This video is a new edit of rare footage of Echo And The Bunnymen, appearing on a Dutch TV show called Götterdämmerung 2000. All My Colours was one of several songs the band performed from their Heaven Up Here album, which was released forty years ago, the 30th of May 1981.

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All My Colours was the pièce de résistance of Echo And The Bunnymen’s extraordinary drummer Pete de Freitas.

Pete was an unpredictable guy who by all accounts took a lot of chances. And unfortunately on this day, the 14th of June 1989, Pete de Frietas was killed in a motorcycle accident, en route to Liverpool for band rehearsals. Before setting off on the journey, he had strapped a bulky video camera to his motorbike. His wife Jonson had warned him, “It looks too heavy Pete, just take the car”. But he replied, “Nah, it’s a beautiful day, I’ll take the bike”. Pete de Frietas was 27 years old. Had he lived, on the 2nd of August this year, it would have been his 60th birthday.

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Echo & the Bunnymen’s intensely beautiful song of loss, Zimbo AKA All My Colours, made its debut in a John Peel Session, 4th of November 1980. At that time it was given the provisional title All My Colours Turn To Clouds.

The song was first released, renamed Zimbo, as a live recording from the Shine So Hard EP, on the 10th April 1981. “Will (Sergeant) said, ‘This would make a good EP’. And the next thing you know it was out. No one consulted us.” – Ian McCulloch, 1981. “We didn’t want that released because there’s two songs off the new album on it, and the new album versions are a million times better” – Pete de Freitas, 1981.

That album was Heaven Up Here, released a little over a month later, 30th May 1981. Heaven Up Here was voted "Best Album" of the year, in the 1981 NME poll. And All My Colours is not only one of the finest tracks on the album, I think it’s one of greatest songs from the era.

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The original Götterdämmerung 2000 material left a lot to be desired. I've cleaned-up the clip as best as poss and synced the clip to a decent audio source. Some of the original editing really sucked; missing great moments of Mac’s vocal and de Freitas drumming, and not a single close up or really clear shot of Will or his guitar playing. Also, the original clip is marred by the pretty rubbish “special” effects, added here and there throughout the clip. I’ve reedited the clip and hopefully you will enjoy the fact that the worst of these offenses have been removed.

Thanks for watching!

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Huge thanks for sending me the original file of the Götterdämmerung 2000 show:
www.youtube.com/user/TravisBickle1963

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Credits

Video Source:
Echo And The Bunnymen • All My Colours • Performed on the Dutch TV show Götterdämmerung 2000 • July 1982

Audio Source:
Echo And The Bunnymen • All My Colours • From the album Heaven Up Here • Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales • Recorded March 1981 • Released May 30, 1981

Personnel:
Ian McCulloch • vocals, guitar
Will Sergeant • lead guitar
Les Pattinson • bass
Pete de Freitas • drums

Hugh Jones • Production

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