ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN – NEVER STOP 7″ – Nr MINT/EXC UK 1984

Echo and The Bunnymen – Never Stop
(Korova Records  1984  KOW28)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some pops/clicks at the start of Side 2 – Side 1 Nr MINT / Side 2 EXC)

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– ringwear on the back

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas joined as the band’s drummer.

“Never Stop” is a single which was released by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen on 8 July 1983. It reached number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The title track on the 12-inch single is a remixed version called “Never Stop (Discotheque)” and is another minute and fifteen seconds longer.

The b-side of the 7-inch single is “Heads Will Roll” and the b-sides of the 12-inch single are an expanded version called “Heads Will Roll (Summer Version)” and “The Original Cutter”. While Hugh Jones produced the a-side, the b-sides were produced by Ian Broudie under the pseudonym Kingbird.

Primarily released as a single, “Never Stop” also appeared on the 12-inch mini-album “Echo and the Bunnymen”. It was subsequently included on the 2003 remastered version of the Porcupine album as well as a number of compilation albums. “Never Stop (Discotheque)” was also used in the 2006 film The History Boys and was included on the subsequent soundtrack album.

Track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

7″ release (Korova KOW 28 and WEA 24.9712-7)

1. “Never Stop” – 3:31
2. “Heads Will Roll” – 3:29

Personnel

Musicians

• Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
• Will Sergeant – lead guitar
• Les Pattinson – bass
• Pete de Freitas – drums, xylophone, conga

Production

• Hugh Jones – producer
• Ian Broudie – producer
• David Balfe – mixed by (“Never Stop (Discotheque)”)
• The Bunnymen – mixed by (“Never Stop (Discotheque)”)