Shriekback - The Y Records Years

Dive we must -- once again -- into the unforgivingly choppy waters of Shriekback's catalog repackaging. Their 1982-1983 tenure on Y is summarized with Castle's The Y Records Years, an excellent compilation of their earliest and arguably best output. Covering Tench, Care, and roughly a half-dozen singles, the band's sixth (yes -- sixth) compilation falls favorably in the indispensable category. However, discographical confusion is all but inevitable when a band's compilations begin to outnumber the studio recordings, and Shriekback is no exception. Read More