Cardiacs - 1985 - Is This the Life - Live @ Surbiton Assembly Rooms

Paddywack0 Part 1 - Is this the life Film of Cardiacs gig at Surbiton Assembly Rooms 18th April 1985. Recorded infront of a packed South London home audience with the classic line-up and at a time when they were possibly at the peak of their popularity this video was put together by Nick Elborough and Mark Francombe as a college project with the able assistance of the Alphabet Business Concern. Notes from the time: Filmed on two u-matic cameras. One static on tripod by mixing desk in middle back of hall. Second - roving at front of stage and at side of stage. Sound recorded on stereo Nagra. One channel line out from foldback mix on mixer. Two channel through Sennheiser mic at back of hall. Concert lasted roughly 1 hour 20 mins with encores. Sound synched to pictures. Digital delay used to get two tracks of Nagra in sync and actual picture sync done manually with varispeed controller due to problems with autosync! The front camera shakes so badly because the sprung dancefloor of the Assembly Rooms was literally bouncing up and down with the pogoing crowd! Find out the whole story here: