This is a discography for the band Ruby.

Studio albums edit

Salt Peter edit

  • released November 1, 1995; produced by Mark Walk, Lesley Rankine
  • released on WORK/Creation labels
  • recorded at Mommy's Cunt,[1] Butler, Soundhouse Studios, Seattle, WA, USA - June '94 to Jan '95
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flippin' Tha Bird"Rankine, Walk4:09
2."Salt Water Fish"Rankine, Walk3:29
3."Heidi"Rankine, Walk4:04
4."Tiny Meat"Rankine, Walk4:04
5."Paraffin"Rankine, Walk3:36
6."Hoops"Rankine, Walk4:18
7."Pine"Rankine, Walk4:08
8."Swallow Baby"Rankine5:32
9."The Whole is Equal to the Sum of its Parts"Rankine4:07
10."Bud"Rankine4:19
11."Carondelet"Rankine, Walk, Gira, Ferguson, Atkins7:06
Total length:48:24

The original version of "Carondelet" was titled "Chikasaw" and appeared on the 1994 Pigface album Notes from Thee Underground.

Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool edit

  • released April 24, 2001; produced by Walk, Rankine
  • released on Thirsty Ear/Wichita labels
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beefheart"Rankine, Walk3:57
2."Queen of Denial"Rankine, Walk3:13
3."Lilypad"Rankine, Walk3:27
4."Waterside"Rankine, Walk3:54
5."Lamplight"Rankine, Walk4:26
6."Roses"Rankine, Walk4:18
7."Grace"Rankine3:31
8."Fly"Rankine, Walk4:14
9."Cargo"Rankine, Walk3:35
10."Sweet Is"Rankine, Walk4:17
11."Fuse Again"Rankine, Walk5:00
Total length:43:52

Revert to Type (EP) edit

  • released July 9, 2013

Waiting for Light edit

  • released August 1, 2014; produced by Scott Firth, Lesley Rankine

Type-Cast (EP) edit

  • released November 2016

Remix albums edit

Revenge, The Sweetest Fruit: Salt Peter Remixed edit

  • released April 8, 1996 (US only); produced by Walk, Rankine
  • released on Creation/WORK labels
  • recorded at Mommy's Cunt, Butler, Soundhouse Studios, Seattle, WA, USA - June '94 to Jan '95
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flippin' tha Bird"Rankine, Walk4:09
2."Salt Water Fish"Rankine, Walk3:22
3."Heidi (Scream Team remix)"Rankine, Walk7:51
4."Paraffin (Red Snapper mix)"Rankine, Walk4:26
5."Hoops (Da Lata remix)"Rankine, Walk4:49
6."Tiny Meat (Meat for the Feet Dub)"Rankine, Walk6:25
7."Heidi (Num Num mix)"Rankine, Walk8:27
8."Swallow Baby"Rankine5:31
9."The Whole Is Equal to the Sum of Its Parts"Rankine4:07
10."Bud (Rootless mix)"Rankine7:05
11."Carondelet (Don't Fear the remix)"Rankine, Walk, Gira, Ferguson, Atkins5:10
Total length:61:22

Stroking the Full Length edit

  • released October 29, 1996 (UK only); produced by Walk, Rankine
  • released on WORK/Creation labels
  • recorded at Mommy's Cunt, Butler, Soundhouse Studios, Seattle, WA, USA - June '94 to Jan '95
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Swallow Baby (Single Mix)"Rankine3:44
2."Hoops (Eli Janney Mix)"Walk, Rankine3:47
3."Flippin' Tha Bird (Ceasefire mix)"Walk, Rankine5:03
4."Salt Water Fish (Peshay Mix)"Walk, Rankine8:24
5."Tiny Meat (meat for the feet dub)"Walk, Rankine6:27
6."The Whole is Equal to the Sum of its Parts (Grantby mix)"Rankine4:18
Total length:31:43

Altered and Proud, the Short Staffed Remixes edit

  • released July 17, 2001; produced by Walk, Rankine
  • released on Thirsty Ear/Wichita labels
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lilypad (Take Me to the Hospital I Am Not a Fucking Frog remix by Kid 606)"Walk, Rankine4:48
2."Lampligh (Bench and Doufos Parrrtay Mix! by Bench)"Walk, Rankine4:56
3."Queen of Denial (Chow remix)"Walk, Rankine5:29
4."Waterside (Deep in the Void mix by Aksum)"Walk, Rankine8:59
5."Grace (Space remix by Schnieder TM)"Rankine4:26
6."Beefheart (Wauvenfold Remix)"Walk, Rankine4:17
7."Sweet Is (Loop of the Fruit remix by Console)"Walk, Rankine5:04
8."Waterside (Scotty remix)"Walk, Rankine4:19
9."Lilypad (Max Tundra remix)"Walk, Rankine4:40
10."Grace (Her Space Holiday remix)"Rankine4:31
Total length:51:29

