Echo & The Bunnymen – People Are Strange (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“People Are Strange” is a song originally recorded by the American rock band the Doors in 1967.

British group Echo & the Bunnymen recorded a cover version of “People Are Strange” for the soundtrack of the 1987 film The Lost Boys. It was subsequently released as a single in 1987 reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1988 and number 13 on the Irish Singles Chart in 1991. The song was produced by The Doors’ keyboard player, Ray Manzarek. A 12-inch single was released in 1987 before the single was re-released in 1991 with live b-side tracks.

SIDE A:
People Are Strange 3:38
Producer – Ray Manzarek
Written-By – The Doors

SIDE B:
Lips Like Sugar 4:52
Lyrics By – McCulloch*
Mixed By – Bruce Lampcov
Music By – McCulloch*, Pattinson*, Sergeant*
Producer – Laurie Latham

Rollercoaster 4:02
Engineer – Gil Norton
Lyrics By – McCulloch*
Music By – McCulloch*, Pattinson*, De Freitas*, Sergeant*
Producer – Echo & The Bunnymen, Gil Norton

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– YZ 144 TX, WEA ‎– YZ144 T, WEA ‎– 248283-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock

CREDITS:
Photography By – Anton Corbijn

NOTES:
“People Are Strange” taken from the motion picture soundtrack “The Lost Boys”.
Originally recorded by The Doors.

Made in England.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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burningtheground.net

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Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Muff Diver
Muff Diver
November 3, 2020 2:06 pm

I really dig his hat!

Marcelino Arizmendi
Marcelino Arizmendi
November 3, 2020 8:05 am

LOST BOYS!!!

Last edited 3 years ago by Marcelino Arizmendi
Omar Flores Montañez
Omar Flores Montañez
October 29, 2020 11:11 pm

Muchas gracias!!!!!!

Grant
Grant
October 29, 2020 9:23 pm

Sooo excited to see this! Echo is one of my top 10 bands. Thank you so much!

Chris
Chris
October 29, 2020 3:32 pm

Paul,
Thanks for the rip. And for Ian’s fruit hat. In all these years, I’ve never seen the cover for the UK 12-inch.

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
October 29, 2020 2:34 pm

Such a good version, thanks Paul.

I’m sure I must’ve mentioned it before, but have you heard A-ha’s cover of The Killing Moon? Morton’s voice suits it perfectly. There’s various youtube clips of Ian McCulloch joing them on stage to sing it.

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
October 29, 2020 1:44 pm

This cover version does justice to the original. Thanks for another great 12″ rarity!

negative1
October 29, 2020 12:27 pm

Hi Paul,

Love echo and the bunnymen’s latter era.
This is a great cover song, and i like some of the doors songs also.
(Their keyboardist played on bedbugs and ballyhoo for them).

I think its a nice but simple song. They love covering
rock bands, and this one has a nice ‘echo’ sound to it.

thanks for posting it, and for fans look for the japanese
EP that has more cover songs on it.

later
-1

Jeff
Jeff
October 29, 2020 11:40 am

I’ve been on a Doors kick for a few weeks now so it’s quite momentous for you to post this remake. Loved the “Lost Boys ” soundtrack a lot and the movie was just as awesome
I still can’t look at white rice the same way because of this film
.

Thanks Paul again for your exquisite music tastes!!!!

Jeff

OMAR
OMAR
October 29, 2020 11:24 am

Thanks Paul.

Fred
Fred
October 29, 2020 11:15 am

I remember this from the Lost Boys Soundtrack quite well. Great movie!

Paul, your write-up says “A 12-inch version was released in February 1988 before the single was re-released in 1991.” I can’t find that anywhere on Discogs. Do you have the link? When I hear “a 12-inch version” I’m interpreting that as some kind of remix.

Thanks for the great rip!