Robert Wyatt - Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard

Title: Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard Artist: Robert Wyatt Release Date: 1975 Re-Released On: 10/27/2008 Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings, Hannibal, Domino Recording Company USA, Robert Wyatt, Japanese Import Duration: 39:38 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 031257142724, 4988112413023, 700435704428, 017046163521, 031257142762, 4015698887921, 5034202204114, 5034202204121 Genre: Rock Styles: Canterbury Scene, Art Rock Moods: Atmospheric, Cathartic, Dreamy, Witty, Bittersweet, Delicate, Gloomy, Intimate, Melancholy, Poignant, Reflective, Sad, Somber, Gentle, Playful, Brooding, Quirky, Restrained, Trippy, Whimsical, Wintry, Laid-Back/Mellow, Nocturnal, Refined/Mannered, Searching, Soothing, Wry, Bleak, Detached, Literate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Muddy Mouse (A)
2. Solar Flares
3. Muddy Mouse (B)
4. 5 Black Notes and 1 White Note
5. Muddy Mouse (C)/Muddy Mouth
6. Soup Song
7. Sonia
8. Team Spirit
9. Song for Che

Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Domino Recording Company USA 41 2006 CD Robert Wyatt 2004 CD Hannibal 1427 2002 CD Japanese Import 1226 1998 CD Thirsty Ear Recordings 57044 1998 CD Hannibal 88792

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There was no way that Wyatt's follow-up to Rock Bottom could be as personal and searching, but this album that came barely a year later instead collects some earlier material to be revamped for this release. "Soup Song," for instance, is a rewrite of "Slow Walkin' Talk," written before the forming of Soft Machine. "Team Spirit," written with Phil Manzanera and Bill MacCormick of Quiet Sun, would turn up the same year as "Frontera" on Manzanera's Diamond Head. While some of the songs tend to plod along, the dirge-like "Five Black Notes and One White Notes," a lethargic cover of Offenbach's "Baccarole," Charlie Haden's "Song for Che," and Fred Frith's piano team-up with Wyatt on "Muddy Mouth" are magical. As usual, the assembled band, including the underrated Gary Windo on sax and Mongezi Feza on trumpet, never dissapoint. ~ Ted Mills, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alfreda Benge Illustrations Bill MacCormick Guitar (Bass), Bass Brian Eno Guitar, Multi Instruments, Synthesizer, Keyboards Fred Frith Viola, Piano Gary Windo Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Wind, Sax (Alto) George Khan Saxophone John Greaves Guitar (Bass), Bass Laurie Allan Drums Malcolm Healey Assistant Mongezi Feza Trumpet Nick Mason Audio Production, Producer Nisar Ahmad "George" Khan Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) Nisar Ahmad Khan Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) Phil Smee Typography, Artwork, Layout Design Richard Palmer Audio Engineer, Engineer Robert Wyatt Piano (Electric), Mouth Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Piano, Audio Production, Multi Instruments, Producer Steve Cox Audio Engineer, Engineer