Name: Douglas Adams Interview 28 - 11 - 84 by Mark Griffiths
Duration: 42 min 9 s
Description: An interview with Douglas Adams from November 1984. The author of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy chats with Chris Eldon Lee on Radio Merseyside about his career and his new book, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. Sound quality slightly iffy at the start because it's from a dodgy old cassette.

https://silvery.bandcamp.com/album/spell-with-a-shell

A lovely instrumental piece written for James by the genius that is Tim Smith of Cardiacs.

Hymn For James (Tim Smith)

Sommet Tim Smith scribbled on someones birthday card, so I played it. 

He can shove 150bmp up his fat arse though.

Cardiacs - Jason

A 15-minute pilot of a spoof natural history programme for Radio 4.

The Amazing World of Earth

A 15 minute pilot for a surreal Radio 4 comedy from 1995-ish starring Kevin Eldon and Sue Devaney, with Dickon Ashworth, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss.

Henry & Penny

An interview with Douglas Adams from November 1984. The author of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy chats with Chris Eldon Lee on Radio Merseyside about his career and his new book, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. Sound quality slightly iffy at the start because it's from a dodgy old cassette.

Douglas Adams Interview 28 - 11 - 84

A heavier, faster, more aggressive re-working of the awesome Cardiacs track "There's Too Many Irons In The Fire".
One of the rare times I sing.

Tim Smith is a fucking god & musical genius as far as I'm concerned.
To contribute and aid in his healthcare costs (after his cardiac arrest and resultant hypoxic brain damage) go here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/timsmith

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It costs you NO more. It just means a small fraction of Amazon's profits come to me instead.
My affiliate link is on this page here - just click on it (http://soularflair.net/#support-donate). And it's even better if you bookmark it for future purchases :)

There's Too Many Irons In The Fire (CARDIACS Cover)

Demo Version of Cardiacs cover from upcoming EP

Burn Your House Brown Demo (Cardiacs cover)

Take the audio of some creaky 1950's instructional records designed to teach kids about the birds and bees, add some trippy effects and layer over some generic house music. Result: pure terror.

Ed - Boys And Girls

Cover version of "Two bites of Cherry" by Cardiacs. The song is written by Tim Smith, who fell seriously ill about 10 years ago, and is relying on fans' help to receive the treatment he deserves. If you enjoy the track, please consider donating or buying Cardiacs records from their website. Thank you! 

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/timsmith
https://abc-mary.myshopify.com

Cover photography: Jukka Kujansivu

Two Bites Of Cherry

A recording made for The Whole World Window II CD which came out in 2018. Contains a lovely vocal cameo from a Mr Tim Quy. 
   The CD was produced to be sold at a benefit concert for Tim Smith which took place in the same year featuring amazing acts from near and far.
    RIP Dr Smith, to call you an inspiration would be a little bit of an understatement.

The Alphabet Business Concern (Home of Fadeless Splendour)

Dog lost in space? Grown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? You need the Space Detectives!

Connor and Ethan are spending their summer holidays aboard the world's first orbiting city, Starville (basically Beverley Hills in space!). The amazing space station is bursting with celebrities and the mega-rich. But Connor and Ethan are too busy selling ice cream to see the sights.

However, neither of our heroes can resist a mystery and when they discover the space station is hurtling on a collision course with the moon (eep!) they know they need to step in. This is a case for the SPACE DETECTIVES!

Can Connor and Ethan find the culprit and save Starville from its impending doom?

Douglas Adams Interview 28 - 11 - 84

Mark Griffiths

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