Cardiacs Live[a] is a live album by Cardiacs, recorded at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 15 May 1988. The live photo on the back cover, however, appears to have been taken at The Town and Country Club in London.

Cardiacs Live
Live album by
Released31 October 1988[1]
Recorded15 May 1988
VenueThe Paradiso, Amsterdam
GenreRock
Length51:58
LabelAlphabet Business Concern
Cardiacs chronology
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
(1988)
Cardiacs Live
(1988)
On Land and in the Sea
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Sounds[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music[4]

A bootleg does exist with extra tracks that were unused on the official LP/CD.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tim Smith, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Icing on the World" 6:12
2."To Go Off and Things"3:10
3."In a City Lining" 6:53
4."Gina Lollobrigida" 4:02
5."There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" 3:13
6."Tarred and Feathered"4:21
7."Goosegash" 2:05
8."Loosefish Scapegrace" 7:31
9."Cameras"
  • Smith
  • Drake
  • Cawthra
2:09
10."Is This the Life" 6:11
11."Big Ship" 6:11
Total length:51:58

Personnel

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Notes

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  1. ^ Longer titles:
    • Cardiacs Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam[4]
    • Cardiacs Live: Recorded Live at the Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cardiacs Yousletter (Newsletter). Retrieved 15 August 2014 – via Cardiacs.org.[dead link]
  2. ^ 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 "Paradiso".
  3. ^ Unsworth, Cathi (29 October 1988). "Honky tonkin'" (PDF). Sounds. p. 37. Retrieved 7 May 2023 – via Cardiacs Press Book p. 3 on Cardiacs.org.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Collin (1997) [1992]. "Cardiacs". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. London: Virgin Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7535-0159-7. Note: Search "Paradiso".