All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest

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All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest
Cardiacs Maresnest VHS.png
Original VHS cover
Video / Live album by
Released1992 [lower-alpha 1] (video)
1 June 1995 (album)
Recorded30 June 1990
Venue Salisbury Arts Centre
Length78:35
Label Alphabet Business Concern
Director Steve Payne
Cardiacs chronology
Seaside Treats
(1985)
All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest
(1992)
Some Fairytales From the Rotten Shed
(2017)
1995 Re-release
All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest.jpeg
CD (1995 release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Duck and Roger the Horse" 6:42
2."There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" 3:26
3."It's a Lovely Day"Smith, Colvin Mayers, Mark Cawthra 4:51
4."Everything Is Easy!" 3:57
5."Two Bites of Cherry" 4:50
6."I Hold My Love in My Arms" William D. Drake, Smith1:13
7."Arnald" 2:43
8."Baby Heart Dirt" 4:05
9."All Spectacular" 2:41
10."To Go Off and Things"Smith, Cawthra8:03
11."The Leader of the Starry Skies" 4:34
12."Tarred and Feathered"Drake, Smith4:32
13."Fast Robert" 3:33
14."Big Ship" 7:04
15."Visiting Hours" 1:49
16."R.E.S." 6:46
17."Is This The Life" 7:46
Total length:78:35

Personnel

Adapted from the Maresnest liner notes. [15]

Cardiacs

Technical

Notes

  1. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music indicates a release year of 1993. [1]

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