THE RUTS 2 x LP & 2 x 7" - "GRIN & BEAR IT,THE CRACK,JAH WAR, BABYLON'S BURNING"

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ARTIST - THE RUTS

The Ruts / Ruts DC are an English reggae-influenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 UK Top 10 hit "Babylon's 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.

2 x LP & 2 x 7" -  

1 ) TITLE - " GRIN & BEAR IT "

RECORD LABEL - VIRGIN

RECORD No. - V2188

YEAR - 1980

VINYL - EX

SLEEVE - EX

TRACK LISTING.......

A1 West One (Shine On Me) Engineer – Paul BassEngineer [Mixing, Overdubs], Mixed By [Version] – John BrandMixed By [Version], Producer – Ruts*Saxophone – Gary BarnacleTechnician [Opted Tapes By] – Phil (Woops, There Goes The Master) Vinyl* 5:39 A2 Staring At The Rude Boys Engineer – John BrandEngineer, Producer – Mick GlossopTechnician [Tape Op] – 'Chappie' Chambers* 3:10 A3 Demolition Dancing Engineer – Dave DadeProducer – Tony Wilson 2:34 A4 Secret Soldier Engineer – Dave DadeProducer – Tony Wilson 2:16 A5 H-Eyes Engineer – Stuart Johnson (2)Producer – Ruts* 2:47 B1 In A Rut Engineer – Stuart Johnson (2)Producer – Ruts* 3:39 B2 Love In Vain Brass – Bill Barnacle's HornsEngineer – John BrandEngineer, Producer – Mick GlossopSaxophone [Sax], Other [Quips] – Gary BarnacleTechnician [Tape Op] – 'Chappie' Chambers*Trumpet, Other [Drinks, Quips] – Bill Barnacle 4:08 B3 S.U.S. Engineer – Michel (But We Can't Remember His Other Name)Mixed By [Bosun O' The Mix] – Andy Dayman 3:20 B4 Babylon's Burning Engineer – Michel (But We Can't Remember His Other Name)Mixed By [Bosun O' The Mix] – Andy Dayman 2:18 B5 Society Engineer – Michel (But We Can't Remember His Other Name)Mixed By [Bosun O' The Mix] – Andy Dayman 1:42

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – The Town House
• Produced At – The Town House
• Engineered At – The Town House
• Produced At – Air Studios
• Engineered At – Air Studios
• Produced At – Maida Vale Studios
• Engineered At – Maida Vale Studios
• Overdubbed At – The Town House
• Mixed At – The Town House
• Recorded At – Fair Deal Recording Studios

Credits

• Compiled By, Edited By – John Brand, The Ruts
• Other [Credits Meticulously Typed By (in Working Hours)] – Julie
• Painting [Front Cover Painting] – Oliver Howard
• Written-By – Ruffy*, Jennings*, Owen*, Fox*, Mannah* (tracks: B3)

Notes

Some copies issued with Ruts logo "V2132 3.99 DON'T PAY MORE" hype sticker.

Track A3 'Demolition Dancing' recorded on 11th February 1980. Released by arrangement with BBC Records Ltd. ? BBC 1980

Mastered at The Townhouse.

Track B3 'S.U.S.' recorded live.
Track B4 'Babylon's Burning' recorded live.
Track B5 'Society' recorded live.

From the back cover:
A FEW HANDY THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ALBUM
In A Rut/H-Eyes...
Our first single recorded at Fairdeal 8-track studio in Hayes May '78. Originally to be released as an e.p. with a considerably slower version of Society on it til now on Misty's own label People Unite.
Staring At The Rude Boys/Love In Vain....
We included Love In Vain on this record because nobody listened to it as the B-side of Staring At The Rude Boys and in case you didn't hear the A-side....
Produced and engineered (for Dukeslodge Enterprises) at Air and Townhouse Studios February '80. Brass added later.
Demolition Dancing/Secret Soldiers....
Taken from the last John Peel session we did aound February '80. (Thanks to John and the BBC).
Produced, engineered on 8-track at Maida Vale Studios. This was the only occasion Secret Soldiers was recorded.
West One (Shine On Me)......
The backing track was recorded in a 16-track in Shepherds Bush, but we don't talk about it. The engineer was OK tho'.
Overdubs and mixing engineered at the Townhouse.
SUS/Babylon's Burning/Society....
Recorded live, CHORUS late 1979. Mixed live onto 2-track, so no overdubs whatsoever.

Titles S.U.S. and Secret Soldier used on the record's labels, but SUS and Secret Soldiers used on the back cover.
Actual Catalog#: V2188

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): V2188 A1 THINK ONCE, THINK TWICE, THINK PUB! TOWNHOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): V2188 B4

2 ) TITLE - " THE CRACK "

RECORD LABEL - VIRGIN

RECORD No. - V2132

YEAR - 1979

VINYL - EX

SLEEVE - EX

TRACK LISTING.......

A1 Babylon's Burning 2:34 A2 Dope For Guns 2:11 A3 S.U.S. Backing Vocals – Mannah* 3:48 A4 Something That I Said 3:52 A5 You're Just A... 2:54 A6 It Was Cold Synthesizer [Special Synthesizer Effects] – Mick Glossop 6:49 B1 Savage Circle 3:05 B2 Jah War Backing Vocals – Bertie (5), Pocky, Rocky (10)Organ [Occasional Organ] – Paul Fox (7)Piano [Skanking Steinway] – Segs 6:54 B3 Criminal Mind Backing Vocals – Mannah* 1:35 B4 Back Biter 3:02 B5 Out Of Order 1:58 B6 Human Punk 4:26

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – The Town House
• Recorded At – Marquee Club
• Mastered At – Strawberry Mastering
• Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Credits

• Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Segs
• Cover [Cover Concept] – The Ruts
• Design – Hothouse (2)
• Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Dave Ruffy*
• Engineer [Assistant] – George Chambers, Steve Prestage, Tony George
• Guitar, Backing Vocals – Paul Fox (7)
• Mixed By, Engineer – Mick Glossop
• Painting [Front Cover Painting] – John Howard (11)
• Producer, Arranged By – Mick Glossop, The Ruts
• Saxophone – Garry Barnacle*
• Tape Op – George (Chappie) Chambers*
• Trumpet – Luke Tunney
• Vocals – Malcolm Owen
• Written-By – Ruffy*, Jennings*, Owen*, Fox*, Mannah* (tracks: A3)

Notes

Recorded at The Town House, except "Human Punk" recorded live at The Marquee, 19th July 1979.
This version mastered at Strawberry Mastering (there is a similar version mastered at The Town House).

Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd
? 1979 Virgin Records Ltd

Side A, white label with Ruts in black over red triangle.
Side B, black label with Ruts in white over red triangle.

Incidental info: 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 & 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).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched - variant 1): V-2132-A6 (STRAWBERRY stamped) GRIN AND BARE IT FOR (US scratched out) (YOU typed) ?
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched - variant 1): V-2132-B4 IF YOULL GRIN AND BEAR IT FOR US (STRAWBERRY stamped) ?

3 ) TITLE -

SIDE ONE - " JAH WAR "

SIDE TWO - " I AIN'T SOFISTICATED "

RECORD LABEL - VIRGIN

RECORD No. - VS 298

YEAR - 1979

VINYL - EX

SLEEVE - VG

4 ) TITLE -

SIDE ONE - "  BABYLON'S BURNING "

SIDE TWO - " SOCIETY"

RECORD LABEL - VIRGIN

RECORD No. - VS 271

YEAR - 1979

VINYL - EX

SLEEVE - PLAIN WHITE

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