Archive Cardiacs (also known simply as 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.[1][2][3] The tracks were compiled from Cardiacs' demo albums The Obvious Identity (1980) and Toy World (1981), as well as three pieces recorded by Tim Smith and Dominic Luckman for a side project that never saw fruition.[4]
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1979 | |||
| Length | 43:06 | |||
| Label | Alphabet Business Concern | |||
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The album was originally released on cassette in 1989 exclusively available to the Cardiacs Yousletter Family and was reissued on CD in 1995.[5][4]
All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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.
Adapted from the Archive Cardiacs liner notes.[6]
Technical
The 2021 streaming re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.[7]
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