| Songs for Ships and Irons | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Cardiacs |
| Cover: | Songs_For_Ships_And_Irons.jpg |
| Released: | 16 September 1991[1] |
| Length: | 45:49 |
| Label: | Alphabet Business Concern |
| Producer: | Tim Smith |
| Prev Title: | Archive Cardiacs |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Heaven Born and Ever Bright |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
Songs for Ships and Irons is a 1991 collection of non-album singles and B-sides by Cardiacs. It combines the whole of the Big Ship extended play, the whole of the "There's Too Many Irons In The Fire" 12-inch single and the B-sides of the "Susannah's Still Alive" 12-inch single.[2] It also includes a bonus song called "Everything is Easy," a longstanding live favorite not previously released as a studio recording. Some of the quiet talking in between tracks from the original Big Ship mini-album differs from the original release in having been edited/lowered in volume.
The album was out of print, but is available from the Cardiacs website.
All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.