Cardiacs Live

1988 live album by Cardiacs
Cardiacs Live
Live album by
Cardiacs
Released31 October 1988[1]
Recorded15 May 1988
VenueThe Paradiso, Amsterdam
GenreRock
Length51:58
LabelAlphabet Business Concern
Cardiacs chronology
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
(1988) 		Cardiacs Live
(1988) 		On Land and in the Sea
(1989)
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Sounds[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music[4]

Cardiacs Live[a] 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Smith, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Icing on the World" 6:12
2."To Go Off and Things"
  • Smith
  • Mark Cawthra
3:10
3."In a City Lining" 6:53
4."Gina Lollobrigida" 4:02
5."There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" 3:13
6."Tarred and Feathered"
  • Smith
  • William D. Drake
4:21
7."Goosegash" 2:05
8."Loosefish Scapegrace" 7:31
9."Cameras"
  • Smith
  • Drake
  • Cawthra
2:09
10."Is This the Life" 6:11
11."Big Ship" 6:11
Total length:51:58

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

  1. ^ Longer titles:
    • Cardiacs Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam[4]
    • Cardiacs Live: Recorded Live at the Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland[2]

References

  1. ^ Cardiacs Yousletter (Newsletter). Retrieved 15 August 2014 – via Cardiacs.org.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Collin (2006). "Cardiacs". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. Muze. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Note: Search "Paradiso".
  3. ^ Unsworth, Cathi (29 October 1988). "Honky tonkin'" (PDF). Sounds. p. 37. Retrieved 7 May 2023 – via Cardiacs Press Book p. 3 on Cardiacs.org.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Collin (1997) [1992]. "Cardiacs". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7535-0159-7. Note: Search "Paradiso".
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