Big Night Music

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Big Night Music
Shriekback bignightmusic.jpg
Studio album by
Shriekback
Released1986
Recorded1 May - 23 July 1986
StudioThe Point Studios, London; The Fallout Shelter, London[1]
GenrePop rock
LabelIsland
ProducerGavin MacKillop
Shriekback chronology
Oil & Gold
(1985) 		Big Night Music
(1986) 		Go Bang!
(1988)

Big Night Music is the fourth full-length Shriekback studio album, released in 1986. It spent six weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at number 145.[2] With the departure of Carl Marsh, Barry Andrews takes over as the band's frontman. Remaining original member Dave Allen left the band following this release.

Track listing[]

All songs by Dave Allen, Barry Andrews and Martyn Barker.

  1. "Black Light Trap" - 5:09
  2. "Gunning for the Buddha" - 4:37
  3. "Running on the Rocks" - 4:58
  4. "The Shining Path" - 4:37
  5. "Pretty Little Things" - 3:50
  6. "Underwaterboys" - 4:51
  7. "Exquisite" - 4:30
  8. "The Reptiles and I" - 4:32
  9. "Sticky Jazz" - 4:28
  10. "Cradle Song" - 4:16

Charts[]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 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, organ (Hammond) and electric piano (tracks 1, 4 to 6, 9 and 10)
  • Mike Cozzi - guitar and acoustic guitar (tracks 1 to 4 and 6 to 10)
  • Mark Chandler - trumpet (tracks 1 and 3)
  • Ian Fraser - saxophone (tenor) (tracks 1 and 3)
  • Richard Edwards - trombone (tracks 1 and 3)

References[]

  1. ^ "Shriekback-Big Night Music". Discogs. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ Shriekback - Chart history Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard, retrieved 16 June 2016
  3. ^ 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.

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