Mr. Scruff (album)

1997 studio album by Mr. Scruff

Mr. Scruff

Studio album by

Mr. Scruff

Released| May 12, 1997 (Pleasure Music)
May 22, 2005 (Mrs. Cruff remaster)
Recorded| 1995–1997
Genre| Electronic, downtempo, breakbeat, jazzstep, trip hop, nu jazz
Length| 61:28
Label| Pleasure Music (1997)
Ninja Tune (2005)
Mr. Scruff chronology
|  | Mr. Scruff
(1997)  | Keep It Unreal
(1999)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Mr. Scruff is the eponymous debut studio album by Mr. Scruff. It was released via Pleasure Music on May 12, 1997.

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 voice-overs 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]

In 2005 the album was remastered and re-released via Ninja Tune under the name Mrs. Cruff, containing three additional tracks.

## Track listing

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All music is composed by Andrew Carthy

Original releaseNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sea Mammal"| 8:20
2.| "Bass Baby"| 5:57
3.| "Limbic Funk"| 5:29
4.| "Chicken in a Box"| 8:26
5.| "Jazz Potato"| 6:07
6.| "Bonce"| 4:59
7.| "Night Time"| 6:00
8.| "After Time"| 2:32
9.| "Crisps"| 6:27

All music is composed by Andrew Carthy

Mrs. Cruff re-releaseNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sea Mammal"| 8:20
2.| "Tubby Mechanical Friend"| 6:01
3.| "Bass Baby"| 5:57
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"| 6:07
11.| "Crisps"| 6:27
12.| "Wail"| 3:46

## Trivia

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The song "Limbic Funk" samples audio from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

## References

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1. ^ Benjamin Heath. "Mr. Scruff - Mr. Scruff". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
2. ^ a b "BBC.co.uk Collective". Editors Review: Mr. Scruff – Trouser Jazz. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
3. ^ "eMusic Europe". Mr. Scruff (Biography). Retrieved 17 December 2008.

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Mr. Scruff

Studio albums|

* Mr. Scruff (1997)
* Keep It Unreal (1999)
* Trouser Jazz (2002)
* Ninja Tuna (2008)
* Friendly Bacteria (2014)

Mix and compilation albums|

* Heavyweight Rib Ticklers (2002)
* Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1 (2004)
* Bonus Bait (2009)

Singles|

* "Get a Move On!"

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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