Big Night Music

Big Night Music
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

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.

"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
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, Hammond organ 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 - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 and 3)
Richard Edwards - trombone (tracks 1 and 3)

References

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

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[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

[aus-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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v t e 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
Studio albums	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
EPs	Tench Knowledge, Power, Truth and Sex The Peel Sessions
Compilations	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
Live albums	2 Live Shows Live at Hatfield Live At Park West, Chicago '87 Big Live Band 2017
Singles	"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"
Video albums	Jungle Of The Senses
Related bands	Electric Guitars Gang of Four Happyhead King Swamp The League of Gentlemen Out On Blue Six The Veils XTC