Archive Cardiacs
1989 compilation album by Cardiacs
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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]
| Archive Cardiacs | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1979 | |||
| Length | 43:06 | |||
| Label | Alphabet Business Concern | |||
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| Cardiacs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music | [2] |
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
All tracks written and arranged by Tim Smith, except where noted.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(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 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
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
The 2021 streaming re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.[9]
