We were lucky enough to have seasoned vinyl cutter geoff. The ruts influential debut album the crack from 1979 celebrate its 40th anniversary with a new remastered vinyl edition due out on 8. The ruts the crack set for 40th anniversary vinyl reissue in. The legendary punk albums new edition was remastered at turan audio and cut to vinyl at abbey road. Other here comes the cowboy demos record store day purple vinyl lp mac demarco sheldonian live ep lp gaz coombes storm damage lp ben watt storm damage. I grabbed a copy of a forgotten punk classic yesterday. Oct 25, 2016 the crack, the ruts debut album, is an essential component of any selfrespecting punk collection. A6b4 uk pressing sleeve in very goodgood condition some tears along the bottom on the front vinyl in nr mint condition there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they dont affect the sound quality.
Next in my series of album art explained is a 1979 uk punk classic by the ruts. The bonus of a fantastic picture disc that sounds ace, little if no surface noise and great tunes are going to make my easter listening fantastic this year. Still, the flaws should be mostly cosmetic, with nothing too deep that would ruin the overall record. Babylons burning and something that i said very much fitting the eras protest atmosphere the whitereggae of jah war, which was written in the aftermath of the southall unrest and the overuse of force by. We believe the item to be in stock, but that might not necessarily be the case.
The band spliced together punk and reggae and were loved by john peel. The ruts celebrate 40 years of there their classic the. Cool band the ruts showed up after the first punk wave had receded and because singer malcolm owens died of a drug od shortly after the release of this, their only studio album, they lost their momentum and got relegated to the alsoran category. Ruts vinyl records and cds british punk rock band formed in london in 1977 with an original line up of malcolm owen vocals, dave ruffy drums, vince segs bass and paul fox guitar. Having just taken delivery of this on vinyl i was as excited ripping the packaging open and chucking it on the turntable as i was back in 1979 when as a spotty 15 year old i first bought this. Ruts the crack uk vinyl lp album record v22 virgin 1979 ebay. Ruts dc 40 years of the crack ltd edition live double cd digipak. Henry rollins and the mindblowing story behind the.
Theres a number of people on this painting, i identified a few, but im sure theres a lot more. Vinyl can have a number of marks, either in clusters or smaller amounts, but deeper. Henry rollins and the mindblowing story behind the crack. The crack is the ruts first album, released in 1979 and containing the uk hit singles. View all records by ruts for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. The 4 ruts sit on a lounge in the centre of the painting other identifiable characters include jimmy pursey at 4 oclock astronomer patrick moore at 8 oclock john peel with a girl on his lap, at 9 oclock, peter cook and dudley moore at 11 oclock, keith richards at 1 oclock, rat scabies and captain sensible at 2 oclock and. Youtube the ruts with henry rollins live in london july 16, 2007 hd paul fox benefit gig duration. Youtube the ruts with henry rollins live in london july 16, 2007 hd paul fox benefit gig.
Rock import punknew wave vinyl records for sale ebay. The whitereggae jah war, which was written in the aftermath of the southall unrest and the overuse of force by the metropolitan police services special patrol group in. It was a shame their career was cut short by owens early death of an overdose which was ironic after he condemned drugs in dope for guns and heyes. A true treasure that does not age but only impresses the more you play it. Vinyl may be dirty, and can lack a fair amount of luster. I cannot explain to you the impact that this lp had. Vinyl reissue of the first studio album from the ruts, originally released in 1979. The crack lp the ruts the punk singles collection cd the ruts grin and bear it cd the ruts the best of the ruts cd. The ruts the crack 1979 early punks greatest glory, and greatest flaw, was that most of the bands were signed before theyd reached true musical proficiency. The bands debut album, released in 1979, the crack contains the uk hit singles.
The legendary punk albums new edition was remastered at. The ruts celebrate 40 years of there their classic the crack. This is the kind of record that youd buy to play, but not because it looked that great. Ruts dc 40 years of the crack ltd edition live double clear vinyl lp. The ruts as everyone else says are one of the most underrated of all the punk bands of the late 70s and probably my all time fave. The ruts debut album the crack set for 40th anniversary vinyl reissue in february. The ruts were a force to be reckoned with and i cant stress that enough. Very much fitting the eras protest atmosphere the whitereggae of jah war, which was written in the aftermath of the southall unrest and the overuse of force by the metropolitan polices special patrol group in the 70s, was also released as a single. Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over. Stiff little fingers, angelic upstarts, uk subs amongst others all released their debut albums in 1979. Get the best deals on rock import punknew wave vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Apr 05, 2014 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
The bands debut album, released in 1979, contains the uk hit singles babylons burning and something that i said. The ruts the crack 1979 uk 12track lp their classic debut album including babylons burning something that i said and the full length version of the superb punkreggae hybrid jah war. The ruts formed in london in 1978, and quickly veered toward a sound as inspired by ska and dub as much as punk and oi read full biography. Why siouxsie and the banshees juju casts such a potent spell. No wonder they sounded so unique they werent capable of imitating their influences yet. While babylon burning is remembered, the ruts had some other brilliant tunes, notably in a rut, starting at the rude boys and something that i said. A6b4 uk pressing sleeve in very goodgood condition some tears along the bottom on the front vinyl in nr mint condition there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held.
Ruts the crack uk vinyl lp album record v22 virgin 1979. One light mark on side b that does not affect playback. Sold by jimexselecky and sent from amazon fulfillment. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the. The crack is an album that gets better with each listen and shows a band mature in songwriting and musical ability. And right up there with that illustrious list are the ruts with their debut and only album, the crack. A compilation of pretty much all the original ruts output. It contained the singles babylons burning and something that i said. Their first single in a rut only just missed out on getting into the top 40, though it did earn them three sessions with bbc radio one and a contract with.
Virgin v 22, virgin v 22, strawberry in the runout on both sides. A busy couple of weeks in ruts world catching up with ourselves a major event,of course, was the remastering to vinyl of our 1979 classic album the crack. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your ruts collection. The crack, the ruts debut album, is an essential component of any selfrespecting punk collection. They finished one full album the crack before falling apart but had some killer singles pulled together for another lp grin and bear it.
Henry rollins released in september of 1979, the ruts one and only studio album the crack was an extraordinary. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Babylons burning number seven on the uk chart in june 1979 and something that i said no. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The ruts the crack virgin 200 988270 ger 1979 vinyl. The ruts later known as ruts dc are an english reggae influenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 uk top 10 hit babylons burning, and an earlier single in a rut, which was not a hit but was highly regarded and regularly played by bbc radio 1 disc jockey john peel. The ruts the crack set for 40th anniversary vinyl reissue.