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Influential British art rock band Cardiacs are to have their debut studio album A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window, catalogue number ALPHLP007, reissued through The Alphabet Concern label on September 6, 35-years after it’s original release.
The new reissue features in a casebound book set has four bonus discs featuring a remastered show from London’s Town and Country Club in 1987, all of the BBC radio sessions, the complete studio sessions and a previously unreleased version of Gina Lollabrigida where Tim Smith can be heard counting the players in from the top.
The Alphabet Business Concern commissioned journalist and writer, Cathi Unsworth, to interview the band extensively and record their experience of making the record, which also. features previously unseen photographs from The Workhouse Studio sessions.
A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window was recorded with the 1987 line-up of Tim Smith, Jim Smith, Sarah Smith, William D. Drake, Tim Quy and Dominic Luckman, with the band working through the night to complete the album.
Band frontman Tim Smith died aged 59 in July 2020. In 2008 he’d suffered a heart attack during which he suffered a lack of oxygen to the brain, causing brain damage. He then developed the neurological condition dystonia. Percussionist and keyboard player Tim Quy died earlier this year.
Pre-orders open on July 10 through the band’s official online store the Consultant’s Memorabilia Collection. A stand-alone vinyl LP will be released later in the year.
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- Cardiacs - Is This The Life - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.95, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 18-Feb-2026 17:00)
on March 23, 2026 at 6:36 pmCARDIACS Is This The Life (1988 UK 3-track 12'' single, also featuring the favourites Goosegash and I'm Eating In Bed, glossy picture sleeve with vintage price sticker. The sleeve has some notable edgewear, whilst the vinyl carries light signsof play- a great play copy ALPH008T)
- Cardiacs - Is This The Life - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $19.95, €17.25 (New Item) (arrived 18-Feb-2026 09:26)on March 23, 2026 at 6:36 pm
CARDIACS Is This The Life (1988 UK 3-track 12'' single, also featuring the favourites Goosegash and I'm Eating In Bed, glossy picture sleeve with vintage price sticker. The sleeve has some notable edgewear, whilst the vinyl carries light signsof play- a great play copy ALPH008T)
- Cardiacs - The Seaside (Original Edition): Remastered - 180 Gram - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £74.99, $99.74, €86.24 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jul-2025 16:00)
on March 23, 2026 at 6:36 pmCARDIACS The Seaside (Original Edition) (2015 UK limited edition reissue of the legendary 1984 debut album, newly remastered and pressed across two heavyweight vinyl discs. This expanded Original Edition features all 13 tracks from the cult cassette-only release, including Jibber And Twitch, Hello Mr. Sparrow, A Wooden Fish On Wheels and the early fan-favourite Is This The Life. A vital slice of British underground music history, The Seaside captures Cardiacs at their most raw, theatrical, and gleefully unclassifiable – a manic collision of punk, prog, and seaside surrealism. Housed in a deluxe matte gatefold sleeve featuring restored artwork and typography, complete with printed lyric inners. The sleeve displays only the lightest shelfwear, the inners both have small seam splits from storage, while the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition with little evidence of play ALPHLP001)
- Cardiacs - Guns - UK - vinyl LP - £49.99, $66.49, €57.49 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jul-2025 16:00)
on March 23, 2026 at 6:36 pmCARDIACS Guns (2015 UK limited edition 12-track vinyl LP, a long-awaited first-time vinyl pressing of the band's 1999 studio album, originally released on CD only via The Alphabet Business Concern. Guns captures Cardiacs at their most refinedyet uncompromising, offering a wildly inventive mix of punk energy, prog complexity, and twisted pop melodies. Includes the singles Signs and Wind And Rains Is Cold, alongside fan favourites such as Cry Wet Smile Dry, Jitterbug (Junior Is A) and Sleep All Eyes Open. Housed in a deluxe matte gatefold picture sleeve with artwork faithfully replicating the original CD edition with a lyric insert. The sleeve shows only the faintest traces of handling, while the vinyl itself looks barely played and remains in stunning Near Mint condition ALPHLP027)
- Cardiacs - Heaven Born And Ever Bright - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $53.19, €45.99 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jul-2025 16:00)
on March 23, 2026 at 6:36 pmCARDIACS Heaven Born And Ever Bright (2017 UK limited edition reissue of the 1991 11-track LP, lovingly remastered and pressed on high-quality vinyl. The fourth studio album from the iconic cult outfit, Heaven Born And Ever Bright is a gloriously unhinged journey through hyper-melodic prog-punk chaos, surreal lyricism and genre-defying composition. Features standout tracks such as Day Is Gone, Goodbye Grace, Core and the gloriously manic title track. Housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with updated spine credits and complete with an illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows only the lightest signs of handling, while the vinyl appears barely played and remains in stunning Near Mint condition ALPHLP017)
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