{"product_id":"the-ruts-shine-on-me","title":"The Ruts - Shine On Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pioneering English punk band from London - active in their original lineup from 1977 to 1980 - were known for an explosive blend of punk and reggae influences, strident anti-racism stance, energetic live shows … and a run of classics that included ‘\u003cspan\u003eBabylon’s Burning’, ‘Staring At The Rude Boys’, \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Something That I Said’\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the untimely death of their charismatic lead singer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalcolm Owen,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaged just 23, in the summer of 1980, they released what’s considered to be their masterpiece single from which this collection takes its name – the heroic ‘\u003cspan\u003eWest One (Shine On Me)’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Shine On Me’ \u003c\/span\u003ecelebrates the band’s visceral legacy via a chronological journey through all the singles released featuring Malcolm Owen – from their self-produced 1979 debut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘In A Rut’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the posthumous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘West One’. \u003c\/span\u003eIt’s the first complete The Ruts classics on vinyl and it also includes the original releases’ blistering B-sides, many of which could have been A’s in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuts \u003c\/span\u003emay not have been around for long (although the surviving members continued as Ruts DC) but they burned brightly - at the time, their music defined the era in much the same way as, for example,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Jam, The Undertones, the Skids, \u003c\/span\u003eor the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuzzcocks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased with the full cooperation of the band, this LP collection, including song lyrics, is available on ‘Emergency’ Red Translucent vinyl, inside a sleeve that references the sharp graphics of the original ‘\u003cspan\u003eBabylon’s Burning’ \u003c\/span\u003esingle bag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Demon Records","offers":[{"title":"Limited 'Emergency' Red LP","offer_id":56984444797272,"sku":"TKM-33025","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/ab0c40171b5fea66277a9e40f36d4929.jpg?v=1774546815","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/the-ruts-shine-on-me","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}