A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window (remastered, special edition)

~ Release by Cardiacs (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

The first batch of preorders were available from the 10th of July 2023, with a second from the 25th of August, for £100 + shipping. Shipping of the first batch began on the 7th of September.

Housed in a 12" hardback cover that includes:
-a card ribbon connected by Velcro surrounding the cover
-a folder of documents including reproductions of posters (including one large fold-out six-panel poster), sheet music, promotional images and the Workhouse recording schedule
-a 12" daisy slipmat
-a 60-page book
-a wide clearsleeve

On the back cover, the radio session tracks are addended by "{BBC Leeds Session}" (1-6) and "{Janice Long 'Evening Show' Session}" (7-11); the tracklist here reflects how they appear on the final page of the book.

ALPHBOOK007 on the book itself, ALPH BOOK007 on the CD faces. The vinyl has side cat#s of ALPH LP007A and ALPH LP007B.

Matrix / Runout (Vinyl side A runout): THE BRIGHTEST OF ALL THEM STARS 1961 - 2020 231382E1/A
Matrix / Runout (Vinyl side B runout): 231382E2/A
Matrix / Runout (CD1 matrix): 297798 DISC MANUFACTURING SERVICES
Mastering SID Code (CD1): LBR DF01
Mould SID Code (CD1): DFM04
Matrix / Runout (CD2 matrix): 297799 DISC MANUFACTURING SERVICES
Mastering SID Code (CD2): LBR DF01
Mould SID Code (CD2): DFM04
Matrix / Runout (CD3 matrix): 297800 DISC MANUFACTURING SERVICES
Mastering SID Code (CD3): LBR DF01
Mould SID Code (CD3): DFM04
Matrix / Runout (CD4 matrix): 297801 DISC MANUFACTURING SERVICES
Mastering SID Code (CD4): LBR DF01
Mould SID Code (CD4): DFM04

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-19 23:00 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: original album 2020 remaster
2CD: A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
3CD: The Workhouse Sessions
4CD: The Radio Sessions
5CD: The 1987 Concert
#TitleRatingLength
1To Go Off and Things
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
To Go Off and Things
writer:
Mark Cawthra and Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
3:15
2In a City Lining
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
In a City Lining
writer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
7:03
3Gina Lollabrigida
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
Gina Lollabrigida
writer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
4:15
4There’s Too Many Irons in the Fire
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
There’s Too Many Irons in the Fire
writer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
4:07
5Goosegash
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
Goosegash
writer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
1:52
6Loosefish Scapegrace
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
Loosefish Scapegrace
writer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
7:35
7Big Ship
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
Big Ship
lyricist and composer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
5:49
8Cameras
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
Cameras
writer:
Mark Cawthra
1:06
9Is This the Life
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
Is This the Life?
lyricist and composer:
Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
6:02
10The Whole World Window
recorded at:
Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
The Whole World Window
writer:
William D. Drake and Tim Smith (UK vocals/guitar/keyboards for Cardiacs)
7:33