Ruts*The Crack

Label:

Virgin – OVED 80

Series:

The Virgin Mid-Price Range.

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , Green / Red Labels

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Reggae

Style:

Dub

Tracklist

A1 Babylon's Burning 2:34
A2 Dope For Guns 2:11
A3 S.U.S.
Backing VocalsMannah*
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 VocalsPocky*
OrganPaul Fox (7)
Piano [Skanking Steinway]Segs
6:54
B3 Criminal Mind
Backing VocalsMannah*
1:35
B4 Back Biter 3:02
B5 Out Of Order 1:58
B6 Human Punk 4:26

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Recorded AtMarquee Club
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Town House
  • Pressed ByEMI Records
  • Published ByVirgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

  • Bass Guitar, Backing VocalsSegs
  • Cover [Cover Concept]The Ruts
  • DesignHothouse (2)
  • Drums, Backing Vocals, PercussionDave Ruffy*
  • Engineer [Assistant]Tony George
  • Guitar, Backing VocalsPaul Fox (7)
  • Mixed By, EngineerMick Glossop
  • Painting [Front Cover Painting]John Howard*
  • Producer, Arranged ByThe Ruts
  • SaxophoneGary Barnacle
  • Tape OpGeorge (Chappie) Chambers*
  • TrumpetLuke Tunney
  • VocalsMalcolm Owen
  • Written-ByMannah* (tracks: A3)

Notes

℗ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1979 Virgin Records Ltd

Manufactured in the UK

"Human Punk" recorded live at The Marquee, 19th July 1979.

Some differences in tracklist between back cover and labels:
A3 is written "S.U.S" on back cover, "S.U.S." on label.
A5 is written "You're Just A" on back cover, "You're Just A ..." on label.
B4 is written "Back Biter" on back cover, "Backbiter" on label.

Runouts:
Side A is fully stamped.
Side B is stamped, except etched V-2132-B_6 TOWNHOUSE

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): OVED 80 A-7U-1-1-1 TOWN HOUSE V̶ ̶2̶1̶3̶2̶ ̶A̶-̶7̶U̶-̶1̶-̶1̶-̶ ̶
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped/etched): OVED 80 B-6U-1-2-1 TOWNHOUSE V̶-̶2̶1̶3̶2̶-̶B̶_̶6̶ ̶
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): OVED 80-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): OVED 80-B

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The Crack (LP, Album) Virgin V 2132 UK 1979
The Crack (LP, Album, Stereo) Virgin 200 988-270, 200 988 1979
The Crack (LP, Album) Virgin 200 988 1979
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The Crack (LP, Album) Virgin International VI 2132 US 1979
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The Crack (LP, Album) Virgin 2933 791 1979

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