Eva Luna

:(This page is about the British band who were at one time called Pure. For the Drum & Bass act of the same name, see Pure(2). For the American alternative rock band, see Pure(3)).
Eva Luna was an English indie band consisting of Graeme Elston, Andrew McKechnie, Alex English and Rich Deighton who came together in late 1990 in Liverpool, initially under the name Love Parade. Following several gigs in early 1991 the band changed name to Pure. The band line up of Pure recorded two songs for Anglo-Japanese compilation The Birth of the True in December 1991, and toured Japan to support the album in April 1992. The 5 song 'Eva Luna' EP was later released in Japan, but a Canadian band claimed rights to the name Pure, forcing the band to adopt Eva Luna instead. Following a serious car accident Rich left the band. Eva Luna released two singles as a 3 piece - Tangle and Kick Out - but Alex and Andrew left the band in Autumn 1993. Following a chamber pop direction Graeme released two further EP's - Loverstay and Ghost Of You - in 1994, toured Japan acoustically, and recorded a Peel Session. The Pistachio EP was recorded, but not released, in 1995 and Eva Luna were no more. Graeme Elston later joined Astronaut, before becoming a producer.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played the band's material in 1992 when they were called Pure. After they changed their name to Eva Luna, he continued giving them airplay and invited them to do a session for his show in 1993 in which they performed four tracks. By the time the band released their Ghost Of You EP in 1995, Peel had moved on to other artists.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1993-12-12. First Broadcast: 29 January 1994
*Lover Stay / A Debt Repaid In Kind / Trains And Boats And Planes / Beautiful End
==Other Shows Played==
;Pure
*22 May 1992: Can't Buy Me Love (v/a album - Birth Of The True) Sugarfrost
*30 May 1992 (BFBS): Can't Buy Me Love (v/a album - Birth Of The True) Sugarfrost
;Eva Luna
*17 July 1993: ‘Tangle (7 inch) (Sugarfrost)
*09 October 1993: Tangle (7") Sugarfrost 
*22 October 1993 (BFBS): Tangle (7") Sugarfrost 
*14 January 1994: ‘Loverstay (7 inch)’ (Sugarfrost)
*28 January 1994: Loverstay (7") Sugarfrost 
==External Links==
*Discogs
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