Archive Cardiacs

Archive Cardiacs
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Compilation album by Cardiacs
Released	1989
Recorded	1977–1979
Genre	Art rock, progressive rock. psychedelic pop
Length	43:06
Label	Alphabet Business Concern
Cardiacs chronology
On Land and in the Sea (1989) Archive Cardiacs (1989) Songs for Ships and Irons (1991)

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.

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

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