Mr. Scruff (album)

Mr. Scruff
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Studio album by Mr. Scruff
Released	May 12, 1997 (Pleasure Music) May 22, 2005 (Mrs. Cruff remaster)
Recorded	1996/1997
Genre	Electronica, breakbeat, trip hop, nu jazz
Length	61:28
Label	Pleasure Music (1997) Ninja Tune (2005)
Mr. Scruff chronology
Mr. Scruff (1997) Keep It Unreal (1999)Keep It Unreal1999

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Mr. Scruff is the debut studio album by the eponymous British DJ. 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. 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). The album also contains another track that references sea creatures — the album's closer, "Wail" (being a homophone for "whale").

The album is currently out of print, but in 2005 it was remastered and re-released via Ninja Tune under the name Mrs. Cruff, containing three additional tracks.

Track listing

Original release

All music composed by Andrew Carthy.

No.	Title	Length
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

Mrs. Cruff re-release

All music composed by Andrew Carthy.

No.	Title	Length
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