| Mr. Scruff | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mr. Scruff |
| Cover: | MrsCruff albumcover.jpg |
| 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) |
| Next Title: | Keep It Unreal |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
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.[1] 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).[2] 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.
The song "Limbic Funk" samples audio from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.