The Ruts

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Years Active
1976 – 1983 (7 years)
Founded In
Hayes, Bromley, London, England, United Kingdom
The Ruts were a band from London, UK of the late , early 80s. Combining straightforward beefy Punk tracks, such as Babylon is Burning and In A Rut with classics like Give Youth A Chance and Jah War, they were most similar to The Clash in terms of stance and influence, walking the walk and talking the talk. After meeting at the Deeply Vale Free Festival, The Ruts were formed on 18 August ]1977, the band consisted of Malcolm Owen (vocals), Paul Fox (guitar), John "Segs" Jennings (bass) and Dave Ruffy (drums). As part of the Misty in Roots People Unite… read more
The Ruts were a band from London, UK of the late , early 80s. Combining straightforward beefy Punk tracks, such as Babylon is Burning and In A Rut with classics like Give Youth A Chance and Jah War, they were most similar to The Clash in terms of stance and influence, … read more
The Ruts were a band from London, UK of the late , early 80s. Combining straightforward beefy Punk tracks, such as Babylon is Burning and In A Rut with classics like Give Youth A Chance and Jah War, they were most similar to The Clash in terms of stance and influence, walking the walk and talking the talk. After meeting at the Deeply Vale … read more

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1 Play track The Crack Babylon's Burning
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 295 listeners
2 Play track Something That I Said - The Best Of The Ruts Staring at the Rude Boys
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 110 listeners
3 Play track In A Rut - Single Version In A Rut - Single Version
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4 Play track The Crack Jah War
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5 Play track The Crack S.U.S.
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6 Play track The Crack Something That I Said
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7 Play track The Crack Dope For Guns
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8 Play track The Crack / Grin and Bear It You're Just A.....
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9 Play track The Crack Criminal Mind
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10 Play track The Crack It Was Cold
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Albums

  1. 77,338 listeners

    28 Sep 1979 · 12 tracks

    The Crack
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  2. 18,207 listeners

    1980 · 17 tracks

    You've Gotta Get Out Of It
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  3. 16,817 listeners

    Jun 1986 · 5 tracks

    The Peel Sessions
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  4. 15,720 listeners

    20 Feb 1995 · 17 tracks

    Something That I Said - The Best Of The Ruts
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