''Rock'n Roll Duds'' (subtitled The Best of the B Sides) is the first

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by Australian

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band The Cruel Sea. The album was released in November 1995 and peaked at number 40 on the

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Reception

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said, "If there was ever any doubt that The Cruel Sea is not just very cool, but also very "musically sound", then this collection of B-sides will erase it. The album is loosely-formatted, and a bit tongue-in-cheek. What it lacks by way of polished production it makes up for with bump and-grind blues and camp fire music."

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

{{The Cruel Sea (band) 1995 compilation albums The Cruel Sea (band) albums Albums produced by Tony Cohen Compilation albums by Australian artists