The Special Garage Concerts

The Special Garage Concerts is a 2005 live double album by English rock band Cardiacs. The album, recorded over three nights at the Garage in London, was originally released exclusively on CD as two separate volumes.

The Special Garage Concerts
Live album by
Cardiacs
Released2005
RecordedAutumn 2003
VenueThe Garage (London)
GenreRock
Length61:30
LabelAlphabet Business Concern
Cardiacs chronology
Greatest Hits
(2002)		 The Special Garage Concerts
(2005)		 The Seaside: Original Edition
(2015)

At these concerts Cardiacs only played songs that predated 1984, some of which had not been heard for many years. The tracks "Gloomy News", "An Ant", "Hello Mr. Minnow" and "Hopeless" had never previously been released and was available for purchase for the first time on the original compact discs of both volumes bundled as part of a two-disc digipak.

The length of the sets and complexity of the material demanded intensive rehearsal. In an interview, Kavus Torabi compared learning the 35 song set with revising for an exam.[1] The album was generally well-received by progressive rock fans. Louder Sound's Prog Magazine featured the live rendition of "Let Alone My Plastic Doll" in its publication as part of its list of Cardiacs’ best songs, as well as "A Game For Bertie's Party", praising the "magical and queasy dissonance" of its chord progression.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.

Vol. 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jibber and Twitch" 4:12
2."Scratching Crawling Scrawling" 1:03
3."As Cold as Can Be in an English Sea" 7:03
4."It’s a Lovely Day"Tim Smith, Sarah Smith, Colvin Mayers, Mark Cawthra3:16
5."A Wooden Fish on Wheels"Smith, Cawthra3:08
6."Ice a Spot and a Dot on the Dog"Smith, Cawthra3:36
7."Aukamacic" 1:24
8."Gloomy News" 2:01
9."Gina Lollobrigida" 3:33
10."Leaf Scrapings" 1:21
11."Rock Around the Clock"Mayers, Smith2:03
12."Pip as Uncle Dick but Peter Spoilt It" 4:21
13."Let Alone My Plastic Doll" 4:23
14."Hope Day" 6:29
15."A Balloon for Bertie’s Party" 8:56
16."My Trademark" 4:33
Total length:61:30

Vol. 2
  1. "The Obvious Identity"
  2. "Hello Mr. Sparrow"
  3. "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus"
  4. "Dinnertime Is At Home (Not Here)"
  5. "Pilf"
  6. "An Ant"
  7. "Hello Mr. Minnow"
  8. "A Cake For Bertie's Party"
  9. "Food On The Wall"
  10. "Hopeless"
  11. "Dead Mouse"
  12. "To Go Off And Things"
  13. "Visiting Hours"
  14. "R.E.S"
  15. "A Game For Bertie's Party"
  16. "Icky Qualms"

References
  1. Lawson, Dom (11 August 2014). "Kavus Torabi's Guide To Cardiacs". Prog Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. Vennart, Mike (18 July 2015). "The 10 best Cardiacs songs as chosen by Mike Vennart". Prog Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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