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
Genre Pop rock
Label Island
Producer Gavin MacKillop
Shriekback chronology
Oil & Gold
(1985)		Big Night Music
(1986)		 Go Bang!
(1988)
Singles from Big Night Music
  1. "Gunning for the Buddha"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Running on the Rocks"
    Released: 1986

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.

Contents

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) [5] 68

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Van Matre, Lynn (24 October 1986). "Shriekback, Wednesday at the Riviera". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
  2. ↑ Quill, Greg (31 October 1986). "Shriekback shunts machinery aside". Toronto Star. p. D15.
  3. ↑ Shriekback - Chart history Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , Billboard , retrieved 16 June 2016
  4. ↑ Erskine, Evelyn (4 November 1986). "Shriekback shuns complex computers for that old, drum sound". Ottawa Citizen. p. B15.
  5. ↑ 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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