The Ruts - The Crack

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Babylon's Burning
A2	Dope For Guns
A3	S U S
A4	Something That I Said
A5	You're Just A
A6	It Was Cold Synthesizer [Special Synthesizer Effects] – Mick Glossop
B1	Savage Circle
B2	Jah War Backing Vocals – Bertie , Pocky, Rocky Organ [Occasional Organ] – Paul Fox Piano [Skanking Steinway] – Segs
B3	Criminal Mind
B4	Back Biter
B5	Out Of Order
B6	Human Punk

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – The Town House
• Remastered At – Turan Audio
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork [Cover Concept] – The Ruts
• Backing Vocals – Mannah* (tracks: A3, B3)
• Bass, Backing Vocals – Segs
• Design – Hothouse
• Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Dave Ruffy*
• Engineer [Assistant] – George Chambers, Steve Prestage, Tony George
• Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Glossop
• Guitar, Backing Vocals – Paul Fox
• Painting [Front Cover Painting] – John Howard
• Producer, Arranged By – Mick Glossop, The Ruts
• Saxophone – Garry Barnacle*
• Technician [Tape Op] – Chappie Chambers
• Trumpet – Luke Tunney
• Vocals – Malcolm Owen
• Written-By – Ruffy*, Jennings*, Owen*, Fox*, Mannah* (tracks: A3)

Notes

Recorded and mastered at The Townhouse.

Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

℗ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd.

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

Front of picture disc 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)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 602547933034

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
VIL 12132	The Ruts	The Crack ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	VIL 12132	Italy	1979
200 988-270, 200 988	Ruts*	The Crack ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	200 988-270, 200 988	Germany	1979

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