Singles edit

Salt Peter edit

"Paraffin"

Released November 7, 1995 - WORK/Creation labels

All tracks are written by Rankine, Walk

No.TitleLength
1."Paraffin (Red Snapper mix)"4:25
2."Paraffin (single mix)"3:35
3."Paraffin (Richard Fearless Dub)"8:05
4."Paraffin (Harpie mix)"3:53
5."Heidi (album version)"4:04
Total length:24:08

"Tiny Meat"

1995 - WORK/Creation labels

All tracks are written by Rankine, Walk

No.TitleLength
1."Tiny Meat"4:03
2."Tiny Meat Danny Saber Mix)"5:06
3."Heidi (Scream Team Remix)"7:48
Total length:16:57

"Hoops"

Released January 1, 1996[2] WORK/Creation labels

All tracks are written by Rankine, Walk

Version one
No.TitleLength
1."Hoops"3:51
2."Salt Water Fish (Peshay Freshwater Mix)" 
3."Hoops (Da Lata Mix)" 

All tracks are written by Rankine, Walk

Version two
No.TitleLength
1."Hoops"3:51
2."Hoops (David Holmes Mix)"8:12
3."The Whole is Equal to the Sum of its Parts (Gantby Mix)"4:20
Total length:16:23

Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool edit

"Grace"

Released March 20, 2001[3] - Wichita/Thirsty Ear labels

All tracks are written by Rankine

No.TitleLength
1."Grace" 
2."Grace (Space Mix)" 
3."Grace (Mekon Mix)" 
4."Grace (Warm and Fragrant Dark Mix)" 

"Beefheart"

Released July 31, 2001[4] - Wichita/Thirsty Ear labels

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beefheart"Rankine, Walk3:58
2."Beefheart (In the Dust Remix)"Rankine, Walk4:09
3."Beefheart (Wauvenfold Remix)"Rankine, Walk4:18
4."Beefheart (Solex Remix)"Rankine, Walk3:13
Total length:15:28

"Lamplight"

2002 - Wichita/Thirsty Ear labels

No.TitleLength
1."Lamplight" 
2."Lamplight (Bench And Doufos Parrrtay Mix)" 
3."Lilypad (Kid One)" 
4."Beefheart (Wauvenfold Remix)" 

Chart performance edit

Singles edit

Date Name Chart Country Peak Position
September 16, 1995 "Paraffin" UK Singles United Kingdom 81[5]
September 16, 1995 "Paraffin" UK Singles (with exclusions below the top 75) United Kingdom 78[6]
1995 "Paraffin" ARIA Singles Chart Australia 179[7]
February 24, 1996 "Tiny Meat" UK Singles United Kingdom 96[5]
February 24, 1996 "Tiny Meat" UK Singles (with exclusions below the top 75) United Kingdom 86[6]
May, 1996 "Tiny Meat" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks USA 22[8]
June 8, 1996 "Hoops" UK Singles United Kingdom 102[5]
June 8, 1996 "Hoops" UK Singles (with exclusions below the top 75) United Kingdom 90[6]

Albums edit

Date Name Chart Country Peak Position
May 11, 1996 Salt Peter Billboard Heatseekers Albums USA 14[9]
April 20, 1996 Salt Peter UK Artist Albums United Kingdom 96[10]
1996 Salt Peter ARIA Albums Chart Australia 240[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Oldham, James. "Creation Records - Ruby - Press Reviews". New Musical Express. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ^ "Hoops (2)/Album Track Listing/MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ "Grace/Album Track Listing/MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  4. ^ "Beefheart by Ruby". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  5. ^ a b c "UK singles chart history - Ruby". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  6. ^ a b c "Official Charts > Ruby". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-04. N.B. the chart peaks below #75 displayed on the Official Charts Company site are compressed chart peaks, with exclusions applied below #75 for singles falling out of the top 75 recording a sales decline above a certain threshold.
  7. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  8. ^ "Artist Chart History - Ruby - Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  9. ^ "Artist Chart History - Ruby - Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  10. ^ "UK artist album chart history - Ruby". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  11. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.