Tench (EP)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tench |
| type | ep |
| artist | Shriekback |
| cover | Tench (EP).jpg |
| released | 1982 |
| recorded | K.P.M. Studios by Ian Caple, Berry St. Studios by Brad Grisdale |
| genre | Post-punk |
| length | 25:12 |
| label | Y, Virgin |
| producer | David Allen, Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, Linda Neville, Ian Caple |
| next_title | Care |
| next_year | 1983 |
| :: |
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Tench is the debut EP by Shriekback, released in 1982. It spawned one single: "Sexthinkone".
Track listing
- "Accretions"
- "Moth Loop"
- "Here Comes My Hand-Clap"
- "Sexthinkone"
- "A Kind of Fascination"
- "All the Greek Boys (Do the Handwalk)"
This album was released on vinyl only. On some releases, the first three tracks listed here appear on Side A of the record whereas, on others, they appear on Side B.
2015 remastered edition
CD 1
- "Sexthinkone" (3:39)
- "A Kind of Fascination" (4:34)
- "All the Greek Boys (Do the Handwalk)" (4:13)
- "Accretions" (4:28)
- "Mothloop" (4:39)
- "Here Comes My Hand:Clap" (3:17)
- "Mount Pleasant Thrash" (2:42)
- "So Hard So Hard" (3:05)
- "Something Else" (featuring Danny Crilly) (3:05)
- "Who's on Top" (featuring Emma Burnham) (2:48)
- "Bricks and Whistles" (2:28)
- "Floral Police Van" (3:41)
- "Plunging into Homes" (2:46)
- "Regret No Dogs" (3:05)
- "Feelers" (Remix) (4:56)
- "Accretions" (Remix) (4:29)
CD 2
- "Sexthinkone" (Live in Detroit '83) (6:13)
- "Sway" (Live in Detroit '83) (6:29)
- "Brink of Collapse" (Live in Detroit '83) (5:02)
- "Grapes into Lettuce" (Live in Detroit '83) (4:31)
- "Considerable" (Live in Detroit '83) (4:43)
- "Mothloop" (Live in Detroit '83) (3:57)
- "A Kind of Fascination" (Live in Detroit '83) (4:45)
- "Despite Dense Weed" (Live in Detroit '83) (7:14)
- "My Spine (Is the Bassline)" (Live in Detroit '83) (5:04)
- "Lined Up" (Live in Detroit '83) (6:24)
Personnel
;Shriekback
- Barry Andrews - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
- Carl Marsh - guitars, vocals
- Dave Allen - bass ;Technical
- Ian Caple - engineer, co-production
References
References
- {{AllMusic
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