Rude Bootleg
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Rude Bootleg is a live album by the English rock band Cardiacs
. It is the band's first live album, and was originally recorded at the Reading Rock Festival on 24 August 1986.
The original source material for Rude Bootleg was a "very rough and ready" cassette recording taken from the onstage sound mixing desk during Cardiacs' performance. Despite this, the album has excellent sound quality given the circumstances of recording.
Rude Bootleg was originally released as a free cassette, bundled with orders of Cardiacs' 1989 album A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
: this package was available for a short time as a special value pack. A number of 12" vinyl LP copies were released, all as white-label releases in a plain white sleeve (although some had an A4 white (or pastel blue) paper insert. For these vinyl releases, the only markings were a rubber stamp on the cover, repeated on the centre labels (although some later pressings omitted the cover stamp.
The album was reissued on CD as part of Cardiacs' 1995 reissue programme on Alphabet Business Concern.
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...
. It is the band's first live album, and was originally recorded at the Reading Rock Festival on 24 August 1986.
The original source material for Rude Bootleg was a "very rough and ready" cassette recording taken from the onstage sound mixing desk during Cardiacs' performance. Despite this, the album has excellent sound quality given the circumstances of recording.
Rude Bootleg was originally released as a free cassette, bundled with orders of Cardiacs' 1989 album A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Cardiacs, released in 1988. Arguably the band's best known album, it contains their only hit single, "Is This the Life?"...
: this package was available for a short time as a special value pack. A number of 12" vinyl LP copies were released, all as white-label releases in a plain white sleeve (although some had an A4 white (or pastel blue) paper insert. For these vinyl releases, the only markings were a rubber stamp on the cover, repeated on the centre labels (although some later pressings omitted the cover stamp.
The album was reissued on CD as part of Cardiacs' 1995 reissue programme on Alphabet Business Concern.
Track listing
- "The Icing On The World"
- "To Go Off And Things"
- "In A City Lining"
- "Tarred and Feathered"
- "Big Ship"
- "I'm Eating In Bed"
- "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....
" - "The Whole World Window"
Lineup
- Tim Smith - Guitar + Vocals
- Jim Smith - Bass
- Sarah Smith - Sax
- William.D.Drake - Keyboards
- Dominic Luckman - Drums
- Tim Quy - Percussion