• ‘Oil & Gold’, was the third full-length Shriekback album, widely considered the band’s best.
• Released in 1985 on Island Records, it saw the band metamorphose from contemplative to rocking. The addition of Martyn Barker on drums and Lu Edmonds (Ex Damned) on guitar gives many of the songs an almost punk rock feeling.
‘Oil & Gold’ is the bridge between the old trio of Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, and Dave Allen, and the new vehicle for Andrews alone. Longtime singer Marsh left the band halfway through the recording, leaving Andrews to take over the vocals, the album’s highlights, include the three opening songs, sung by Marsh, and the hit, ‘Nemesis’, that became the band’s signature sound.
This enhanced edition comes with a newly remastered bonus disc for B-Sides – some never before released on CD – as well as a enhanced booklet with new notes.
2 CD
