first mention of Echo & the Bunnymen on the internet

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first mention of Echo & the Bunnymen on the internet

Postby Mr. Brian » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:21 pm

The very first mention of Echo & the Bunnymen on the internet, from a usenet post to net.music on June 28th 1983:

Porcupine -- Echo and the Bunnymen [Sire/Korova album]
This album transcends any ``psychedelic revival'' tag people may put on it,
but yes, it will remind you of those days gone by, especially with L. Shankar
sitting in on a few cuts. Very good vocals and lyrics.

http://groups.google.com/group/net.musi ... 66dbb88808

There are some other reviews on that post from 1983 that are worth reading that will make some of us feel old(er) such as "new" releases by Prince, U2, David Bowie, etc
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Postby JackT » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:22 pm

It's amazing. The internet really is forever. I found some usenet posts from way back when of me arguing about Mortal Kombat II.
"He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits."
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Postby moondance » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:25 pm

Thanks for that link Brian. I enjoyed reading those older reviews.
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Postby withahip » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:40 pm

Didn't the emoticon just have its 30th b-day or some such nonsense?
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Postby ballywho? » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:49 pm

Jeez - I was 14 in 1983 and we didin't even have any computers at school back then never mind know what the internet was or how to use it....closest we came to modern technology was the electric typewriter :lol:
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Postby Mr. Brian » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:01 pm

I think that was when the Internet was Arpanet and only available to universities and researchers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

Usenet started in 1979.
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