A Bus for a Bus on the Bus

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"A Bus for a Bus on the Bus"
Single by Cardiac Arrest
Released	1979
Recorded	25 July 1979
Studio	Elephant
Genre	Post-punk
Length	8:51
Label	Tortch
Songwriter(s)	Smith, Michael Pugh
Producer(s)	Tim Smith
Cardiac Arrest singles chronology
"A Bus for a Bus on the Bus" (1979) "Seaside Treats" (1985)

"A Bus for a Bus on the Bus" is the only 7-inch single by Cardiac Arrest, who later became Cardiacs.

Until the release of The Special Garage Concerts Vol II, none of the tracks on the 7-inch single had been reproduced anywhere else. The single was supposed to contain four tracks and not three, but the limited space on the 7-inch format prevented it. The fourth track was to be "Keep Your Dead Mice with You",^[1][2] which was later re-recorded as "Dead Mouse" on the Toy World album. The single is one of the rarest Cardiacs items.

Recording[]

According to Pugh, Jim Smith broke the E string on his bass during recording. Before recording Cade bought some children's items from a newsagent and brought them to the session. Smith proceeded to give each member a different item and conducted them like an orchestra to make noises on "A Cake for Bertie's Party" during the middle section. During the recording of "Keep Your Dead Mice With You", which was at the end of the session, Smith and Pugh tried to put together a vocal harmony but it was not finished. The songs were mixed at the end of the session and 1000 copies were pressed.

Track listing[]

1. "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus" – 4:33 (Smith, Pugh)
2. "A Cake for Bertie's Party" – 3:10 (Smith, Smith, Mayers)
3. "Food on the Wall" – 1:08 (Mayers)

Reissues and alternate versions of tracks[]

A Bus for a Bus on the Bus has never been reissued, and thus is one of the rarest Cardiacs releases. None of the tracks have ever been reissued from the original master, although tracks have had live versions appearing on other albums.

• All three tracks were performed live on the 2005 live album The Special Garage Concerts Vol II
• Versions of "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus" and "A Cake for Bertie's Party" appeared on the 2017 DVD .

Lineup[]

• Philip Pilf (Tim Smith) – guitar, vocals
• Patty Pilf (Jim Smith) – bass
• Peter Boker (Michael Pugh) – vocals
• Duncan Doilet (Colvin Mayers) – keyboards
• Richard Targett (Peter Tagg) – drums
• Raphael Cadd (Ralph Cade) – saxophone, triangle

References[]

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