| Big Ship | ||||
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| Released | 27 January 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986[2] | |||
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| Length | 18:36 | |||
| Label | Alphabet Business Concern | |||
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Big Ship is the second extended play (EP) by the English band Cardiacs, released in January 1987 by the Alphabet Business Concern.[3] It is an album-sized vinyl record played at the speed of a single (45rpm)[4] and was issued with a lyric insert. It was the first Cardiacs release to exclusively feature the so-called classic 1980s line-up of the band (Tim Smith on lead vocals and guitar, Jim Smith on bass guitar and backing vocals, William D. Drake on keyboards and backing vocals, Sarah Smith on saxophones and backing vocals, Tim Quy on percussion and Dominic Luckman on drums).
The anthemic title track has become a key Cardiacs song, played at nearly every concert and appearing on most of their live albums. "Tarred and Feathered" and "Burn Your House Brown" were also played by the band into the 1990s and 2000s.
- ^ a b Belcher, David (17 January 1987). "Instant arrest by the Cardiacs". The Glasgow Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kitching, Sean (3 July 2022). "The Strange (Parallel) World of… Tim Smith Of Cardiacs". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 254
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