''Archive Cardiacs'' (also known simply as ''Archive'') is a

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by English

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band

Cardiacs Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in Kingston upon Thames by Tim Smith (lead guitar and vocals) and his brother Jim (bass, backing vocals) in 1977 under the name Cardiac Arrest. The band's sound fused circus, baroque pop and medieval mu ...

. The album is composed of early tracks by the band recorded from 1977 to 1979. The tracks were compiled from Cardiacs' demo albums ''

The Obvious Identity ''The Obvious Identity'' is a self-released album by English rock group Cardiacs, their first album of any sort, released under the group's earlier name of Cardiac Arrest. The album format was cassette tape, and it was only sold at concerts. T ...

'' (1980) and ''

Toy World ''Toy World'' is the second demo album by the English rock band Cardiacs (including ''The Obvious Identity'', released on cassette the previous year under the band name "Cardiac Arrest"). The cassette is a mixture of older songs by the earlier ...

'' (1981), as well as three pieces recorded by

Tim Smith Tim, Timothy or Timmy Smith may refer to: Musicians * T. V. Smith (born 1956), British singer and songwriter *Tim Smith (Cardiacs) (1961–2020), English singer-songwriter and frontman of Cardiacs *Timmy Trumpet (born 1982), Australian DJ and prod ...

and Dominic Luckman for a side project that never saw fruition. The album was originally released on

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in 1989 exclusively available to the Cardiacs Yousletter Family and was

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on CD in 1995.

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated. Tracks marked with * are demo tracks created by Tim Smith and Dominic Luckman for a side project that never saw fruition.

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Archive Cardiacs'' liner notes. *Tim Quy – bass guitar, percussion * Jim Smith – bass guitar, vocals *Sarah Smith – saxophones, clarinets, keyboards, recorders *

– guitar, drums, vocals, flutes, keyboards, percussion *

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– drums, keyboards, vocals *Michael Pugh – vocals * Colvin Mayers – keyboards *Dominic Luckman – drums Technical *Miss Swift – production *The Consultant – production

Chart performance

The 2021

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re-release reached number 73 on the New Zealand iTunes Chart.

References

Cardiacs compilation albums 1989 compilation albums {{1980s-album-stub