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]
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]
All tracks written and arranged by Tim Smith, except where noted.[8]
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.[8]
Technical
The 2021 streaming re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.[9]
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