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Tuesday 20 March 2018

Vinyl #20 - The Ruts

"West One (Shine On Me)" (7" single)


I'd  become aware of The Ruts via the John Peel radio show, in particular their excellent debut single "In A Rut" and they subsequently had a top 10 hit with "Babylon's Burning" (and appearances on Top Of The Pops etc).

But this was the only single of theirs that I ever bought and I think it was the best thing they did - showing how far they had developed since their debut single only a couple of years before, and brilliantly showing off their rock, reggae and dub influences. 

It was also released only a month or so after the death of lead singer Malcolm Owen which obviously put a halt to their career (although the remaining members eventually continued as Ruts DC and still tour and record today)

Here's the music: https://youtu.be/-s8k0GtLZ4o