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Line-Up Albums Singles Various Refers
THE RUTS
London, GB
*  1978+  9/1980

Line-Up (1980):

Malcolm Owen - voc
Paul Fox - g,voc
John Jennings - bg
Dave Ruffy - ds

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.The Crack19.10.1979Virgin16
2.Grin And Bear It10/1980 Virgin28
3.You've Gotta Get Out Of It1987 Virgin
4.Live!3/1987 Dojo
5.Live And Loud12/1987 Link
6.The Complete Peel Sessions5/1990 Strange Fruit
7.BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert
& Penetration		1/1992 Windsong
8.Demolition Dancing3/1994 Receiver
9.Something That I Said ... The Best Of The Ruts2/1995 Virgin
10.Live And Loud
& Adverts		3/1995 Step 1
11.In A Rut08.10.2002Harry May
12.Babylon's Burning18.10.2005Collison Cause Chap
13.Punk Singles Collection31.01.2006Captain Oi!
14.Live at Deeply Vale Festival12.09.2006Ozit
15.Get out of It Live14.11.2006Ozit
16.The Highest Energy Ruts Live29.04.2014Ozit
17.Virgin Years23.10.2015
18.Onstage16.04.2016Let Them Eat Vinyl

John Jennings:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.I Belong To You25.01.1999

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.In A Rut / H-Eyes26.01.1979People Unite
2.Babylon's Burning / Society5/1979 Virgin6
3.Something That I Said / Black Man's Pinch8/1979 Virgin29
4.Jah Wars / I Ain't Sophisticated11/1979 Virgin
5.Staring At The Rudeboys / Love In Vain3/1980 Virgin13
6.West One (Shine On Me) / The Crack22.08.1980Virgin43
7.Babylon's Burning / Take This Town
& XTC		28.11.1980RSO
8.Stepping Bondage / Lobotomy / Rich Bitch01.04.1983Bohemian
9.Babylon's Burning / Something That I Said / Staring At The Rude Boys / West One (Shine On Me)4/1983 Virgin
10.The Peel Sessions EP (21.5.79)
(S.U.S. / Society / You're Just A ... / It Was Cold / Something That I Said)		12/1986 Strange Fruit
11.The Peel Sessions EP (27.11.78)5/1987 Strange Fruit
12.Babylon's Burning / Staring At The Rude Boys11/1988 Old Gold
13.Into The Valley / Babylon's Burning
CD + Working For The Yankee Dollar / In A Rut
& The Skids		02.03.1992Virgin
14.Babylon's Burning (Reconstructed Dub Drenched Soundscapes)17.05.2004Dude

John Jennings:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Everybody Loves Me05.05.1997Vanguard/Zyx
2.I Belong To You08.02.1999Vanguard/Zyx

Various:

since 9/80 Ruts DC

reunited 16.7.2007 (benefit gig with Henry Rollins)

Compilation Appearances:

"Babylon's Burning" on compilation "Teenage Kicks" (4.4.05)
"In A Rut" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)

John Jennings:

appeared on the LP:

Indigo Girls: Nomads, Indians, Saints (5.11.90, Epic)
Indigo Girls: Rites Of Passion (29.6.92, Epic)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19791414.04.197939Caught In The Actgig review
19792507.07.197934Caught In The Actgig review
19793622.09.197949Caught In The Actgig review
19793806.10.197932Albumsalbum review
19793806.10.197944Caught In The Actgig review
19802823.08.19804News
19802930.08.19808Single Filesingle review
19831402.04.19834Fast Forward
19831723.04.198324Singlessingle review
1995718.02.199535Albumsalbum review