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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelPpek, Proper Records UK
UPC0805520240314
eBay Product ID (ePID)22058718430
Product Key Features
FormatRecord
Release Year2023
GenreRock
ArtistRuts
Release TitleCrack-180gm Vinyl
Dimensions
Item Height0.17 in
Item Weight0.59 lb
Item Length12.36 in
Item Width12.21 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks12
Tracks1.1 Babylon's Burning 1.2 Dope for Guns 1.3 S.U.S 1.4 Something That I Said 1.5 You're Just a 1.6 It Was Cold 1.7 Savage Circle 1.8 Jah War 1.9 Criminal Mind 1.10 Backbiter 1.11 Out of Order 1.12 Human Punk
Number of Discs1
NotesLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. The Ruts were formed in West London in 1977, but guitarist Paul Fox and vocalist Malcolm Owen were schoolfriends who had already been in several bands - meeting with drummer Dave Ruffy and bassist John 'Segs' Jenning. The group played many Rock Against Racism benefit concerts and rose to prominence supporting The Damned in early 1979. A contract with Virgin followed, and by June of that year, the group were in the UK Top 10 with 'Babylon's Burning'. The Crack followed in September, benefitting a crystal-clear production from Mick Glossop. Reaching No 16 in the UK, it sounds as vibrant and pugnacious as it did on it's first release. Representing the very apex of politically conscious British punk, The Crack stands as a perfect snapshot of the inner-city temperature of the late 70s.