Seaside Treats

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"Seaside Treats"
Single by Cardiacs
from the album The Seaside
Released	1985
Recorded	1980–1983
Genre	Art rock, post-punk
Length	18:38
Label	Alphabet Business Concern
Producer(s)	Tim Smith
Cardiacs singles chronology
"A Bus for a Bus on the Bus" (1979) "Seaside Treats" (1985) "There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" (1987)

"Seaside Treats" is the first single by Cardiacs and was released only as a 12-inch single. It features four songs from the album, The Seaside.

Some copies of the single had a poster of the Cardiacs book as a free gift. A very small number of "Seaside bags" were sold at concerts which contained the 12", the Cardiacs book, the Seaside Treats video, a poster, a badge and a stick of Cardiacs seaside rock.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing[]

All songs written by Tim Smith unless otherwise indicated.

1. "A Little Man and a House" – 4:23
2. "Hope Day" – 6:36
3. "R.E.S." – 5:25
4. "To Go Off and Things" – 2:14 (Smith, Cawthra)

Lineup[]

• Tim Smith - Guitar and Vocals
• Jim Smith - Bass
• Sarah Smith - Saxophone
• William.D.Drake - Keyboards
• Dominic Luckman - Drums
• Tim Quy - Percussion
• Mark Cawthra (Drums on "To Go Off and Things")

Video[]

"Seaside Treats" is also the title of the first official video released by Cardiacs, although a video for A Little Man And A House appeared previously on the Jettisoundz compilation VHS Pirates of the Panasoniks.^[1] Three of the tracks are the same as on the single, although Hope Day has been replaced by a ten-minute segment known as The Consultant's Flower Garden, which features the band alongside The Consultant and Miss Swift (Cardiacs' "management"^[2]) performing several bizarre alternative comedy sketches. This is followed by three music videos.

The video could be found in the very small number of "Seaside bags" that were sold at concerts which also contained the Seaside Treats 12", the Cardiacs book, a poster, a badge and a stick of Cardiacs seaside rock. It was also on general sale for a time.^{[citation needed]}

The video was released three times^{[citation needed]}, but is now long deleted.

Track listing[]

1. "A Little Man And A House"
2. "R.E.S."
3. "To Go Off And Things"

Lineup[]

• Tim Smith - Vocals and Guitar
• Jim Smith - Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
• Sarah Smith - Saxophone and Backing Vocals
• William D. Drake - Keyboards and Vocals
• Dominic Luckman - Drums
• Tim Quy - Marimba, Percussion and Synthesiser

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