RuthenSmear is the first solo album by guitarist Pat Smear. The song "Golden Boys" was originally written by Darby Crash, but never recorded by him before his death. Vagina Dentata, a short-lived punk band that Smear was in following the death of Crash, recorded and released a version of the song on the compilation Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol 2, released in 1985, prior to its re-recording for this album.

RuthenSmear
Studio album by Pat Smear
Released	November 4, 1987
Studio	Radio Tokyo
Genre	Art rock glam rock alternative rock new wave post-punk punk rock
Label	SST (154)
Producer	Pat Smear, Paul Roessler
Pat Smear chronology
RuthenSmear (1987) So You Fell in Love with a Musician... (1992)

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

Musicians

• Pat Ruthensmear – lead and backing vocals, guitars; all instruments (tracks 2, 6 and 10); composition (all tracks except 8); lyrics (track 2); vocal arrangement (tracks 6 and 10); production
• Paul Roessler – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–9); lyrics (tracks 1, 4 and 10); backing vocals (tracks 3, 5 and 10); drums (track 4); piano (track 5); vocal arrangement (tracks 6 and 10); bass (track 8); pre-production
• Peyton Bulsara – bass (track 3)
• Linda Mack – drums (tracks 5, 7–9)
• Diggy Roots – harp (track 7)
• Nina Hagen – backing vocals (track 1)
• Julabell – backing vocals (tracks 6 and 10)
• Gary Jacobelly – backing vocals (track 10)
• Michelle Bell – lyrics (tracks 2 and 5)
• Darby Crash – lyrics (track 2)
• Deborah Patino – lyrics (track 3)
• Hari – lyrics (track 7)
• Kristin Farrelly – lyrics (track 7)
• Jena – lyrics (tracks 8 and 9)
• Sandra Christensen – composition (track 8)

Additional personnel

• Ethan James – recording
• Richard Andrews – recording
• John Golden – mastering
• Alba Ballard – photography, design
• Jane Schepis – photography (Pat photo)

References