Deluxe Edition includes:

• Book signed by Jim Smith and by the author, Aaron Tanner
• The Consultant’s (Almost?) Complete Collection of YOUsletters (A4) paperback book, 96 pages
• Peter and His Dog Spot comic, 36 pages
• “starry skies” alternate vinyl colour
• Numbered 1-500

Compiled and designed by Aaron Tanner, Cardiacs: A Big Book and a Band and Whole World Window spans the group’s formative years as Cardiac Arrest to their last single, Ditzy Scene (2007). This new release features rare and unseen photos, artwork, and other ephemera that will captivate long-time fans and newcomers alike. With an introduction by Shane Embury of Napalm Death, this book is both a tribute and a comprehensive chronicle of the band’s artistry as a whole, providing a wealth of behind-the-scenes looks from the perspectives of band members past and present, alongside fans and contemporaries such as: Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More), Billy Gould (Faith No More), Todd Sucherman (Styx), Boff Whalley and Dunstan Bruce (Chumbawamba), Mike Keneally (The Zappa Band), Joanna Wang, Martin Atkins (Public Image Ltd), Rob Crow (Pinback), Amon Tobin, Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti), Charlie Harper (U.K. Subs), Ego Plum, Pitchshifter, Dan Mongrain (Voivod), Paul Masvidal (Cynic), J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus) and many more!

The book also contains a 'starry skies' vinyl 7" record of the previously unreleased track, "Aukamakic/Dead Mouse,” from the sessions of their 1979 debut, Cardiac Arrest E.P., as well as the track previously unreleased on vinyl, "Faster Than Snakes with a Ball and a Chain.” This song was originally intended for their 1999 full-length, Guns.

SEE INSIDE

• LIMTED-RUN OF 1500
  
• 9" x 9" casebound, 292 pages
• PUBLISHED: January 3, 2025
  
• CATALOG NO: MVP008
  
• ISBN: 979-8-9911862-0-9

This is a pre-order and will ship in line with the publishing date of January 3, 2025