THE RUTS - Shine On Me: The Singles Collection 1979/1980 (Deluxe) - 2CD [JAN 30]

2CD - housed in deluxe packaging with a sleeve that references the sharp graphics of the original  ‘Babylon’s Burning’ single release. Includes ' Grin + Bear It' on CD 2 + bonus single edits of some of the original 7” releases. 

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)’. The band also released two landmark albums during their short tenure as holders of the  zeitgeist – their debut ‘The Crack’ and the collection of singles, B-sides and live  recordings ‘Grin + Bear It’.

This new 2CD collection celebrates the band’s visceral legacy by bringing together the  bulk of these two albums with the inclusion of early recordings supplied by the band, plus single edits of some of the original 7” releases. 

The original Ruts may not have been around for long (the surviving members continued  as Ruts DC) but at the time their classic sound defined the times in the same way as  landmark records by artists like The Jam, the Skids, the Buzzcocks and The Undertones.  

‘Shine On Me’, released with the full cooperation of the band, will be available in 2CD  deluxe packaging with a sleeve that references the sharp graphics of the original  ‘Babylon’s Burning’ single release.

Also available: ‘Shine On Me: The Singles Collection 1979-1980’ ‘Emergency’ Red vinyl  LP.

Tracklist: 

CD1: The Crack 
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)

CD2: Grin + Bear It (Bonus Tracks)
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)