Archive Cardiacs Explained
| Archive Cardiacs |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Cardiacs |
| Cover: | Archive Cardiacs.jpeg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1977–1979 |
| Length: | 43:06 |
| Label: | Alphabet Business Concern |
| Producer: | |
| Prev Title: | On Land and in the Sea |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Songs for Ships and Irons |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4]
The album was originally released on cassette in 1989 exclusively available to the Cardiacs Yousletter Family and was reissued on CD in 1995.[5]
Track listing
All tracks written and arranged by Tim Smith, except where noted.
Tracks marked with * are demo tracks created by Tim Smith and Dominic Luckman for a side project that never saw fruition.
Personnel
Adapted from the Archive Cardiacs liner notes.[6]
- 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
The 2021 streaming re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Lawson . Dom . 11 August 2014 . Kavus Torabi's Guide To Cardiacs . 28 July 2022 . Prog.
- Book: Phillips, Lance . The Rough Guide to Rock . . 2003 . 978-1-85828-457-6 . Buckley . Peter . 3rd . London . The Cardiacs.
- Web site: 2004 . Cardiacs - Archive Cardiacs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050308191100/http://www.cardiacs.com/archive.html . 8 March 2005 . 24 May 2022 . Cardiacs.
- Web site: Sgrignoli . Marco . 20 July 2022 . Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto . 23 July 2022 . . it.
- Book: Bell, Adrian . Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove: A Little Man and 101 Cardiacs Gigs . Iron Bell Publishing . 2011 . 978-0-95-687950-9 . Sullivan County, New York . 27.
- Archive Cardiacs . Cardiacs . 1989 . UK . Alphabet Business Concern . liner notes . ALPH 000.
- Web site: 4 April 2021 . Archive - Cardiacs . 28 July 2022 . . AppGeneration . dmy-all.
