Needle Time

Cardiacs - Susannah's Still Alive [ALPH 009 UK 1988 24-Bit FLAC] We lost Tim Smith this week, I flicked through my paltry collection of Cardiacs' singles in tribute and thought this splendid Kinks' cover would be fitting. The b-side is pure pronk. You can find my other Cardiacs rips here . Rest in peace, Timmie....... A1 Susannah's Still Alive B1   Blind In Safety And Leafy In Love

Steven Wilson & Oceansize - Stoneage Dinosaurs / Fear [LOTSCOPE 001 UK 2011 24-Bit FLAC] Lead Cardiac Tim Smith suffered a combined stroke and heart attack in 2008. Most of The Cardiacs output has been unavailable since, but the very wonderful Genepool label brought together a plethora of respectful artists on a now deleted Cardiacs tribute album to raise funds for Tim. This single was a 2011 RSD seven inch released on very limited crackly white vinyl, featuring cover versions of two Cardiacs tracks by Steven Wilson and Mancunian pronk disciples Oceansize. A1  Steven Wilson - Stoneage Dinosaurs B1  Oceansize - Fear

Cardiacs - Is This The Life [ALPH 008SP UK 1988 24-Bit FLAC] A very necessary and new 2019 rip for your delectation. Even if you are unsure about what the Cardiacs were about, this has to be their most accessible composition. Here is what I wrote when I last blogged about this record... Is this possibly the greatest alternative rock single of all time? This is the hit both Robert Smith and Ian Astbury both wish they had written. Yes, it did break the mainstream UK charts, and yes a snippet of the video was shown on Top of the Pops. Cardiacs always looked like extras from a George A. Romero movie, their music is messy, twisted, jerky, powerful and progressive, defined by some as pronk . This scribe was lucky enough to see them live in 1988. Silly string, foam and dry ice filled the air as the band just blew me away and everybody in the audience at Surrey University. A1 Is This The Life B1 I'm Eating In Bed

Cardiacs - Baby Heart Dirt [TORSO 12120 NLD 1989 24-Bit FLAC] I haven't ripped anything from the Cardiacs for a while, they have an impressive, if difficult repertoire, so here is the Dutch pressing of their manic 1989 twelve inch single Baby Heart Dirt backed with three very short tracks, two of which also appeared on the album,  On Land And In The Sea. A1 Baby Heart Dirt B1 I Hold My Love In My Arms B2 Horse Head B3 The Safety Bowl