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The Ruddles material was so highly coveted by collectors, enthusiasts and journalists hoping for the latest scoop that - on the advice of security consultants - the band took to hoarding new ideas, lyrics and arrangements in this "Rover Challenge" ring binder. Despite several ransackings of their premises none of this highly prized material was ever taken. Though several expensive guitars and high end amplifiers were taken in a succession of raids - the protagonists claiming it to be "an act of public mercy" amid rumours that the Musician's Union had some part in funding the criminal act.

The Hook List ... Potential But Not Impactuous ... Ruled Our For Now

Click for the stirs chords - pdf

Click for "material" listing from yonks ago

Click for typical song list ... from the heyday

Dekker White Sessions - Chords

Dekker White Sessions

Neil's Impactuous List

More of Neil's Odd Chords

Two scraps of old songs and ideas known affectionately amongst their committed (in the psychological science sense of the word) fanbase as "The Parchments".

The Rudlles were meticulous in their studio preparations ... something often neglected by commentators due to their loose, rough and ready sound. Behind the shambolic demos and love cuts lay a perfectionist streak. One studio insider revealed "I have never seen such incredible effort with such shoddy results. They amazed me."

A collection of setlists from the early days when cover versions took precedence over their soon-to-be-infamous original scamster material:

The Abbey Road sessions - exclusive set list

Note the puncture mark in the centre - caused when one of the band smashed the setlist through a cymbal support in frustration.

Detailed handwritten notes from a period of intense creativity when the Ruddles found that their backlog of songs far outweighed the number that they had the skill and musical competence to "record properly". They set about classifying the songs prior to finally recording a definitive double album of the material. This classification exercise has taken 6 years and 7 months at the time of writing. The results are eagerly anticipated ... not least by the band themselves.