THE RUTS - THE CRACK VIRGIN – V 2132 UK FIRST PRESS VG+ 1979 Babylon's Burning
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A great copy of this debut album from The Ruts, first press printed matrix on side A, etched on side B.
In excellent condition, no damage, nice clean copy.
The Crack is the debut album by English punk rock band The Ruts, released in 1979.
The album contains the UK hit singles "Babylon's Burning" (number seven on the UK chart in June 1979) and "Something That I Said" (number 29 in September 1979). The white-reggae "Jah War", which was written in the aftermath of the Southall unrest and the over-use of force by the Metropolitan Police Service's Special Patrol Group in 1979, was also released as a single but did not make the UK chart.
The cover picture by artist John H. Howard shows the members of the group (from left to right: Malcolm Owen, Paul Fox, Dave Ruffy and Segs – who is perusing a copy of Exchange and Mart) seated on a large sofa, around them are some of their contemporaries such as Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible of The Damned (top right corner), Jimmy Pursey of Sham 69 (bottom right), while Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are standing behind Malcolm, John Peel appears to be doing something to a schoolgirl (in uniform) with a bar of chocolate on the left hand side, Jimi Hendrix looks on from the right, the wives and girlfriends of the band members appear in various poses, as does the band's roadie Mannah.
Ruts – The Crack
Label: Virgin – V 2132 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 28 Sept 1979 Genre: Rock Style: Dub, Punk
A1 Babylon's Burning A2 Dope For Guns A3 S.U.S. A4 Something That I Said A5 You're Just A A6 It Was Cold Synthesizer [Special Synthesizer Effects] – Mick Glossop
B1 Savage Circle B2 Jah War Backing Vocals – Bertie*, Rocky (10), Pocky* Organ [Occasional Organ] – Paul Fox (7) Piano [Skanking Steinway] – Segs B3 Criminal Mind B4 Back Biter B5 Out Of Order B6 Human Punk (live)
Recorded At – The Town House Mastered At – The Town House Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd. Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. Lacquer Cut At – The Town House Pressed By – EMI Records Artwork [Cover Concept] – The Ruts Backing Vocals – Mannah (tracks: A3, B3) Bass, Backing Vocals – Segs Composed By – Ruffy*, Jennings*, Owen*, Fox*, Mannah* (tracks: A3) Design – Hothouse Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Dave Ruffy Engineer [Assistant] – George Chambers, Steve Prestage, Tony George Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Glossop Guitar, Backing Vocals – Paul Fox Painting [Front Cover Painting] – John Howard* Producer, Arranged By – Mick Glossop, The Ruts Saxophone – Garry Barnacle Tape Op – Chappie Chambers Trumpet – Luke Tunney Vocals – Malcolm Owen Recorded and mastered at The Townhouse.
Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
℗ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd.
'Human Punk' recorded live at The Marquee, 19th July 1979.
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): V 2132 A-7U-1-1-1 TOWN HOUSE Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): V 2132 B-6 TOWNHOUSE
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