Leslie Peter Wilkinson (born 9 May 1969 in Liverpool[1]) in an English bass player and singer-songwriter, formerly of Shack, Cast, and Echo & the Bunnymen.
The album, however, would not be released until 1995, due to problems with the loss of the master tapes and the original record label folding, leading to the band splitting up.
[4] He also began working as a session musician, playing with artists including Ian McCulloch,[5] Echo & the Bunnymen,[6] Canadian songwriter/vocalist Simon Wilcox[7] and The Hours, with whom he took on lead guitar duties.
The band went on to release the album Troubled Times in 2012 with drummer Steve Pilgrim replacing Keith O'Neill, who was too busy tour managing to participate.
Following an abrupt departure from a tour in December 2014, Wilkinson confirmed in March 2015 that he had left the band and wouldn't be working on their forthcoming album or touring with the band, [10] Wilkinson released the long-delayed Aviator follow-up album Huxley Pig, Part 2 in 2012 and follow-up single "Desolation Peaks" on limited-edition 7" via Eighties Vinyl Records in 2013.