Ruts – The Crack
(Virgin Records 1979 V2132)
Matrix No’s: A7/B4 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit “Babylon’s Burning”, and an earlier single “In a Rut”, which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel. The band’s line up was Malcolm Owen (vocals), Paul Fox (guitar), John “Segs” Jennings (bass) and Dave Ruffy (drums). Owen died in 1980 and Fox in 2007. They still perform now as Ruts DC with Segs taking over vocals and Leigh Heggarty on guitars.
The Crack is The Ruts first album, released in 1979 and containing the UK hit singles: “Babylon’s Burning” (Number seven on the UK chart in June 1979) and “Something That I Said” (No. 29 in September 1979).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Ruts (Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy, John Jennings).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Babylon’s Burning” | 2:35 |
| 2. | “Dope for Guns” | 2:11 |
| 3. | “S.U.S.” | 3:49 |
| 4. | “Something That I Said” | 3:53 |
| 5. | “You’re Just A…” | 2:55 |
| 6. | “It Was Cold” | 6:48 |
| 7. | “Savage Circle” | 3:05 |
| 8. | “Jah War” | 6:55 |
| 9. | “Criminal Mind” | 1:34 |
| 10. | “Backbiter” | 3:02 |
| 11. | “Out of Order” | 1:50 |
| 12. | “Human Punk” (live at The Marquee, London, 19 July 1979) | 4:34 |
Personnel
- Malcolm Owen – vocals
- Paul Fox – guitar, organ
- John “Segs” Jennings – bass guitar, piano on “Jah War”
- Dave Ruffy – drums
- Richard Mannah – backing vocals on “S.U.S” & “Criminal Mind”
- Mick Glossop – synthesizer on “It Was Cold”
- Gary Barnacle – saxophone
- Luke Tunney – trumpet
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