Archive Cardiacs

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Archive Cardiacs
File:Archive Cardiacs cassette album.png
Compilation album by
Released1989
Recorded1977–1979
Length43:06
LabelAlphabet Business Concern
Producer
  • Miss Swift
  • The Consultant
Cardiacs chronology
Cardiacs Live
(1988)
Archive Cardiacs
(1989)
On Land and in the Sea
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Archive Cardiacs (or simply 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

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All tracks written and arranged by Tim Smith, except where noted.[8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Mayers1:45
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

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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

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The 2021 streaming re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.[9]

References

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