Archive Cardiacs
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Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1979 | |||
Length | 43:06 | |||
Label | Alphabet Business Concern | |||
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Archive Cardiacs (also known simply as Archive) is a compilation album by English rock band Cardiacs. The album is composed of early tracks by the band recorded from 1977 to 1979.[3][4][5] The tracks were compiled from Cardiacs' demo albums The Obvious Identity (1980) and Toy World (1981), as well as four pieces recorded by Tim Smith and Dominic Luckman for a side project that never saw fruition.[6]
The album was originally released on cassette in 1989 exclusively available to the Cardiacs Yousletter Family and was reissued on CD in 1995.[7][6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written and arranged by Tim Smith, except where noted.[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aukamacic" | 0:45 | |
2. | "Icky Qualms" | 2:15 | |
3. | "Piffol Four Times*" | 2:49 | |
4. | "Scratching Crawling Scrawling" | 0:56 | |
5. | "As Cold as Can Be in an English Sea" | 7:12 | |
6. | "T.V.T.V.*" | 3:49 | |
7. | "My Trade Mark" | 3:40 | |
8. | "The Obvious Identity" | 2:02 | |
9. | "Piffol One Time*" | 6:49 | |
10. | "A Game for Bertie's Party" |
| 5:26 |
11. | "Piffol Three Times*" | 5:38 | |
12. | "Rock Around the Clock" | Colvin Mayers | 1:45 |
Total length: | 43:01 |
Tracks marked with * are demo tracks created by Tim Smith and Dominic Luckman for a side project that never saw fruition.
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the Archive Cardiacs liner notes.[8]
- Tim Quy – bass guitar, percussion
- Jim Smith – bass guitar, vocals
- Sarah Smith – saxophones, clarinets, keyboards, recorders
- Tim Smith – guitar, drums, vocals, flutes, keyboards, percussion
- Mark Cawthra – drums, keyboards, vocals
- Michael Pugh – vocals
- Colvin Mayers – keyboards
- Dominic Luckman – drums
Technical
- Miss Swift – production
- The Consultant – production
Chart performance
[edit]The 2021 streaming re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 1983" (with quotation marks).
- ^ Larkin, Collin (1997) [1992]. "Cardiacs". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7535-0159-7. Note: Search "Alphabet 1983" (with quotation marks).
- ^ Lawson, Dom (11 August 2014). "Kavus Torabi's Guide To Cardiacs". Prog. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Lance (2003). "The Cardiacs". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-457-6.
- ^ "Cardiacs - Archive Cardiacs". Cardiacs. 2004. Archived from the original on 8 March 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ a b Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Bell, Adrian (2011). Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove: A Little Man and 101 Cardiacs Gigs. Sullivan County, New York: Iron Bell Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-95-687950-9.
- ^ a b Archive Cardiacs (liner notes). Cardiacs. UK: Alphabet Business Concern. 1989. ALPH 000.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Archive - Cardiacs". Top Charts. AppGeneration. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.