Greatest Hits (or Cardiacs Greatest Hits) is a compilation album by the English rock band Cardiacs, released on 22 February 2002.
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| Released | 22 February 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2001 | |||
| Length | 57:15 | |||
| Label | Alphabet Business Concern | |||
| Producer | Tim Smith | |||
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The album is amusingly titled[1] as it lacks many better-known songs including their biggest hit "Is This the Life".[2]
Greatest Hits features one new and otherwise unavailable track, called "Faster Than Snakes With a Ball and a Chain". This is described as having been taken from the then-forthcoming and as-yet untitled album that was to follow Greatest Hits, the creation of which has evidently been abandoned by the band (not to be mistaken for LSD, a later album left in a similar incomplete state.)
Release
editOn 22 February 2002,[3] the Alphabet Business Concern released Greatest Hits through CD, distributed by Plastic Head Distribution (PHD).[4] The Cardiacs website announced its release on 2 April.[5]
Critical reception
editIn a retrospective review of On Land and in the Sea (1989), Nick Reed of The Quietus highlighted the Greatest Hits track "Faster Than Snakes With a Ball and a Chain" as "excellent".[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Tim Smith, except where noted
| No. | Title | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There's Good Cud" | Guns 1999 | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Manhoo" (Jon Poole) | Sing to God (part one) 1995 | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Buds and Spawn" | On Land and in the Sea 1989 | 6:40 |
| 4. | "Core" | Heaven Born and Ever Bright 1991 | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Fairy Mary Mag" | Sing to God (part one) 1995 | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Odd Even" | Sing to God (part two) 1995 | 3:18 |
| 7. | "She Is Hiding Behind the Shed" | Heaven Born and Ever Bright 1991 | 4:09 |
| 8. | "The Breakfast Line" | A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window 1988 | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Mares Nest" (William D. Drake, Smith) | On Land and in the Sea 1989 | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Wind and Rains Is Cold" | Guns 1999 | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Faster Than Snakes With a Ball and a Chain" | The forthcoming album with no title yet 2001 | 5:54 |
| 12. | "Victory Egg" | A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window 1988 | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Dirty Boy" | Sing to God (part two) 1995 | 8:56 |
| 14. | "Plane Plane Against the Grain" | Songs for Ships and Irons 1988 | 1:18 |
| Total length: | 57:15 | ||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Greatest Hits.[7]
The people who are in...or have once been in Cardiacs
- Tim Smith
- Jim Smith
- Jon Poole
- Bob Leith
- Sarah Smith
- William D. Drake
- Tim Quy
- Dominic Luckman
- Christian Hayes
- Mark Cawthra
- Michael Pugh
- Margurite Jonston
- Peter Tagg
- Colvin Mayers
- Ralf Cade
- Mr. Hiles
- Graham Simmonds
- The Consultant
- Miss Swift
Photographers
- Val Langmuir
- Caroline and Lucy Cook
- Steve Payne
- Matt Anker
- David Oliver
- Marc Palmer
- Simone Buddemeijer
- Steve Randall
- Dominic Search
- Robin Francella
- Des Berkensure
- Loads more
"Faster Than Snakes With a Ball and a Chain"[8]
- Tim Smith – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Jon Poole – guitar, vocals
- Bob Leith – drums
- Jim Smith – bass, vocals, engineering
Guest:
- Sarah Smith – saxophones, vocals
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Greatest Hits [Explicit] by Cardiacs". Alphabet Business Concern. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via Amazon Music.
- ^ "Greatest Hits". The Consultant's Memorabilia Collection. The Cardiacs. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "News". The Cardiacs. 2 April 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Reed, Nick (20 May 2014). "Once In A Lifetime: On Land And In The Sea By Cardiacs Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Greatest Hits (liner notes). Cardiacs. Alphabet Business Concern. 2001. ALPH CD029.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Benac, Eric (27 August 2021). The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song. On Track. Sonicbond Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 9781789521313.
External links
edit- Greatest Hits at Discogs (list of releases)