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The Ruts
Grin And Bear It

Compil. UK 1980 on Virgin label
Rock and Reggae (New Wave, Dub, Punk)

Issued on custom labels in a non-finished card picture sleeve and plain inner; initial quantities with a special price sticker on front cover and a foldout picture insert bearing catalogue number V2188. Track A3 'Demolition Dancing' recorded on 11th February 1980. Released by arrangement with BBC Records Ltd. ℗ BBC 1980 Mastered at The Townhouse. Track B3 'S.U.S.' recorded live. Track B4 'Babylon's Burning' recorded live. Track B5 'Society' recorded live. From the back cover: A FEW HANDY THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ALBUM In A Rut/H-Eyes... Our first single recorded at Fairdeal 8-track studio in Hayes May '78. Originally to be released as an e.p. with a considerably slower version of Society on it til now on Misty's own label People Unite. Staring At The Rude Boys/Love In Vain.... We included Love In Vain on this record because nobody listened to it as the B-side of Staring At The Rude Boys and in case you didn't hear the A-side.... Produced and engineered (for Dukeslodge Enterprises) at Air and Townhouse Studios February '80. Brass added later. Demolition Dancing/Secret Soldiers.... Taken from the last John Peel session we did aound February '80. (Thanks to John and the BBC). Produced, engineered on 8-track at Maida Vale Studios. This was the only occasion Secret Soldiers was recorded. West One (Shine On Me)...... The backing track was recorded in a 16-track in Shepherds Bush, but we don't talk about it. The engineer was OK tho'. Overdubs and mixing engineered at the Townhouse. SUS/Babylon's Burning/Society.... Recorded live, CHORUS late 1979. Mixed live onto 2-track, so no overdubs whatsoever. Titles S.U.S. and Secret Soldier used on the record's labels, but SUS and Secret Soldiers used on the back cover. Actual Catalog#: V2188

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	The Ruts , 1977-1983 GB compiled by, edited by, album by, producer, mixed by, version
	John Brand , GB compiled by, edited by, mixed by, version, engineer, mixing, overdubs
	Gary Barnacle sax, fl, *1959 GB saxophone, other, quips, saxophone, sax
	Phil Vinall , GB technician, opted tapes by
	Chappie Chambers , technician, tape op
	Bill Barnacle's Horns , brass
	Bill Barnacle tr, cor, GB trumpet, other, drinks, quips

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