On February 15, 1980, “Charisma” label released “Smallcreep’s Day”, the first Mike Rutherford studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by David Hentschel. The album name and the 24-minute title track are based on the 1965 novel “Smallcreep’s Day” by Peter Currell Brown.
Personnel:
- Mike Rutherford– guitars, basses
- Ant Phillips– keyboards
- Noel McCalla– vocals
- Simon Phillips– drums
- Morris Pert– percussion
- David Hentschel– engineering
- David Bascombe – production and engineering assistant
- Andy Mackrill, Dale Newman, Geoff Banks – equipment
- Hipgnosis– cover design, photograph
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Rutherford.
- Smallcreep’s Day
- Between the Tick & the Tock
- Working in Line
- After Hours
- Cats and Rats (In This Neighbourhood)
- Smallcreep Alone
- Out Into the Daylight
- At the End of the Day
- Moonshine
- Time and Time Again
- Romani
- Every Road
- Overnight Job