Biography
David Balfe grew up in Merseyside, where he played with several Liverpool bands in the late 1970s that emerged out of the city's legendary Erics Club scene, including Radio Blank, Big in Japan, Dalek I Love You and The Teardrop Explodes. He also played keyboards on and co-produced the first Echo & the Bunnymen and Teardrop Explodes albums, as well as managing both bands, with Bill Drummond, for their early years.
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