Echo & The Bunnymen Crystal Days 1979 - 1999
2008 4x CD, Box Set
Alternative Rock

Main image
Rhino Records
art direction Hugh Brown
art direction Rachel Gutek
tracks 1-1 to 3-16, 4-1 to 4-18 bass Les Pattinson
compilation producer Andy Zax
design Rachel Gutek
tracks 1-5 to 3-2, 3-6 to 3-12, 4-2 to 4-18 drums Pete De Freitas
lead guitar Will Sergeant
liner notes Andy Zax
liner notes Mick Houghton
liner notes Scott Kannberg
liner notes Wayne Coyne
liner notes [discographical annotation] Gary Peterson
liner notes [editorial supervision] Julee Stover
liner notes [liner notes coordination] Shawn Amos
management [representation] Peasy
management [representation] Peter Byrne
management [representation] Porcupine Management
tracks 4-1, 4-16, 4-17 mixed by [mixes for selections] Bill Inglot
tracks 4-1, 4-16, 4-17 mixed by [mixes for selections] Brian Kehew
photography by [back book cover photo] Chris Walter
photography by [box front & back cover, book cover & inside box cover under disc 1 & 2 photos] Brian Griffin
photography by [inside box cover under disc 3 photo] Dennis Kleiman
photography by [inside box cover under disc 4 & inside back book cover photos] Jim Kutler
producer [sound produced by] Bill Inglot
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Dan Hersch
research [editorial] Daniel Goldmark
supervised by [project supervision] Patrick Milligan
vocals, guitar Ian McCulloch
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Music UK Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
The box contains a 66-page book with the band history and photos.

Track 1-4 is recorded for the John Peel Show on August 15th 1979 (first broadcast August 22nd 1979).
Track 1-18 is recorded for the John Peel Show on January 27th 1982 (first broadcast February 2nd 1982).
Track 2-8 recorded for the John Peel Show on September 19th 1983 (first broadcast October 24th 1983).
Track 2-16 recorded at Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool (for the television program 'Play At Home'), July 1983. The version included here is taken from the first generation master tape and does not have the overdubbed dialogue fragments from 'Play At Home' that were evident on the single release.
Tracks 3-3 to 3-5 and 4-1: David Palmer or Stephen Morris are credited for drums.
Track 4-2 recorded live at Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden on June 11th 1987.
Track 4-6 recorded live at the WOMAD Festival, Shepton Mallet, July 17th 1982.
Track 4-7, 4-10 to 4-15 recorded live at Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden (for The Bommen Show), April 25th 1985.
Tracks 4-8 & 4-9 recorded live in Sweden, April 1985.
Tracks 4-16 & 4-17 recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall, London, July 19th 1983.
Track 4-18 is not mentioned in the tracklisting. It's an alternate version of The Cutter.

The following tracks are described as 'previously unissued'
1-18, 2-6, 2-8, 3-3 to 3-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-7 to 4-11, 4-15 to 4-17

This compilation ℗ 2001 Warner Music UK Ltd & Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company © 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company, 3400 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91505-4614.
Manufactured in the E.U.
Barcode: 0 81227 99017 6
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Label Code: LC 02982
Matrix / Runout: [Warner 'big w' logo] 812274263-2/1 07/01 (Disc 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011 (Disc 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0598 (Disc 1)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011 (Disc 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05P5 (Disc 2)
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Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011 (Disc 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05R3 (Disc 3)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner 'big w' logo] 812274263-2/4 07/01 (Disc 4, Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011 (Disc 4, Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05N9 (Disc 4, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner 'big w' logo] 812274263-2/4 07/01 (Disc 4, Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011 (Disc 4, Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0598 (Disc 4, Variant 2)



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