The Ruts

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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). 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. The next single 'Babylon's Burning' was a hit going in to the top ten, this was followed by a couple more successful singles. They began to attract attention from hard-line Skinheads who disagreed with the bands anti-racist stance. This resulted in violence at some of their gigs which caused Owen, who was already having problems with heroin to become depressed. The first release of the 80's for the band 'Staring At The Rude Boys', was sadly also to be Owens last, as he passed away, July, 14th, 1980, after taking a heroin overdose.
The band continued with Fox taking over the vocals, under the new name Ruts DC.
Sites:
rutsdc.com, Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia
Aliases:
The Unitone
Members:
David Ruffy, John Jennings, Malcolm Owen, Paul Fox (7), Paul Mattock
Variations:
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V 2132 The Crack — The Ruts Ruts* The Crack (Album) Virgin V 2132 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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LINK LP 013 Live And Loud!! — The Ruts The Ruts Live And Loud!! (Album) Link Records (4) LINK LP 013 UK 1987 Sell This Version
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DOJOLP 52 Live — The Ruts The Ruts Live ‎(LP) Dojo DOJOLP 52 UK 1987 Sell This Version
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SFRLP 109 The Peel Sessions Album — The Ruts The Ruts The Peel Sessions Album (Comp) Strange Fruit SFRLP 109 UK 1990 Sell This Version
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WIN CD 009 BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert — The Ruts Ruts* / Penetration (2) Ruts* / Penetration (2) - BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert ‎(CD, Album) Windsong International WIN CD 009 UK 1991 Sell This Version
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OZITDAN LP 8018 Live At Deeply Vale 1978 — The Ruts The Ruts Live At Deeply Vale 1978 (Album) Dandelion Records (3) OZITDAN LP 8018 UK 2014 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
2814 188 Jah War — The Ruts The Ruts Jah War (Single) Virgin 2814 188 France 1979 Sell This Version
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RUT 1 In A Rut — The Ruts The Ruts In A Rut (Single) People Unite RUT 1 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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VS 285 Something That I Said — The Ruts Ruts* Something That I Said (Single) Virgin VS 285 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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VS 271 Babylon's Burning — The Ruts Ruts* Babylon's Burning (Single) Virgin VS 271 UK 1979 Sell This Version
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101 965, 101 965-100 Staring At The Rude Boys — The Ruts Ruts* Staring At The Rude Boys (Single) Virgin 101 965, 101 965-100 Germany 1980 Sell This Version
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VS 370 West One (Shine On Me) — The Ruts Ruts* West One (Shine On Me) ‎(7") Virgin VS 370 UK 1980 Sell This Version
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RSO 71 Take This Town / Babylon's Burning — The Ruts XTC / Ruts* XTC / Ruts* - Take This Town / Babylon's Burning ‎(7", Single) RSO RSO 71 UK 1980 Sell This Version
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VS 583-12 4 Track EP — The Ruts The Ruts 4 Track EP ‎(12", EP) Virgin VS 583-12 UK 1983 Sell This Version
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BO 4 Stepping Bondage — The Ruts Ruts* Stepping Bondage ‎(7", Single) Bohemian BO 4 UK 1983 Sell This Version
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SFPSC 011 The Peel Sessions — The Ruts The Ruts The Peel Sessions (EP, Maxi) Strange Fruit SFPSC 011 Canada 1986 Sell This Version
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OG 9829 Babylon's Burning — The Ruts Ruts* Babylon's Burning ‎(7", RE) Old Gold (2) OG 9829 UK 1988 Sell This Version
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VSCDT 1411 The Skids vs. The Ruts — The Ruts The Skids* vs. The Ruts The Skids* vs. The Ruts - The Skids vs. The Ruts (Single, Maxi) Virgin VSCDT 1411 UK 1992 Sell This Version
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ITR 2.13.61-8 The In A Rut Sessions — The Ruts Ruts* The In A Rut Sessions ‎(12") In The Red Recordings, 2.13.61 Records ITR 2.13.61-8 US 2022 Sell This Version
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DR 999 Babylon's Burning - The Reconstructed Dub Drenched Soundscapes ... — The Ruts Ruts* Babylon's Burning - The Reconstructed Dub Drenched Soundscapes ... ‎(7", Single, Ltd, Num) Dude Records (2) DR 999 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
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Compilations
V 2188 Grin And Bear It — The Ruts Ruts* Grin And Bear It (Album, Comp) Virgin, Virgin V 2188 New Zealand 1980 Sell This Version
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COM CD7 You Gotta Get Out Of It — The Ruts The Ruts You Gotta Get Out Of It ‎(CD, Comp) Virgin COM CD7 UK 1987 Sell This Version
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RRCD 182 Demolition Dancing — The Ruts The Ruts Demolition Dancing (Album, Comp) Receiver Records Limited RRCD 182 Europe 1994 Sell This Version
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VINCE LOMBARDY 020 Ruts Rules — The Ruts Ruts* Ruts Rules ‎(CD, Comp, Ltd) Vince Lombardy Highschool Records VINCE LOMBARDY 020 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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CDOVD 454, 7243 8 40194 2 6 Something That I Said - The Best Of The Ruts — The Ruts The Ruts Something That I Said - The Best Of The Ruts (Comp) Virgin, Virgin CDOVD 454, 7243 8 40194 2 6 Europe 1995 Sell This Version

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el-haych

el-haych

May 15, 2013
formed in london in 1977 with an original line up of malcolm owen(vocals),paul fox(guitar),dave ruffy(bass)and paul mattock(drums),ruffy moved back to drums and roadie vince 'segs' jennings came in on bass(this info is on the back of the 'stepping bondage' 7"-released on the bands own 'bohemian' label)..and it was segs that took over vocals after malcolm died,not paul...segs (still vocals/bass) & dave ruffy (drums)re-activated ruts dc around 2011-2012.

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