"ROCK BOTTOM / RUTH IS STRANGER THAN RICHARD" ROBERT WYATT 1983 UK VIRGIN DBL LP
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"ROCK BOTTOM / RUTH IS STRANGER THAN RICHARD" ROBERT WYATT 1983 UK VIRGIN STEREO COMPILATION REISSUE GATEFOLD DOUBLE LP VGD 3505
This is a reissue of the 2nd and 3rd solo albums from Robert Wyatt.
Sides A & B - Originally released as "Rock Bottom" in 1974. recorded at Delfina's Farm, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire (basic tracks), February 1974 + The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire and CBS, London, April–May 1974 overdubs
Sides C & D - Originally released as "Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard" in 1975. Recorded and mixed at the Manor, except C2, recorded at CBS, London
The cover artwork of the album was by Wyatt's wife Alfreda Benge.
- Engineer – Richard Palmer (2) (tracks: C2), Steve Cox (tracks: C1, C3 to D5)
- Producer – Nick Mason (tracks: A1 to B3, C2)
Track listing, personnel and credits:
"Rock Bottom":
Track listing:
All songs written by Robert Wyatt.
Side one No. Title Length 1. "Sea Song" 6:31 2. "A Last Straw" 5:46 3. "Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road" 7:40 Side two No. Title Length 4. "Alifib" 6:55 5. "Alife" 6:31 6. "Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road" 6:08Personnel:
- Robert Wyatt – vocals, keyboards, percussion, slide guitar (2), James' drum (1, 3 and 5), Delfina's wineglass (2), Delfina's tray and a small battery (3)
- Mike Oldfield – guitar (6)
- Gary Windo – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone (5)
- Ivor Cutler – voice (3 and 6), baritone concertina, harmonium (6)
- Alfreda Benge – voice (5)
- Mongezi Feza – trumpets (3)
- Fred Frith – viola (6)
- Hugh Hopper – bass guitar (2, 4 and 5)
- Richard Sinclair – bass guitar (1, 3 and 6)
- Laurie Allan – drums (2 and 6)
Production:
- Nick Mason – producer
- Steve Cox – engineer (at The Manor and on Delfina's Farm)
- Dick Palmer – engineer (at CBS London)
- Toby Bird – assistant engineer (at CBS London)
"Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard":
Track listing:
Side Ruth (Side One):
- (Ru1) "Soup Song" (Brian Hopper, Robert Wyatt) – 4:03
- (Ru2) "Sonia" (Mongezi Feza) – 4:18
- (Ru3) "Team Spirit" (Bill MacCormick, Phil Manzanera, Robert Wyatt) – 8:33
- (Ru4) "Song for Che" (Charlie Haden) – 3:42
Side Richard (Side Two):
- (Ri1) "Muddy Mouse (a)" (Fred Frith, Robert Wyatt) – 0:49
- (Ri2) "Solar Flares" (Robert Wyatt) – 5:36
- (Ri3) "Muddy Mouse (b)" (Fred Frith, Robert Wyatt) – 0:50
- (Ri4) "5 Black Notes and 1 White Note" (Jacques Offenbach arr. Robert Wyatt) – 5:00
- (Ri5) "Muddy Mouse (c)" which in turn leads to "Muddy Mouth" (Fred Frith, Robert Wyatt) – 6:15
Personnel:
- Robert Wyatt – vocals, piano, imitation electric piano (Ri4), organ (Ri2), drums (Ru2, Ri2)
- Brian Eno – guitar (Ri4), synthesizer (Ri4), direct inject anti-jazz ray gun (Ru3)
- Gary Windo – bass clarinet (Ri2, Ru2), tenor saxophone (Ri4, Ru1, Ru3, Ru4), alto saxophone (Ri4, Ru2, Ru4)
- Nisar Ahmad "George" Khan – tenor saxophone (Ri4, Ru4), baritone saxophone (Ru1, Ru4)
- Mongezi Feza – trumpet (Ru2)
- Fred Frith – piano (Ri1, Ri3, Ri5)
- Bill MacCormick – bass guitar (Ri2, Ri4, Ru1, Ru3, Ru4)
- John Greaves – bass guitar (Ru2)
- Laurie Allan – drums (Ri4, Ru1, Ru3, Ru4)
The vinyl is visually inspected under a 150 watt light
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