Robert Wyatt – Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
Tracklist
| Side Ruth | |||
| A1 | Soup Song | 5:00 | |
| A2 | Sonia | 4:12 | |
| A3 | Team Spirit | 8:26 | |
| A4 | Song For Che | 3:36 | |
| Side Richard | |||
| B1 | Muddy Mouse (A) | 0:50 | |
| B2 | Solar Flares | 5:35 | |
| B3 | Muddy Mouse (B) | 0:50 | |
| B4 | 5 Black Notes And 1 White Note | 4:58 | |
| B5 | Muddy Mouse (C) / Muddy Mouth | 6:11 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Cadillac Music Ltd.
- Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Published By – Liberation Music Co.
- Recorded At – The Manor
- Recorded At – CBS Studios, London
- Mixed At – The Manor
Credits
- Cover – Alfreda Benge
- Engineer – Steve Cox (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)
- Engineer [Practical Assistance] – Malcolm Heeley
- Producer – Robert Wyatt (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)
Notes
First issue with twin logo over a red dragon on the labels.
Inner sleeve is black paper over plastic polyethylene, white Virgin logo and data over black background.
On center label side B, track B5 is divided in two parts numbered 5 (Muddy Mouse (c)) and 6 (Muddy Mouth), but is actually only one band on the vinyl. On the record sleeve, track B5 is listed as "Muddy Mouse (c) which in turn leads to Muddy Mouth" (with the two song titles "Muddy Mouse (c)" and "Muddy Mouth" in italics) indicating that this track is two songs that segue (the linking phrase "which in turn leads to" being a reference to a lyric from Muddy Mouth).
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Recorded and mixed at the Manor, except A2, recorded at CBS London.
A1, B1 to B5 published by Virging Music (Publishers) Ltd
A2 published by Cadillac Music Ltd
A3 published by E.G. Music Ltd
A4 published by Liberation Music Co
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Thanks also to:
Bootleg, Beatrice and Florence Mutt for protecting
from wolves, wild boars, unicorns etc.
Ivor Cutler, Al Clark for Mental Health
Dave Macrae for Pacific Influence
Malcolm Ritchie for Paperweightlifting
Peter Schmidt, Brian Eno for Oblique Strategies
Mike, Steve, Steve, Susie and Barbara for letting
us use their wonderful hotel as a recording studio
Runouts are stamped.
Inner sleeve is black paper over plastic polyethylene, white Virgin logo and data over black background.
On center label side B, track B5 is divided in two parts numbered 5 (Muddy Mouse (c)) and 6 (Muddy Mouth), but is actually only one band on the vinyl. On the record sleeve, track B5 is listed as "Muddy Mouse (c) which in turn leads to Muddy Mouth" (with the two song titles "Muddy Mouse (c)" and "Muddy Mouth" in italics) indicating that this track is two songs that segue (the linking phrase "which in turn leads to" being a reference to a lyric from Muddy Mouth).
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Recorded and mixed at the Manor, except A2, recorded at CBS London.
A1, B1 to B5 published by Virging Music (Publishers) Ltd
A2 published by Cadillac Music Ltd
A3 published by E.G. Music Ltd
A4 published by Liberation Music Co
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Thanks also to:
Bootleg, Beatrice and Florence Mutt for protecting
from wolves, wild boars, unicorns etc.
Ivor Cutler, Al Clark for Mental Health
Dave Macrae for Pacific Influence
Malcolm Ritchie for Paperweightlifting
Peter Schmidt, Brian Eno for Oblique Strategies
Mike, Steve, Steve, Susie and Barbara for letting
us use their wonderful hotel as a recording studio
Runouts are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 1, side A): V 2034 A-2U 1.1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side B): V 2034 B-2U G 1.1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side A): V 2034 A-2U GG 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 2, side B): V 2034 B-2U H 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 3, side A): V 2034 A-2U T
- Matrix / Runout (Runout variant 3, side B): V 2034 B-2U L
Other Versions (5 of 38)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (LP, Album) | Virgin | VIL 12034 | Italy | 1975 | ||
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Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (LP, Album) | Virgin | 89 061 XOT | 1975 | |||
| Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (LP, Album) | Virgin | 840 079 | 1975 | ||||
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Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (LP, Album) | Virgin | 89061-I | Spain | 1975 | ||
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New Submission
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Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (LP, Album) | Virgin | YX-7050-VR | Japan | 1975 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Relative to Rock Bottom, this album contains a hypnotic quality I find captivating, and which I find myself returning to again and again.
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I don't see it mentioned here - but the back cover of my copy (in hand) is rotated 90 degrees from the front cover's orientation. Don't know if this is part of all copies or if it's an anomaly. -
Robert Wyatt's previous album to this is rightly held up as one of the best albums ever made. I was too young to know this music when it was first realeased and only came to Robert Wyatt much later in life. Ruth... received luke warm reviews on release; it is a totally unique album that defied comparison at the time. In retrospect it is this album and not Rock Bottom which points the way to his future music. Lots of songs, lots of collaboration and an introduction to what would be called world music. This is a great album.
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