*** LP ： Japan 1981 / Virgin / VIP-4100 ***
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ジャケット：背表紙まわりから白地の裏面経年の薄シミ。
ディスク：新品同様極美品です。
歌詞／解説付属。

ロバート・ワイアット75年のソロ3作目「ルース・イズ・ストレンジャー・ザン・リチャード 」。
ソフト・マシーン出身でありながら、どこかのほほんとした作風を見せるワイアットですが、本作も思いっきりへんな感覚が漂っていていったんはまると底なし沼です。このあたりの感覚は同じソフト・マシーン出身のケヴィン・エヤーズにも通じるところがありますね。
ちょっとおかしなシンガー・ソングライター作品として聴いてもけっこういけます。
ケヴィン・エヤーズ好きには絶対のオススメ。

日本盤。81年の再発盤。帯付美品です。









[A] [Ruth]
A1 Soup Song
Baritone Saxophone - Nisar Ahmad Khan
Bass - Bill MacCormick
Drums - Laurie Allan
Tenor Saxophone - Gary Windo
Vocals [Mouth], Piano - Robert Wyatt
　Written-By - Hopper, Wyatt
5:00

A2 Sonia
Bass - John Greaves
Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Gary Windo
Drums, Piano - Robert Wyatt
Trumpet - Mongezi Feza
　Written-By - Feza
4:12

A3 Team Spirit
Bass - Bill MacCormick
Drums - Laurie Allan
Performer [Direct Inject Anti-jazz Ray Gun] - Brian Eno
Tenor Saxophone - Gary Windo, Nisar Ahmad 'George' Khan
Vocals [Mouth], Piano - Robert Wyatt
Written By - MacCormick/Wyatt/Manzanera
8:26

A4 Song For Che
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Gary Windo
Bass - Bill MacCormick
Drums - Laurie Allan
Piano - Robert Wyatt
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Nisar Ahmad Khan
　Written-By - Haden
3:36

[B] [Richard]
B1 Muddy Mouse (a)
Piano - Fred Frith
Vocals [Mouth] - Robert Wyatt
Written By - Frith/Wyatt
0:50

B2 Solar Flares
Bass - Bill MacCormick
Bass Clarinet - Gary Windo
Vocals [Mouth], Drums, Keyboards - Robert Wyatt
Written By - Wyatt
5:35

B3 Muddy Mouse (b)
Piano - Fred Frith
Vocals [Mouth] - Robert Wyatt
Written By - Frith/Wyatt
0:50

B4 5 Black Notes And 1 White Note
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Gary Windo
Bass - Bill MacCormick
Drums - Laurie Allan
Electric Piano [Imitation Electric Piano] - Robert Wyatt
Guitar, Synthesizer - Brian Eno
Tenor Saxophone - Nisar Ahmad Khan
　Written-By - Offenbach, Wyatt
4:58

B5 Muddy Mouse (c)/Muddy Mouth
Piano - Fred Frith
Vocals [Mouth] - Robert Wyatt
Written By - Frith/Wyatt
6:11

Producer - Nick Mason (tracks: A2), Robert Wyatt (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)
Engineer - Richard Palmer (2) (tracks: A2), Steve Cox (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)
Artwork [Cover Art] - Alfreda Benge
Recorded and mixed at the Manor, except A2, recorded at CBS London.