All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest

"Maresnest" redirects here. For the Cardiacs song, see On Land and in the Sea. For other uses, see Mare's nest.
All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest
Original VHS cover
Video / Live album by
Cardiacs
Released1992[a] (video)
1 June 1995 (album)
Recorded30 June 1990
VenueSalisbury Arts Centre
Length78:35
LabelAlphabet Business Concern
DirectorSteve Payne
Cardiacs chronology
Seaside Treats
(1985) 		All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest
(1992) 		Some Fairytales From the Rotten Shed
(2017)
1995 Re-release
Cardiacs chronology
Heaven Born and Ever Bright
(1992) 		All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest
(1995) 		Sampler
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest (also known simply as Maresnest) is a live album and concert film by the English rock band Cardiacs.[2] It is their third live album,[3] and was originally recorded in the afternoon in the Salisbury Arts Centre on 30 June 1990 with Napalm Death.[4][5] It is the only Cardiacs album to feature guitarist Christian Hayes throughout. The album was released on VHS in 1992 and as a live album on 1 June 1995.[6][7]

Napalm Death were recording their video Live Corruption (1992) at the same venue that evening, and seeing as both Cardiacs and Napalm Death shared the same manager, it was decided they could record two live videos in the same place for the price of one-and-a-half. The CD features two extra tracks ("Two Bites of Cherry" and "All Spectacular") that didn't appear on the video.

All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest is the only Cardiacs album to feature the band as a septet. The lineup of Cardiacs which played this concert did not entirely reflect the live touring band of the time as Sarah Smith had left the band the previous year.[8][9] The show was Tim Quy's last performance with Cardiacs.

Video

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The video was directed by Steve Payne and produced by Steven Malitsky, for Fotodisk.

Maresnest was officially re-released on DVD format on 2 September 2013, with improved video and sound quality.[10]

The last track of the Sea Nymphs' second album On the Dry Land (2016), "Wanky", first appeared in the 'on the tour bus' section of the film.[11][12]

Future Cardiacs members Jon Poole and Bob "Babba" Leith can be seen in the crowd during some shots.[13]

The film was screened at the Barnes Film Festival on 20 June 2021, followed by an interview with keyboardist William D. Drake hosted by author and journalist Cathi Unsworth.[14]

Track listing

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All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.

VHS (1992 release / 2013 DVD release)[15]

  1. "The Duck and Roger the Horse"
  2. "There's Too Many Irons in the Fire"
  3. "It's a Lovely Day" (T. Smith, Sarah Smith, Colvin Mayers, Mark Cawthra)
  4. "Everything Is Easy"
  5. "I Hold My Love in My Arms" (T. Smith, William D. Drake)
  6. "Arnald"
  7. "Baby Heart Dirt"
  8. "To Go Off and Things" (T. Smith, Cawthra) (followed by unlisted instrumental "Bic's Bit")
  9. "The Leader of the Starry Skys"
  10. "Tarred and Feathered" (T. Smith, Drake)
  11. "Fast Robert"
  12. "Big Ship"
  13. "Visiting"
  14. "R.E.S."
  15. "Is This the Life?"
CD (1995 release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Duck and Roger the Horse" 6:42
2."There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" 3:26
3."It's a Lovely Day"Smith, Colvin Mayers, Mark Cawthra4:51
4."Everything Is Easy!" 3:57
5."Two Bites of Cherry" 4:50
6."I Hold My Love in My Arms"William D. Drake, Smith1:13
7."Arnald" 2:43
8."Baby Heart Dirt" 4:05
9."All Spectacular" 2:41
10."To Go Off and Things" (followed by unlisted instrumental "Bic's Bit")Smith, Cawthra8:03
11."The Leader of the Starry Skies" 4:34
12."Tarred and Feathered"Drake, Smith4:32
13."Fast Robert" 3:33
14."Big Ship" 7:04
15."Visiting Hours" 1:49
16."R.E.S." 6:46
17."Is This The Life" 7:46
Total length:78:35

Personnel

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Adapted from the Maresnest liner notes.[15]

Cardiacs

Technical

Notes

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  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music indicates a release year of 1993.[1]
  2. ^ Not credited for bass synth on video releases
  3. ^ Credit absent on 1995 album release

References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Collin (2006). "Cardiacs". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. Muze. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Note: Search "Alphabet 1993" (with quotation marks).
  2. ^ Sacher, Andrew (8 April 2020). "John Prine, Sleater-Kinney & more live videos to watch at home". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ Leventis, George. "Something Old Good and... Live to hear?". MiC - GREEK MUSIC MAGAZINE (in Greek). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ Smith, Kirstyn (20 September 2016). "Preview: All that Glitters is a Maresnest". The List. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ Sacher, Andrew (23 July 2020). "The Essentiality of Cardiacs' 'A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock [it] (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Cardiacs - All That Glitters Is a Mare's Nest Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "CARDIACS: THE ULTIMATE CARDIACS GIG LIST". Pete's Cardiacs Site. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ^ Monroe, Jazz (22 July 2020). "Cardiacs Singer Tim Smith Dead at 59". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ^ "News". Cardiacs. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. ^ Kitching, Sean (2 November 2016). "The Sea Nymphs". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ Kitching, Sean (3 July 2022). "The Strange (Parallel) World of… Tim Smith Of Cardiacs". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. ^ Quietus, The (5 February 2013). "The Quietus Writers' 40 Favourite Live Albums". The Quietus. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ Worral, Sean (17 June 2021). "ORGAN PREVIEW: A showing of Maresnest and a QandA with Cardiacs keyboard player William D Drake as part of the Barnes Film Festival this Sunday…". Organ. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b All That Glitters Is a Maresnest (liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern (Barcode: 5060331223283). 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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