Robert Wyatt – Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975 UK Pressing)
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Robert Wyatt’s voice is as distinctive and subtle an instrument as Tom Waits’s or Bessie Smith’s. He stretches his vocal chords through alien alto registers with grace, into notes few male singers are comfortable with past puberty. It’s not stretching things to compare his work on Ruth to that of the greatest jazz-influenced singers. Wyatt knows how to throw a band together, too, choosing musicians who’ll do their respective things complementarily, subtly. If you have trouble with the jazz comparison, dig his group’s take on Charlie Haden’s “Song for Che.” This disc brims with woozy, lush underwater-sounding, underground pop, augmented by chaps like Fred Frith and Brian Eno. It’s clever, playful music, ahead of its time because it’s timeless and filled with a profound, infectious, children’s book-type humor. –Mike McGonigal
Label: Virgin – V 2034
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released:1975
VG+/G+. Bottom seam unglued. Sleeve shows noticeable discoloration and wear. Clipped corner. Old store sticker.
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