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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
• Mastered At – The Town House
• 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.

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)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): V 2132 A-7U-1-1-1 TOWN HOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): V 2132 B-6 TOWNHOUSE

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2933 791	The Ruts	The Crack ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	2933 791	France	1979
CAROL 1818-2	Ruts*	The Crack ‎(CD, Album)	Caroline Records, Inc.	CAROL 1818-2	US	1995
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

Velellan

I find entering new releases rather time consuming so I will just say here that I have a Japanese pressing from 1980.

Ka

My copy doesn't have anything unique on the matrix runout -- just "V2132-A* 7078-700" on the A-side and "V2132-B* 7079-700" on the other. The label does say it was made in New Zealand, so is it possible that I have a NZ pressing that's not listed on here?

Yahm

Hi, I have the same as you, NZ pressing. thx

Abuseyourdna

speaking of classic : early punk greatest glory *****

Kesalard

Backing vocals on Jah War are by members of Misty in Roots - not surprisingly given that the song talks about the police beating of one of the Misty in Roots collective, Clarence Baker. "Pocky" is undoubtedly Walford "Poco" (or Poko) Tyson. Bertie is Delbert Ngoni McKay, but Rocky I don't know

Marelyne

My copy has a sticker on the front cover saying "Ruts 3.99 Dont pay more" in the red triangle

Djang

My copy has a marketed by rtc p.o.box 3829 auckland which is in new zealand so im guessing its a new zealand pressing.

Zololmaran

My version: Matrix/Runout Side A: V-2132-A6 STRAWBERRY WELL GRIN AND BARE IT FOR YOUMatrix/Runout Side B: V-2132-B-5 YOU´LL GRIN AND BARE IT FOR US! STRAWBERRY

Thomeena

Mine same (Strawberry, not Townhouse) except with A7/B6 stampers.