Memories and notes
Cardiacs appeared on a shared bill with Ring, although the show was advertised under the name Bad Tune Men.
This recording is notable for preserving the earliest known circulating live versions of There's Too Many Irons in the Fire and All Spectacular, both of which would be released later in 1987.
The sound is somewhat boomy and muddy, but remains an enjoyable example of an average audience bootleg from the period.
Concert details
- Venue
- Marquee Club
- City
- London
- Country
- UK
- Date
- Friday, 30 January 1987
- Other artists
- Ring
- Status
- Played
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- ✅ Complete
- Quality
- B
- Source
- unknown
- Lineage
- ??? > MP3 > MP3Tag > MP3
Setlist
Main set
- Intro
- The Icing on the World
- To Go Off and Things
- In a City Lining
- Gina Lollabrigida
- There's Too Many Irons in the Fire
- All Spectacular
- Tarred and Feathered
- Big Ship
- Cameras
- Is This the Life?
- The Whole World Window
Encore
- Burn Your House Brown
- Nurses Whispering Verses
- Hymn
Concert location
Credits & acknowledgements
Sources, preservation and archive provenance.
Concert details and recording information taken from the original information file supplied with the circulating audio. Original audio files downloaded from the Unofficial Cardiacs Drive.
Special thanks to Kevin Shepherd of the Cardiacs Facebook group for sharing the concert poster in this group post.
No individual taper, uploader or original sharer is credited in the accompanying information file.
Please do not sell this recording. Share it freely and retain the original information file wherever possible.