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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| name = Shriekback |
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| caption = Shriekback in 2017 |
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| origin = [[Kentish Town]], [[London]], England |
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| origin = [[Kentish Town]], [[London]], England |
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| genre = [[Post-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]] |
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| years_active = 1981–1989, 1992, 1999–present |
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| years_active = 1981–1989, 1992, 1999–present |
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| label = [[Y Records]], [[Arista Records|Arista]], [[Island Records|Island]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |
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| website |
| website = [http://www.shriekback.com www.shriekback.com] |
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| current_members |
| current_members = [[Barry Andrews (musician)|Barry Andrews]]<br />[[Carl Marsh]]<br/>[[Martyn Barker]] |
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| past_members |
| past_members = [[Dave Allen (producer/bassist)|Dave Allen]]<br/>Mike Cozzi<br/>Wendy Partridge<br/>Sarah Partridge<br/>[[Lu Edmonds]]<br/>Mark Raudva<br/>Kevin 'Doc' Sullivan |
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⚫ | '''Shriekback''' are an English [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in 1981 in [[Kentish Town]] by [[Barry Andrews (musician)|Barry Andrews]], formerly of [[XTC]] and [[The League of Gentlemen (band)|the League of Gentlemen]] (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), and [[Dave Allen (producer/bassist)|Dave Allen]], formerly of [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]] (bass guitar), with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out on Blue Six (guitars/vocals) soon added to the line-up. The band's early music was a [[funk]]-influenced version of [[New wave music|new wave]] and [[post-punk]], later moving towards [[art rock]] and always featuring "insidiously weird vocals".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/shriekback/ | title=Shriekback |website=Trouser Press }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The band enjoyed some success on the dance chart on its original [[Y Records]] label and had a string of hits on the [[UK Indie Chart]], while its first album, ''[[Care (Shriekback album)|Care]]'' (1983), was picked up by [[Warner Music Group|Warner]] in the United States.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}</ref> The band left Y for [[Arista Records]] for ''[[Jam Science]]'' (1984), also recruiting the drummer Martyn Barker. The album reached number 85 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and "Hand on my Heart" was a number 52 UK single.<ref name="Strong"/> The 1985 album ''[[Oil and Gold]]'' was recorded on Arista (released by [[Island Records]] in the US).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Shriekback-Oil-And-Gold/master/48344 |title=Shriekback – Oil And Gold |website=Discogs |year=1985 |accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> Marsh left Shriekback during the recording of ''Oil and Gold'' and was replaced on guitar by Mike Cozzi,<ref name="Strong" /> with Andrews taking over lead vocals. Shriekback also left Arista and signed to Island Records for whom they recorded ''[[Big Night Music]]'' (1986),<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1082}}</ref> after which Allen left to rejoin Gang of Four, and Shriekback remained a collaborative centred on Andrews. Allen also went on to play in [[King Swamp]] and [[The Elastic Purejoy]]. Marsh was also in the band Happyhead. |
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After another album in 1988, ''[[Go Bang!]]'', the band split up.<ref name="Larkin"/> Andrews continued working on other projects before re-forming Shriekback in 1992, although after the single "The Bastard Sons of Enoch" and album ''[[Sacred City]]'', there were no further releases until ''[[Naked Apes and Pond Life]]'' (2000). Both Allen and Marsh returned to the studio to contribute to the recording of the 2003 release ''[[Having a Moment]]''. After ''Having a Moment'', Andrews recorded three albums{{citation needed|date = May 2019}} for Malicious Damage ([[Killing Joke]]'s original label) under the Shriekback name. |
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⚫ | Shriekback are still actively producing music and released the studio album, ''Why Anything? Why This?'', in May 2018. The same line-up of Andrews, Barker and Marsh self-released a 15th studio album, ''Some Kinds of Light'', on 6 December 2019. ''1000 Books'' and ''Bowlahoola'' followed in 2021 and 2022. |
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Both Allen and Marsh returned to the studio to contribute to the recording of Shriekback's 2003 release ''[[Having a Moment]]''. Since ''Having a Moment'', Andrews has recorded three albums{{cn|date = May 2019}} for Malicious Damage (Killing Joke's original label) under the Shriekback moniker. Film director [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]] was a fan of Shriekback, and used several of their songs in his films ''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]'' and ''[[Band of the Hand]]'', and in his television series ''[[Miami Vice]]''. |
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==Members== |
