Archive Cardiacs

Archive Cardiacs is a compilation of tracks from Cardiac Arrest's The Obvious Identity and Cardiacs' Toy World, plus some demo tracks created by Tim Smith and Dominic Luckman, for a side project, that never made it to release until this compilation came out.

Archive Cardiacs
Compilation album by
Released1989
Recorded1980–1983
GenreArt rock, art punk, progressive rock, psychedelic pop
Length43:06
LabelAlphabet Business Concern
Cardiacs chronology
On Land and in the Sea
(1989)
Archive Cardiacs
(1989)
Songs for Ships and Irons
(1991)

It was originally released in 1989, as a cassette available only to members of Cardiacs' fan club (known as The Yousletter Family). It was later available on general release on CD.

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.

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"Smith, Mark Cawthra5:26
11."Piffol Three Times*" 5:38
12."Rock Around the Clock"Smith, 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.

Lineup

  • Peter "Zip" Boker (Michael Pugh) – Vocals on "The Obvious Identity" and "A Game For Berties Party"
  • Philip Pilf (Tim Smith) – Guitar, Synth and Vocals
  • Patty Pilf (Jim Smith) – Bass
  • Duncan Doilet (Colvin Mayers) – Vocals and Synth
  • Little Bobby Shattocks (Mark Cawthra) – Drums
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