In August 1977, “Barn Records” label released “Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted”, the eleventh Animals (The) album. It was a reunion album from The Animals, billed The Original Animals. It was recorded in 1977, at “Rolling Stones Mobile Studio” in Goulds Farm, and was produced by Chas Chandler.
Personnel:
- Eric Burdon– vocals
- Hilton Valentine– guitar
- Alan Price– keyboards
- Chas Chandler– bass
- Alan O’Duffy – engineer
- Paul Hardiman – mixing
- Jo Mirowski – design
- Terry O’Neill- photography
Track listing:
- Brother Bill (The Last Clean Shirt) – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Clyde Otis
- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
- Fire on the Sun – Shaky Jake aka James D. Harris
- As the Crow Flies – Jimmy Reed
- Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
- Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
- Just a Little Bit – John Thornton, Ralph Bass, Earl Washington, Piney Brown
- Riverside County – Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, John Steel
- Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
- The Fool – Lee Hazlewood