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Songs for Ships and Irons

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You haven't lived until you've heard Tarred and Feathered...

...nuff said.

Well almost. You should see it as well. Hunt for it on you tube - you should be able to find their 'pop video' that was specially filmed for The Tube in 1987. there ain't much like it!

Enjoy.

Extra snowy in the pond.

The last time I heard this album was on audio cassette in my old H reg Astra. About time the Cardiacs made their long awaited appearence on itunes."All His Geese Are Swans" is magnificent, just like every other piece of recorded artistry by the unique Cardiacs!

Biography

Formed: 1978

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

Combining the D.I.Y.-attitude of the early punk years with an affection for progressive rock acts such as Gong and Gentle Giant, the U.K. act the Cardiacs formed in late 1977 by Tim Smith, who quickly enlisted brother Jim Smith to join the fledgling outfit. The alleged fact that Jim couldn't play an instrument mattered little and the band took the moniker Cardiac Arrest. Their first actual release was a single, "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus," in 1979, which they followed with a full-length cassette...
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