Ruts* – The Crack

Solid mastering and pressing. Tasty low end. Import bought in the US on release.

Brilliant album beautifully mastered and pressed, this first UK press is definitely the way to go.

Maybe I got the Friday press? To me this remix is muddled, poor separation, and no way near as punchy as the original press. Why can’t these licensees leave well alone? There was absolutely no reason to fiddle with the original. Sad.
Remains one of the best punk albums of the era. IMO, Ruffy is the greatest drummer that era produced. A stunningly talented punk/soul/reggae/jazz virtuoso!

A little skimpy on the packaging for the price, but a nice press.
Dynamic, has some punch.
Mine is flat and quiet.

Not repressed very often, so ya take what you can get.

The Ruts, in their short life, stood head and shoulders above most of their contemporaries, shame the singer had to die such a pointless death, imagine the riches that were still to come! This is an excellent sounding pressing of an excellent record, and one I reach for on a regular basis, pick it up if you see it.

anyone know about the quality of this pressing?? I usually like American vinyl but if its nothing special i'll probably just get a different press. Curious about the sequencing since its probably weird as hell.

The rough mixes alone are worth the price of ission. I could swear these mixes were the ones used on vinyl I used to own in the 80's - they're fuller, simpler and tonally more dub influenced than the official final mixes.

The main album remaster is the same master used in this box-set : https://discogs.versitio.com/release/7801349-The-Ruts-The-Virgin-Years

Great album but a very disappointing and very lazy release. My vinyl is full of crackle all through both sides. No gatefild and just a plain white cardboard inner sleeve. No lyric sheet. Very bare bones but not a bare bones price. Avoid!

Wanted this album for a long time, since it's amazing, but I wish I'd known that for $40 before taxes and shipping, the entire package is the cover and a record in a plain white innersleeve. No lyrics sheets, no special remastering, no gatefold, no digital . 7 Seconds recently put out a couple of their old albums with great sound quality that came with a 7" and an amazing booklet with interviews from tons of people that was cheaper than this. Just feels gross to gouge fans...surprised this isn't a Newbury exclusive.

Surprised this album isn't worth more considering its iration by Henry Rollins as one of the greatest punk albums of all time and his quest to find the original painting that graced the cover as noted in this article and video. Outstanding record. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/henry-rollins-the-ruts-the-crack-artwork/