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Other than those listed above, Shriekback members or contributors have included [[Luc van Acker]], Linda Nevill, Emma Burnham, Brian Nevill, Pedro Ortiz, Clare Hirst, [[Lu Edmonds]], Wendy and Sarah Partridge (from [[Electric Guitars]]), Steve Halliwell, Eve Moon, [[Ivan Julian]], Mike Cozzi and Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=52013 |title=Shriekback |publisher=[[Everything2]]}} {{User-generated source|date=January 2020}}</ref> |
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==In other media== |
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Music composed by Shriekback is used as the theme song for the [[Benjamin Radford#Strange| |
The film director [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]] was a fan of the band and used several Shriekback songs in his films ''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]'' and ''[[Band of the Hand]]'' and in his television series ''[[Miami Vice]]''. Music composed by Shriekback is used as the theme song for the ''[[Benjamin Radford#Strange|Squaring the Strange]]'' [[podcast]] hosted by [[Benjamin Radford]] and [[Pascual Romero]]. They selected it because of their fondness for music from the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romero |first=Pascual |author-link=Pascual Romero |title=A few notes and credits before the next episode |url=https://squaringthestrange.wordpress.com/author/squaringthestrange/page/2/ |website=Squaring the Strange |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181012020335/https://squaringthestrange.wordpress.com/author/squaringthestrange/page/2/ |archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live|quote=Our theme song was composed by Shriekback, a band Ben and I both love (particularly because of my fondness for the 80s). Be sure to check out their music!}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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===Studio albums=== |
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* ''[[Tench (EP)|Tench]]'' |
* ''[[Tench (EP)|Tench]]'' (1982)<ref>{{Citation |title=Shriekback - Tench|url=https://shriekback.com/album/1509849/tench-extras |access-date=2022-11-20}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Care (Shriekback album)|Care]]'' (1983) Y (UK Indie No. 7) |
* ''[[Care (Shriekback album)|Care]]'' (1983), Y (UK Indie No. 7) |
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* ''[[Jam Science]]'' (1984) Arista ([[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 85<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |
* ''[[Jam Science]]'' (1984), Arista ([[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 85<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 497}}</ref>) |
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* ''[[Go Bang!]]'' (1988), Island |
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* ''Without Real String or Fish'' (March 2015) |
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* ''Why Anything? Why This?'' (May 2018) |
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* ''1000 Books'' (December 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/21215230-Shriekback-1000-Books |title=Shriekback - 1000 Books |website=Discogs |date=3 December 2021 |access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref> |
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* ''Bowlahoola'' (November 2022)<ref>{{Citation |title=Shriekback - Bowlahoola |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/25088125-Shriekback-Bowlahoola |website=Discogs |date=7 November 2022 |access-date=2022-11-18}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Without Real String or Fish]]'' (March 2015) |
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* ''[[Why Anything? Why This?]]'' (May 2018) |
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===Compilations |
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* ''The Infinite (The Best of Shriekback)'' (1984) Kaz |
* ''The Infinite (The Best of Shriekback)'' (1984), Kaz |
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* ''Evolution - Best of Shriekback |
* ''Evolution - Best of Shriekback Vol. 2'' (1988), Kaz |
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* ''The Dancing Years'' (1990) Island |
* ''The Dancing Years'' (1990), Island |
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* ''Natural History - The Very Best of Shriekback'' (1994) Essential |
* ''Natural History - The Very Best of Shriekback'' (1994), Essential |
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* ''Priests and Kannibals: The Best of Shriekback'' (1994) Arista |
* ''Priests and Kannibals: The Best of Shriekback'' (1994), Arista |
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* ''The Y Records Years'' (2000) Sanctuary |
* ''The Y Records Years'' (2000), Sanctuary |
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* ''Aberrations 81-84'' (2001) Weatherbox |
* ''Aberrations 81-84'' (2001), Weatherbox |
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* ''Vicissitudes'' (2002) Shriekback.com Internet-only release |
* ''Vicissitudes'' (2002) (Shriekback.com Internet-only release) |
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* ''2 Live Shows'' (2002) |
* ''2 Live Shows'' (2002) |
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* ''Live at Hatfield'' (2002) |
* ''Live at Hatfield'' (2002) |
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* ''Secrets |
* ''Secrets of the City'' (2002) (Shriekback.com Internet-only release) |
