Big Night Music
1986 studio album by Shriekback
Big Night Music | ||||
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Studio album by Shriekback | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1 May – 23 July 1986 | |||
Studio | The Point Studios, London; The Fallout Shelter, London | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Gavin MacKillop | |||
Shriekback chronology | ||||
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Big Night Music is a studio album by the English band Shriekback, released in 1986.[1][2] It spent six weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at number 145.[3] With the departure of Carl Marsh, Barry Andrews took over as the band's frontman.[4] Remaining original member Dave Allen left the band following the release of the album.
Track listing
All songs by Dave Allen, Barry Andrews and Martyn Barker.
- "Black Light Trap" - 5:09
- "Gunning for the Buddha" - 4:37
- "Running on the Rocks" - 4:58
- "The Shining Path" - 4:37
- "Pretty Little Things" - 3:50
- "Underwaterboys" - 4:51
- "Exquisite" - 4:30
- "The Reptiles and I" - 4:32
- "Sticky Jazz" - 4:28
- "Cradle Song" - 4:16
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 68 |
Personnel
- Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals
- Dave Allen - bass
- Martyn Barker - drums
- Sarah Partridge - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 to 7 and 9)
- Wendy Partridge - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 to 7 and 9)
- Steve Halliwell - keyboards, Hammond organ and electric piano (tracks 1, 4 to 6, 9 and 10)
- Mike Cozzi - electric and acoustic guitar (tracks 1 to 4 and 6 to 10)
- Mark Chandler - trumpet (tracks 1 and 3)
- Ian Fraser - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 and 3)
- Richard Edwards - trombone (tracks 1 and 3)
References
- ^ Van Matre, Lynn (24 October 1986). "Shriekback, Wednesday at the Riviera". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
- ^ Quill, Greg (31 October 1986). "Shriekback shunts machinery aside". Toronto Star. p. D15.
- ^ Shriekback - Chart history Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard, retrieved 16 June 2016
- ^ Erskine, Evelyn (4 November 1986). "Shriekback shuns complex computers for that old, drum sound". Ottawa Citizen. p. B15.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
- Big Night Music lyrics
- Big Night Music on Band's website
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Shriekback
- Barry Andrews
- Martyn Barker
- Carl Marsh
- Dave Allen
- Finn Andrews
- Emma Burnham
- Mike Cozzi
- Lu Edmonds
- Steve Halliwell
- Clare Hirst
- Ivan Julian
- Eve Moon
- Brian Nevill
- Linda Nevill
- Pedro Ortiz
- Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido
- Sarah Partridge
- Wendy Partridge
- Mark Raudva
- Kevin "Doc" Sullivan
- Luc van Acker
- Tench
- Care
- Jam Science
- Oil and Gold
- Big Night Music
- Go Bang!
- Sacred City
- Naked Apes and Pond Life
- Having a Moment
- Cormorant
- Glory Bumps
- Life in the Loading Bay
- Without Real String or Fish
- Why Anything? Why This?
- Some Kinds of Light
- Tench
- Knowledge, Power, Truth and Sex
- The Peel Sessions
- The Infinite (The Best of Shriekback)
- Evolution - Best of Shriekback vol. 2
- The Dancing Years
- Natural History - The Very Best of Shriekback
- Priests and Kannibals: The Best of Shriekback
- The Y Records Years
- Aberrations 81-84
- Vicissitudes
- Secrets Of The City
- Island of the Hopeful Monsters
- Peel Sessions And Singularities
- The Elated World
- 2 Live Shows
- Live at Hatfield
- Live At Park West, Chicago '87
- Big Live Band 2017
- "Sexthinkone"
- "My Spine Is the Bassline"
- "Lined Up"
- "Working on the Ground"
- "Lined Up (remix)"
- "Hand On My Heart"
- "Mercy Dash"
- "Nemesis"
- "Fish Below the Ice"
- "Gunning for the Buddha"
- "Running on the Rocks"
- "Intoxication"
- "Shark Walk"
- "Get Down Tonight"
- "The Bastard Sons of Enoch"
- Jungle Of The Senses
- Electric Guitars
- Gang of Four
- Happyhead
- King Swamp
- The League of Gentlemen
- Out On Blue Six
- The Veils
- XTC
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