''Sampler'' is a compilation album by the English rock 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 ...

, released in 1995. The album was intended as a budget introduction to the band's music, and was released as part of the general 1995 reissue of the Cardiacs back catalogue. Each track is taken from a different album in the reissue series. Most of the tracks are performed by Cardiacs, but the album also features two tracks performed by Cardiacs spin-off projects: The Sea Nymphs ("Christ Alive") and

Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld ''Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld'' is the only solo album by Tim Smith of the English rock band Cardiacs, released in 1995 and recorded between 1989 and 1990. The song "Veronica in Ecstasy" also appeared on the Cardiacs compilation album ...

("Veronica In Ecstasy"). ''Sampler'' features two of Cardiacs' singles/lead tracks - the charting version of " Is This The Life?" and a live version of the title track from the " Big Ship" mini-album.

Track listing

# " Is This The Life?" # "Angelworm Angel" # "Burn Your House Brown" # "Goodbye Grace" # "Piffol Four Times" # "Two Bites Of Cherry" (Live) # "Tarred And Feathered" (Live) # "Blind In Safety And Leafy In Love" # " Big Ship" (Live) # "Veronica In Ecstasy" # "Christ Alive" # "The Everso Closely Guarded Line" # "To Go Off And Things"

Lineup

Everybody who's ever been in

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