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* ''Island of the Hopeful Monsters'' (2015) |
* ''Island of the Hopeful Monsters'' (2015) |
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* ''Live |
* ''Live at Park West, Chicago '87'' (2016) |
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* ''Peel Sessions |
* ''Peel Sessions and Singularities'' (2016) |
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* ''Big Live Band 2017'' (2017) |
* ''Big Live Band 2017'' (2017) |
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* ''The Elated World'' (2017) |
* ''The Elated World'' (2017) (album of commissioned songs) |
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According to Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco book 1974/2003, |
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All Lined Up Hit No. 35 on the US Dance/Club chart |
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![[UK Indie Chart]]<ref name="Lazell">Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|0-9517206-9-4}}</ref> |
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!U.S. [[Modern Rock Tracks chart|Modern Rock]] |
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![[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<ref name=aus>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, N.S.W .|year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |page=273}}</ref> |
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!U.S. [[Mainstream Rock Tracks chart|Mainstream Rock]] |
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===Video albums=== |
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* ''Jungle |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.shriekback.com/ Shriekback homepage] |
*[http://www.shriekback.com/ Shriekback homepage] |
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*[http://www.cleartrails.com/ The Shriekback Pages] |
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*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5423|pure_url=yes}} Shriekback], ''Allmusic'' |
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*[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shriekback|chart=all}} Shriekback's Billboard hits] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110414130323/http://www.maliciousdamage.biz/shriekback.html Malicious Damage Records] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110414130323/http://www.maliciousdamage.biz/shriekback.html Malicious Damage Records] |
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*[http://www.manhunter.net/soundtrack/shriekback/ Information about the Shriekback tracks used in Michael Mann's |
*[http://www.manhunter.net/soundtrack/shriekback/ Information about the Shriekback tracks used in Michael Mann's ''Manhunter''] |
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Shriekback | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Kentish Town, London, England |
Genres | Post-punk, new wave |
Years active | 1981–1989, 1992, 1999–present |
Labels | Y Records, Arista, Island, Capitol |
Members | Barry Andrews Carl Marsh Martyn Barker |
Past members | Dave Allen Mike Cozzi Wendy Partridge Sarah Partridge Lu Edmonds Mark Raudva Kevin 'Doc' Sullivan |
Website | www.shriekback.com |
Shriekback are an English rock band formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and the League of Gentlemen (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), and Dave Allen, formerly of Gang of Four (bass guitar), with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out on Blue Six (guitars/vocals) soon added to the line-up. The band's early music was a funk-influenced version of new wave and post-punk, later moving towards art rock and always featuring "insidiously weird vocals".[1]
History[edit]
The band enjoyed some success on the dance chart on its original Y Records label and had a string of hits on the UK Indie Chart, while its first album, Care (1983), was picked up by Warner in the United States.[2] The band left Y for Arista Records for Jam Science (1984), also recruiting the drummer Martyn Barker. The album reached number 85 on the UK Albums Chart and "Hand on my Heart" was a number 52 UK single.[2] The 1985 album Oil and Gold was recorded on Arista (released by Island Records in the US).[3] Marsh left Shriekback during the recording of Oil and Gold and was replaced on guitar by Mike Cozzi,[2] with Andrews taking over lead vocals. Shriekback also left Arista and signed to Island Records for whom they recorded Big Night Music (1986),[4] after which Allen left to rejoin Gang of Four, and Shriekback remained a collaborative centred on Andrews. Allen also went on to play in King Swamp and The Elastic Purejoy. Marsh was also in the band Happyhead.
After another album in 1988, Go Bang!, the band split up.[4] Andrews continued working on other projects before re-forming Shriekback in 1992, although after the single "The Bastard Sons of Enoch" and album Sacred City, there were no further releases until Naked Apes and Pond Life (2000). Both Allen and Marsh returned to the studio to contribute to the recording of the 2003 release Having a Moment. After Having a Moment, Andrews recorded three albums[citation needed] for Malicious Damage (Killing Joke's original label) under the Shriekback name.
Shriekback are still actively producing music and released the studio album, Why Anything? Why This?, in May 2018. The same line-up of Andrews, Barker and Marsh self-released a 15th studio album, Some Kinds of Light, on 6 December 2019. 1000 Books and Bowlahoola followed in 2021 and 2022.
