Sampler (album)
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Sampler is a compilation album by the English rock band Cardiacs
, released in 1995.
The album was intended as a budget introduction to the band's music, and was released as part of the general 1995 reissue of the Cardiacs back catalogue. Each track is taken from a different album in the reissue series. Most of the tracks are performed by Cardiacs, but the album also features two tracks performed by Cardiacs spin-off projects: The Sea Nymphs ("Christ Alive") and Tim Smith's Extra-Special OceanLand World ("Veronica In Ecstasy"). Sampler features two of Cardiacs' singles/lead tracks - the charting version of "Is This The Life?
" and a live version of the title track from the "Big Ship" mini-album.
, with the exception of Ralph Cade and Richard Tagg.
Cardiacs
Cardiacs are an English alternative rock/psychedelic pop band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and...
, released in 1995.
The album was intended as a budget introduction to the band's music, and was released as part of the general 1995 reissue of the Cardiacs back catalogue. Each track is taken from a different album in the reissue series. Most of the tracks are performed by Cardiacs, but the album also features two tracks performed by Cardiacs spin-off projects: The Sea Nymphs ("Christ Alive") and Tim Smith's Extra-Special OceanLand World ("Veronica In Ecstasy"). Sampler features two of Cardiacs' singles/lead tracks - the charting version of "Is This The Life?
Is This the Life?
"Is This the Life" is the third single from Cardiacs and their best known. It is from the album, A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window....
" and a live version of the title track from the "Big Ship" mini-album.
Track listing
- "Is This The Life?Is This the Life?"Is This the Life" is the third single from Cardiacs and their best known. It is from the album, A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window....
" - "Angelworm Angel"
- "Burn Your House Brown"
- "Goodbye Grace"
- "Piffol Four Times"
- "Two Bites Of Cherry" (Live)
- "Tarred And Feathered" (Live)
- "Blind In Safety And Leafy In Love"
- "Big Ship" (Live)
- "Veronica In Ecstasy"
- "Christ Alive"
- "The Everso Closely Guarded Line"
- "To Go Off And Things"
Lineup
Everybody who's ever been in CardiacsCardiacs
Cardiacs are an English alternative rock/psychedelic pop band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and...
, with the exception of Ralph Cade and Richard Tagg.