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Mr. Scruff
Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy , a British DJ and artist. He lives in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University...

's first major release. It includes the hit single "Get a Move On", which samples Moondog
Moondog
Moondog, born Louis Thomas Hardin , was a blind American composer, musician, poet and inventor of several musical instruments. Moving to New York as a young man, Moondog made a deliberate decision to make his home on the streets there, where he spent approximately twenty of the thirty years he...

's "Bird's Lament (In Memory of Charlie Parker)". The album ends with "Fish", a track made up of samples about marine life, which is a motif of Mr. Scruff. Samples used in the track include the likes of David Attenborough
David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS, FSA is a British broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years...

 and David Bellamy
David Bellamy
David James Bellamy OBE is a British author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist. He has lived in County Durham since 1960.-Career:...

. The original sleeve had a black background. It was re-released in 2009 as a 10th anniversary two disc set.

Track listing (Original Version)

All tracks written by Andy Carthy (Except where noted)
  1. "Is He Ready..." (Mary Anne Hobbs
    Mary Anne Hobbs
    Mary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...

     intro)
  2. "Spandex Man"
  3. "Get a Move On" (featuring DJ Sneaky of Fingathing
    Fingathing
    Fingathing are an instrumental Nu jazz / hip-hop band from Manchester, UK, comprising classically trained double bass player Sneaky and DJ / turntablist Peter Parker.-History:...

    )
  4. "Midnight Feast"
  5. "Honeydew" (featuring Fi) (A Carthy / F Ball)
  6. "Cheeky"
  7. "So Long"
  8. "Chipmunk"
  9. "Do You Hear"
  10. "Shanty Town"
  11. "JusJus" (featuring Roots Manuva
    Roots Manuva
    Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...

    ) (A Carthy / R Smith
    Roots Manuva
    Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...

    )
  12. "Blackpool Roll"
  13. "Travelogue"
  14. "Fish"

Track listing (10th anniversary edition)

CD1
  1. "Is He Ready..." (Mary Anne Hobbs
    Mary Anne Hobbs
    Mary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...

     intro)
  2. "Spandex Man"
  3. "Get a Move On" (featuring DJ Sneaky of Fingathing
    Fingathing
    Fingathing are an instrumental Nu jazz / hip-hop band from Manchester, UK, comprising classically trained double bass player Sneaky and DJ / turntablist Peter Parker.-History:...

    )
  4. "Midnight Feast"
  5. "Honeydew" (featuring Fi)
  6. "Cheeky"
  7. "So Long"
  8. "Chipmunk"
  9. "Do You Hear"
  10. "Shanty Town"
  11. "JusJus" (featuring Roots Manuva
    Roots Manuva
    Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...

    )
  12. "Blackpool Roll"
  13. "Travelogue"
  14. "Fish"


CD2
  1. "Vibraphone Boogie"
  2. "Eardrops"
  3. "Trollmarch"
  4. "Sky Blue"
  5. "Snack"
  6. "Baisis"
  7. "Happy Band" (originally on the 'Fish/Chipmunk' E.P.)
  8. "Ambiosound" (originally on the B side of the 1st issue of the 'Get A Move On' 12")
  9. "JusJus Instrumental"

tracks 1-6 & 9 are previously unissued
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