On Land And In The Sea
by Cardiacs

On Land And In The Sea by Cardiacs
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 7,820th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 42 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1989 (106th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,121st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,820th)

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Cardiacs bestography

On Land And In The Sea is ranked 3rd best out of 22 albums by Cardiacs on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Cardiacs is Sing To God which is ranked number 2009 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 519.

Cardiacs album bestography « Higher ranked (6,652nd)
A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window
This album (7,820th)
On Land And In The Sea
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On Land And In The Sea

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Overall rank: 7,820th | 1980s rank: 1,121st | 1989 rank: 106th

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73/100 (from 42 votes)
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04/04/2026 00:43 Untitled  Ratings distribution  1,69977/100
 
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From 09/14/2012 19:26 | #50537
The Cardiacs most fluent album. Every song flows nicely from the previous and the classic line-up were probably at their best live around this time. No real week songs and a number of live favourites such as Roger the Horse and Arnald. However, the real stand out moments are Buds and Spawn and the Everson Closely Guarded Line. The latter a complex mix of sound and texture and probably their best song ever
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