo3:29
3All That Jazz2:51