Big Night Music

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.

Big Night Music
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)

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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