Cardiacs Live Explained

Cardiacs Live
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Cardiacs
Cover:	Cardiacs_Live.jpg
Released:	31 October 1988^[1]
Recorded:	15 May 1988
Venue:	The Paradiso, Amsterdam
Genre:	Rock
Length:	51:58
Label:	Alphabet Business Concern
Prev Title:	A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	On Land and in the Sea
Next Year:	1989

Cardiacs Live is a live album by Cardiacs, recorded at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 15 May 1988. The live photo on the back cover, however, appears to have been taken at The Town and Country Club in London.

A bootleg does exist with extra tracks that were unused on the official LP/CD.

Personnel

Band

• Tim Quy – percussion, synth, big bass drum
• Tim Smith – lead singer, guitar
• Jim Smith – bass, singing, big bass drum
• Sarah Smith – sax, singing, big bass drum
• William D. Drake – keyboards, singing
• Dominic Luckman – drums

Artwork

• Steve Payne – front cover photo of Cardiacs
• David Oliver – front cover of decorative items
• Dominic Search – back cover photo

Crew

• Matthew Cutts
• Dave Mercer
• Dominic Parker
• Bill Hiles
• Graham Simmonds

Management

• Mr. Walmesley – management
• The Consultant – sordid artfulness
• Miss Swift – serenity
• John Daniel – accountancy

Notes and References

1. Cardiacs Yousletter . Newsletter . 15 August 2014 . Cardiacs.org.