Ruts, The - The Crack

Ruts, The - The Crack

Label:
Catalog#:
200 988
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
Germany
Released:
1979
Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave, Punk

Tracklist

A1   Babylon's Burning 2:34 X
A2   Dope For Guns 2:11 X
A3   S. U. S. 3:48 X
    Written-By - Ruffy* , Jennings* , Owen* , Fox* , Mannah*
A4   Something That I Said 3:52 X
A5   You're Just A... 2:54 X
A6   It Was Cold 6:49 X
B1   Savage Circle 3:05 X
B2   Jah War 6:54 X
B3   Criminal Mind 1:35 X
B4   Back Bitter 3:02
B5   Out Of Order 1:58 X
B6   Human Punk 4:26 X

Credits

Arranged By, Producer - Ruts, The
Arranged By, Producer, Mixed By, Engineer - Mick Glossop
Artwork By [Cover Concept] - Ruts,The
Artwork By [Design] - Hothouse
Artwork By [Frontcover Painting] - John Howard
Backing Vocals - Bertie (5) (tracks: B2) , Pocky (tracks: B2) , Mannah* (tracks: A3, B3) , Rocky (10) (tracks: B2)
Bass, Backing Vocals - Segs Jennings
Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion - Dave Ruffy*
Engineer [Assistant] - Steve Prestage , Tony George
Engineer [Tape Operator & Assistant] - George (Chappie) Chambers*
Guitar, Backing Vocals - Paul Fox (7)
Organ [Occasional] - Paul Fox (7) (tracks: B2)
Piano [Skanking Steinway] - Segs Jennings (tracks: B2)
Saxophone - Gary Barnacle
Synthesizer [Special Effects] - Mick Glossop (tracks: A6)
Trumpet - Luke Tunney
Vocals - Malcolm Owen
Written-By - Ruffy* , Jennings* , Owen* , Fox*

Notes

Recorded at the Town House.
Human Punk recorded live at The Marquee, 19th July 1979.
Thanks to the roadies: Mannah, Long Bob Kelly, Long Chris Kelly.
Track B4 is written on the labelprint also as Backbiter.

The front cover of the LP shows caricatures of many well known personalities from the 1970s. The 4 Ruts sit on a lounge in the centre of the painting - other identifiable characters include Jimmy Pursey (at 4 o'clock), Astronomer Patrick Moore (at 8 o'clock), John Peel (with a girl on his lap, at 9 o'clock), Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (at 11 o'clock), Keith Richards (at 1 o'clock), Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible (at 2 o'clock) and Jimi Hendrix (at 3 o'clock).
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