The Seaside (Cardiacs album)

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The Seaside
The Seaside cover
Studio album by Cardiacs
Released 1984, 1990, 1995
Genre Pronk
Label Alphabet Business Concern
Producer Tim Smith
Cardiacs chronology
Toy World
(1981)		 The Seaside
(1984)		 Big Ship
Mini LP
(1986)

This is the second album from Cardiacs and was only produced on cassette (as with their earlier album releases).

It was produced with three different covers - a rubber stamped version, a black and white picture and a colour picture of Jim Smith. All versions are rare, with the 'stamped' cover being the rarest. It was only available through the fan club and at concerts.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Jibber and Twitch"
  2. "Gina Lollobrigida"
  3. "Hello Mr Sparrow"
  4. "It's Lovely Day"
  5. "A Wooden Fish on Wheels"
  6. "Nurses Whispering Verses"*
  7. "Is This The Life?"*
  8. "A Little Man and a House"*
  9. "Hope Day"
  10. "Dinner Time"*
  11. "Ice a Spot and a Dot on the Dog"
  12. "R.E.S."
  13. "To Go Off and Things"

Tracks marked with an asterisk are lost, the original master having been damaged, and thus they didn't appear on the 1990 / 1995 reissues. Is This the Life?, A Little Man and a House and R.E.S. were re-recorded and appear on A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window. Nurses Whispering Verses was re-recorded for Sing to God. To Go Off and Things was re-recorded for the Big Ship E.P.

[edit] Lineup

Tim Smith - Guitar and Vocals
Jim Smith - Bass
Sarah Smith - Sax
William.D.Drake - Keyboards
Dominic Luckman - Drums
Tim Quy - Percussion
Mark Cawthra - Drums (on Wooden Fish.., Ice A Spot.., and To Go Off..)