Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends

Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends^[b] is a compilation album^[6] published by Org Records, the record label associated with the Organ fanzine, and All My Eye and Betty Martin Music.^[7] It collects recent songs by Cardiacs and associated projects featuring Tim Smith, including Spratleys Japs, the Sea Nymphs and OceanLandWorld (1995).^[7] Other acts include Mikrokosmos (Bic Hayes), Catherine in a Cupboard (Bob Leith and Jim Smith), Lake of Puppies (William D. Drake) and solo tracks by Drake, Mark Cawthra and Jon Poole.^[7]

Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends
Compilation album by Cardiacs and various artists
Released	6 August 2001[1][2][a]
Length	73:03
Label	Org All My Eye and Betty Martin
Compiler	Tim Smith
Cardiacs chronology
Guns (1999) Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends (2001) Greatest Hits (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Cabinet"	Spratleys Japs	10:59
2.	"No Gold"	Cardiacs	3:32
3.	"Hold Like Mother's Hand"	mikrokosmos	3:47
4.	"Jitterbug (Junior Is A)"	Cardiacs	7:31
5.	"Fiery Pyre"	William D. Drake	2:47
6.	"Wireless"	Cardiacs	8:14
7.	"Hazel"	Spratleys Japs	3:01
8.	"Appealing to Venus"	The Sea Nymphs	2:33
9.	"Eden on the Air"	Cardiacs	2:21
10.	"Swimming with the Snake"	Tim Smith	6:27
11.	"Building Cakes"	Catherine in a Cupboard	4:09
12.	"Truth Be Told"	Mark Cawthra	4:49
13.	"Swim My Own Blood"	Jon Poole	4:42
14.	"Foundling"	Cardiacs	4:43
15.	"Largelife"	The Lake of Puppies	3:28
Total length:			73:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends liner notes.^[5]

• Tim Smith – compilation
• Marina Anthony – artwork

Notes

1. AllMusic gives a release date of 16 July.^[3]
2. The spine and CD includes the text "Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends", although the title is written as "A Remorseless and Insouciant Compendium of Songs by Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends" on the cover.^[5]