Band Name: The Ruts
Music Album: You Gotta Get Out Of It
Album Release Date: November 1987
Music Genre: Punk Rock Reggae Dub
Record Label: Virgin
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 17 Tracks CD
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 sucessful 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.
| 1 | In A Rut | 3:39 |
| 2 | H Eyes | 2:47 |
| 3 | Babylon's Burning | 2:43 |
| 4 | Dope For Guns | 2:11 |
| 5 | S.U.S. | 3:46 |
| 6 | Something That I Said | 3:52 |
| 7 | You're Just A .... | 2:54 |
| 8 | It Was Cold | 6:49 |
| 9 | Savage Circle | 3:05 |
| 10 | Jah War | 6:54 |
| 11 | Criminal Mind | 1:35 |
| 12 | Backbiter | 3:02 |
| 13 | Out Of Order | 1:58 |
| 14 | Human Punk | 4:26 |
| 15 | Staring At The Rude Boys | 3:10 |
| 16 | Love In Vain | 4:08 |
| 17 | West On (Shine On Me) | 5:39 |
℗ This compilation 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
© This compilation 1987 Virgin Records Ltd
Manufactured in the U.K.
All Tracks Published By Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
Recorded at Townhouse Studios, Air Studios, Maida Vale Studios and Shepherds Bush.
Includes tracks from 'Grin And Bear It' and 'The Crack'
COM CD 7 but sticker on CD-Cover back-side shows numbers 258 446 222 as catalogue-numbers
Tracks 3-14 are taken from the first LP "Grin And Bear It"
Tracks 1, 2, 15, 16, 17, taken from the second LP "The Crack"
Tracks 1 & 2 are the A & B side of The Ruts first single
Tracks 15 & 16 are the A & B side of The Ruts fifth single
Track 17 was also released as the A side of The Ruts sixth single
Tracks 3, 6, & 10 where also released as the band 2nd, 3rd and 4th singles.
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