Ruby discography

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This is a discography for the band Ruby.

Studio albums

Salt Peter

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 .

Contents

Short-Staffed at the Gene Pool

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)

Waiting for Light

Type-Cast (EP)

Remix albums

Revenge, The Sweetest Fruit: Salt Peter Remixed

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

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

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

Salt Peter

"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

"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

Singles

DateNameChartCountryPeak Position
September 16, 1995"Paraffin"UK SinglesUnited Kingdom81 [5]
September 16, 1995"Paraffin"UK Singles (with exclusions below the top 75)United Kingdom78 [6]
1995"Paraffin" ARIA Singles Chart Australia179 [7]
February 24, 1996"Tiny Meat"UK SinglesUnited Kingdom96 [5]
February 24, 1996"Tiny Meat"UK Singles (with exclusions below the top 75)United Kingdom86 [6]
May, 1996"Tiny Meat"Billboard Modern Rock Tracks USA22 [8]
June 8, 1996"Hoops"UK SinglesUnited Kingdom102 [5]
June 8, 1996"Hoops"UK Singles (with exclusions below the top 75)United Kingdom90 [6]

Albums

DateNameChartCountryPeak Position
May 11, 1996Salt Peter Billboard Heatseekers Albums USA14 [9]
April 20, 1996Salt PeterUK Artist AlbumsUnited Kingdom96 [10]
1996Salt Peter ARIA Albums Chart Australia240 [11]

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