1991 compilation album by Cardiacs
Songs for Ships and Irons |
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Compilation album by Cardiacs |
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Released | 16 September 1991[1][a] |
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Length | 45:49 |
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Label | Alphabet Business Concern |
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Producer | Tim Smith |
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Songs for Ships and Irons is a 1991 collection of non-album singles and B-sides by Cardiacs. It combines the whole of the Big Ship extended play, the whole of the "There's Too Many Irons In The Fire" 12-inch single and the B-sides of the "Susannah's Still Alive" 12-inch single.[3] It also includes a bonus song called "Everything is Easy," a longstanding live favorite not previously released as a studio recording. Some of the quiet talking in between tracks from the original Big Ship mini-album differs from the original release in having been edited/lowered in volume.[citation needed]
The album was out of print, but is available from the Cardiacs website.
Track listing
All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Big Ship" | | 5:47 |
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2. | "Tarred and Feathered" | William D. Drake, Smith | 3:31 |
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3. | "Burn Your House Brown" | | 2:37 |
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4. | "Stoneage Dinosaurs" | | 5:22 |
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5. | "Plane Plane Against the Grain" | | 1:21 |
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Total length: | 18:38 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Everything Is Easy!" | | 3:49 |
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7. | "There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" | | 3:17 |
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8. | "All Spectacular" | | 2:35 |
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9. | "Blind in Safety and Leafy in Love" | Drake, Smith | 2:46 |
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10. | "Loosefish Scapegrace" | | 7:46 |
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11. | "All His Geese Are Swans!" | | 6:58 |
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Total length: | 27:11 |
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Personnel
- Tim Smith – guitar, vocals
- Jim Smith – bass
- Sarah Smith – saxophone
- William D. Drake – keyboards
- Dominic Luckman – drums
- Tim Quy – percussion
Notes
References
- ^ Cardiacs Museum Yousletter 1 (Newsletter). Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2023 – via cardiacs.org.
- ^ a b Larkin, Collin (2006). "Cardiacs". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. Muze. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Note: Search "Alphabet 1990" (with quotation marks).
- ^ "Cardiacs – Songs For Ships And Irons (1991, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
External links
Cardiacs
- Jim Smith
- Christian Hayes
- Jon Poole
- Bob Leith
- Craig Fortnam
- Chloe Herington
- Adrien Rodes
- Tim Smith
- Michael Pugh
- Peter Tagg
- Colvin Mayers
- Ralph Cade
- Mark Cawthra
- Tim Quy
- Sarah Smith
- Dominic Luckman
- William D. Drake
- Graham Simmonds
- Marguerite Johnston
- Kavus Torabi
- Sharron Fortnam
- Cathy Harabaras
- Claire Lemmon
- Dawn Staple
- Melanie Woods
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Studio albums | |
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Demo albums | - The Obvious Identity
- Toy World
- The Seaside (Original Edition)
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Tribute albums | - Leader of the Starry Skies: A Tribute to Tim Smith, Songbook 1
- Singin' to God
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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