CARDINAL Cardinal LP FLYDADDY 1994 US orig FLY004 Richard Davies-Eric Matthews
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CARDINAL
Originally a one-off project from singer/songwriters Richard Davies and Eric Matthews,
Cardinal came together in 1994 following ex-Moles frontman Davies' relocation from
his native Australia to the U.S.; he wrote and sang all but one of the songs that comprised
Cardinal's self-titled debut, while Matthews arranged the compositions, layering them
with ornate strings, horns, and pianos inspired by the lush, baroque sounds of late-'60s pop.
While Cardinal was released to great acclaim, internal strife quickly split the duo apart,
and both Davies and Matthews embarked on solo careers
"CARDINAL"
1994 LP FLYDADDY RECORDS FLY 004
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: UPC on poly bag sticker 7 87331-004-1 0
LABEL: FLYDADDY - BLUE LABEL (Side A, without label Side B) - YELLOW & WHITE TEXT (Side A only)
Catalog on cover: (spine) FLY004
Catalog on labels: none
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): FLY-004-A GOLDEN 36170(2)??—
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched & Stamped): FLY-004-B GOLDEN 36171(2)???—
On label (Side A only): Artist+Tracklist+Credits
Produced by Cardinal, Thee Slayer Hippy, and Tony Lash.
Recorded March 1994 at Sound Impressions, Milwaukie, Ore.
Mixed April 1994......Portland, Ore....
On Back Cover: none but Flydaddy logo
tracklisting
Side A: IF YOU BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS TREES - LAST POEMS
BIG MINK - YOU'VE LOST ME THERE - PUBLIC MELODY #1
Side B: DREAM FIGURE - TOUGH GUY TACTICS - ANGEL DARLING
SINGING TO THE SUNSHINE - SILVER MACHINES
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RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The sole album from the Richard Davies/Eric Matthews pairing achieved something close to legend
status in a few short years, at least among those taken by the fusion of guitar pop with orchestrations.
Although the combination isn't that groundbreaking to begin with, everyone from
the Left Banke to Burt Bacharach had already tried something similar 30 years previous, for a start,
Cardinal is still definitely enjoyable while not, in fact, being greater than the sum of its parts.
While Matthews is a brilliant arranger, playing everything from harpsichord to trumpet and marimba,
it's Davies' songs that carry the day, which a cursory review of Matthews' solo work
versus Davies' makes clear. Regardless, together the two did achieve unexpectedly sharp heights.
The recruited backing band, including, of all people, drummer/co-producer Thee Slayer Hippy
from Portland punk legends Poison Idea, keeps everything moving well enough, while
the two chief figures happily eschew the prevailing grunge fallout of 1994 for something
else entirely. Davies' quietly impassioned, slightly dry singing avoids both whispery vagueness
and trying to sweat too much, perfectly matched by Matthews' fun, killer interpretations...(AllMusic)
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