Ruts - The Crack

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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 , Pocky, Rocky Organ – Paul Fox 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 – The Town House
• Pressed By – EMI Records
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

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

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 and 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).

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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, stamped and crossed out): V 2132 A-7U-1-1-
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, stamped): OVED 80 A-7U-1-1-1 TOWN HOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched and crossed out): V-2132-B_6
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, stamped): OVED 80 B-6U-1-2-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched): TOWNHOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): OVED 80-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): OVED 80-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2132	Ruts*	The Crack ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2132	UK	1979
2933 791	The Ruts	The Crack ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	2933 791	France	1979
CDV 2132, 719 401	The Ruts	The Crack ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2132, 719 401	UK	1990
4793303	The Ruts	The Crack ‎(LP, Album, Pic, RE)	Virgin	4793303	Europe	2016
VIL 12132	The Ruts	The Crack ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	VIL 12132	Italy	1979

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