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:

1. Brother Bill (The Last Clean Shirt) – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Clyde Otis
2. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
3. Fire on the Sun – Shaky Jake aka James D. Harris
4. As the Crow Flies – Jimmy Reed
5. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
6. Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
7. Just a Little Bit – John Thornton, Ralph Bass, Earl Washington, Piney Brown
8. Riverside County – Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler, John Steel
9. Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
10. The Fool – Lee Hazlewood