Description
This pioneering English punk band from London - active in their original line up from 1977 to 1980 - were known for an explosive blend of punk and reggae influences, strident anti-racism stance, energetic live shows and a run of classics that included ‘Babylon’s Burning’, ‘Staring At The Rude Boys’, and ‘Something That I Said’.
Following the untimely death of their charismatic lead singer Malcolm Owen, aged just 23, in the summer of 1980, they released what’s considered to be their masterpiece single from which this collection takes its name – the heroic ‘West One (Shine On Me)’.
‘Shine On Me’ celebrates the band’s visceral legacy via a chronological journey through all the singles released featuring Malcolm Owen – from their self-produced 1979 debut ‘In A Rut’ to the posthumous ‘West One’. It’s the first complete of Ruts classics on vinyl and it also includes the original releases’ blistering B-sides, many of which could have been A’s in their own right.
Tracklist
LP
In A Rut
H Eyes
Babylon’s Burning
Society
Something That I Said
Give Youth A Chance
Jah War
I Ain’t Sofisticated
Staring At The Rude Boys
Love In Vain
West One (Shine On Me)
The Crack
Double CD
Disc 1
1. Babylon's Burning Album Version)
2. Dope For Guns
3. S.U.S.
4. Something That I Said
5. You're Just A
6. It Was Cold
7. Savage Circle
8. Jah War
9. Criminal Mind
10. Backbiter
11. Out Of Order
12. Human Punk (Live At The Marquee, London, 19 July 1979)
Disc 2
1. West One (Shine On Me) (Album Version)
2. Staring At The Rude Boys
3. H Eyes
4. In A Rut
5. Love In Vain
6. S.U.S. (Live)
7. Babylon's Burning (Live)
8. Society (Live)
9. West One (Shine On Me) (Single Version)
10. The Crack
11. Give Youth A Chance
12. I Ain't Sofisticated
13. Society (Single B-Side Version)
14. Rich Bitch
15. Lobotomy
16. Stepping Bondage
17. Denial
18. Babylon’s Burning (Single Version)
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