Members[edit]
Other than those listed above, Shriekback members or contributors have included Luc van Acker, Linda Nevill, Emma Burnham, Brian Nevill, Pedro Ortiz, Clare Hirst, Lu Edmonds, Wendy and Sarah Partridge (from Electric Guitars), Steve Halliwell, Eve Moon, Ivan Julian, Mike Cozzi and Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido.[5]
In other media[edit]
The film director Michael Mann was a fan of the band and used several Shriekback songs in his films Manhunter and Band of the Hand and in his television series Miami Vice. Music composed by Shriekback is used as the theme song for the Squaring the Strange podcast hosted by Benjamin Radford and Pascual Romero. They selected it because of their fondness for music from the 1980s.[6]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Tench (1982)[7]
- Care (1983), Y (UK Indie No. 7)
- Jam Science (1984), Arista (UK No. 85[8])
- Oil and Gold (1985), Arista
- Big Night Music (1986), Island
- Go Bang! (1988), Island
- Sacred City (1992), World Domination/Capitol
- Naked Apes and Pond Life (2000), Mauve/Mushroom
- Having a Moment (2003)
- Cormorant (2005)
- Glory Bumps (2007)
- Life in the Loading Bay (December 2010)
- Without Real String or Fish (March 2015)
- Why Anything? Why This? (May 2018)
- Some Kinds of Light (December 2019)[9]
- 1000 Books (December 2021)[10]
- Bowlahoola (November 2022)[11]
Compilations and live albums[edit]
- The Infinite (The Best of Shriekback) (1984), Kaz
- Evolution - Best of Shriekback Vol. 2 (1988), Kaz
- The Dancing Years (1990), Island
- Natural History - The Very Best of Shriekback (1994), Essential
- Priests and Kannibals: The Best of Shriekback (1994), Arista
- The Y Records Years (2000), Sanctuary
- Aberrations 81-84 (2001), Weatherbox
- Vicissitudes (2002) (Shriekback.com Internet-only release)
- 2 Live Shows (2002)
- Live at Hatfield (2002)
- Secrets of the City (2002) (Shriekback.com Internet-only release)
- Island of the Hopeful Monsters (2015)
- Live at Park West, Chicago '87 (2016)
- Peel Sessions and Singularities (2016)
- Big Live Band 2017 (2017)
- The Elated World (2017) (album of commissioned songs)
Singles and EPs[edit]
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK Indie Chart[12] | UK Singles Chart[8] | U.S. Dance/Club | U.S. Modern Rock | AUS[13] | New Zealand | |||
1982 | Tench | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Sexthinkone" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tench (EP) | |
"My Spine Is the Bassline" | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1983 | "Lined Up" | 3 | 89 | 35[14] | - | 42 | - | Care |
"Lined Up (Remix)" | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
"Working on the Ground" | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1984 | "Hand on My Heart" | - | 52 | 22 | - | - | - | Jam Science |
"Mercy Dash" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Knowledge, Power, Truth and Sex EP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1985 | "Nemesis" | - | 94 | - | - | - | 18 | Oil and Gold |
"Fish Below the Ice" | - | 88 | - | - | - | - | ||
1986 | "Gunning for the Buddha" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Big Night Music |
Running on the Rocks | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||
1988 | "Intoxication" | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | Go Bang! |
"Shark Walk" | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | ||
"Get Down Tonight" | - | - | 20 | - | - | 19 | ||
The Peel Sessions EP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1992 | "The Bastard Sons of Enoch" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sacred City |
Video albums[edit]
- Jungle of the Senses (1987) Island Visual Arts
References[edit]
- ^ "Shriekback". Trouser Press.
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
- ^ "Shriekback – Oil And Gold". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1082. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ "Shriekback". Everything2. [user-generated source]
- ^ Romero, Pascual (2 May 2017). "A few notes and credits before the next episode". Squaring the Strange. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
Our theme song was composed by Shriekback, a band Ben and I both love (particularly because of my fondness for the 80s). Be sure to check out their music!
- ^ Shriekback - Tench, retrieved 20 November 2022
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 497. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Shriekback - Some Kinds Of Light". Discogs. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Shriekback - 1000 Books". Discogs. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Shriekback - Bowlahoola", Discogs, 7 November 2022, retrieved 18 November 2022
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W .: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs, The Week of August 13, 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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