Mr. Scruff (album)

Mr Scruff
Studio album by Mr. Scruff
Released	12 May 1997
Recorded	1996-1997
Genre	Electronica
Length	61:28
Label	Pleasure Music JOYCD13
Producer	?
Mr. Scruff chronology
Mr. Scruff (1997) Keep It Unreal (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mr Scruff was the debut album by Mr. Scruff, originally released on Pleasure Music on 12 May 1997. It was repackaged and re-released in 2005 under the title Mrs Cruff.

The album saw the emergence of one of Scruff's obsessions - sea-life. The opening track, "Sea Mammal", was the first of several to use cut up recordings of voiceovers from children's stories and nature documentaries to create surreal and silly stories.^[2] The track is a tribute to Boogie Down Productions' track "My Philosophy", and was originally released as the b-side to Scruff's debut release, the single Hocus Pocus (1995).^[3] The album also contains another track that references sea creatures - the album's closer ,"Wail" (being a homophone for "Whale").^[2]

Track listing

1. "Sea Mammal" – 8:19
2. "Tubby Mechanical Friend" – 6:01
3. "Bass Baby" – 5:56
4. "Bonce" - 4:59
5. "Chicken in a Box" – 8:26
6. "Night Time" – 6:00
7. "After Time" - 2:32
8. "Limbic Funk" – 5:29
9. "Bobby's Jazz Pony" – 5:03
10. "Jazz Potato" – 6:05
11. "Crisps" – 6:27
12. "Wail" – 3:46

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ ^{a b} "BBC.co.uk Collective". Editors Review: Mr. Scruff – Trouser Jazz. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A825185. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
3. ^ "eMusic Europe". Mr. Scruff (Biography). http://www.emusic.com/artist/Mr-Scruff-MP3-Download/11630006.html. Retrieved 2008-12-17.