Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends
Compilation album by
Cardiacs and various artists
Released6 August 2001[1][2][a]
Length73:03
Label
  • Org
  • All My Eye and Betty Martin
CompilerTim Smith
Cardiacs chronology
Guns
(1999) 		Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends
(2001) 		Greatest Hits
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends[b] is a compilation album[6] published by Org Records, the record label associated with the Organ fanzine, and All My Eye and Betty Martin Music.[7] It collects recent songs by Cardiacs and associated projects featuring Tim Smith, including Spratleys Japs, the Sea Nymphs and OceanLandWorld (1995).[7] Other acts include Mikrokosmos (Bic Hayes), Catherine in a Cupboard (Bob Leith and Jim Smith), Lake of Puppies (William D. Drake) and solo tracks by Drake, Mark Cawthra and Jon Poole.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Cabinet"Spratleys Japs10:59
2."No Gold"Cardiacs3:32
3."Hold Like Mother's Hand"mikrokosmos3:47
4."Jitterbug (Junior Is A)"Cardiacs7:31
5."Fiery Pyre"William D. Drake2:47
6."Wireless"Cardiacs8:14
7."Hazel"Spratleys Japs3:01
8."Appealing to Venus"The Sea Nymphs2:33
9."Eden on the Air"Cardiacs2:21
10."Swimming with the Snake"Tim Smith6:27
11."Building Cakes"Catherine in a Cupboard4:09
12."Truth Be Told"Mark Cawthra4:49
13."Swim My Own Blood"Jon Poole4:42
14."Foundling"Cardiacs4:43
15."Largelife"The Lake of Puppies3:28
Total length:73:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends liner notes.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ AllMusic gives a release date of 16 July.[3]
  2. ^ The spine and CD includes the text "Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends", although the title is written as "A Remorseless and Insouciant Compendium of Songs by Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends" on the cover.[5]

References

  1. ^ "News". The Cardiacs. 23 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 August 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Organ Radio". Organ. Archived from the original on 9 March 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Cardiacs - Songs by Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ Larkin, Collin (2006). "Cardiacs". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. Muze. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Note: Search "Org 2001" (with quotation marks).
  5. ^ a b Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends (liner notes). Cardiacs and Various Artists. UK: Org Records. 2001. ORG228.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Phillips, Lance (2003). "The Cardiacs". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-457-6.
  7. ^ a b c Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock [it] (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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