The Ruts – Shine On Me: The Singles Collection 1979/1980

Release date: 30/01/2026

Price range: £23.99 through £28.99

The Ruts

Shine On Me: The Singles Collection 1979/1980

This pioneering English punk band from London – active in their original line up 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 ‘Babylon’s Burning’, ‘Staring At The Rude Boys’, and ‘Something That I Said’.

Following the untimely death of their charismatic lead singer Malcolm Owen, aged 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 ‘West One (Shine On Me)’.

FORMATS

2CD (Limited Edition Deluxe), LP (Limited Edition Emergency Red Translucent Vinyl)

GENRE

Punk
Release date: 30/01/2026
SKU: EDSL0238 Category: Tag:

This pioneering English punk band from London – active in their original line up 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 ‘Babylon’s Burning’, ‘Staring At The Rude Boys’, and ‘Something That I Said’.

Following the untimely death of their charismatic lead singer Malcolm Owen, aged 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 ‘West One (Shine On Me)’.

‘Shine On Me’ celebrates the band’s visceral legacy via a chronological journey through all the singles released featuring Malcolm Owen – from their self-produced 1979 debut ‘In A Rut’ to the posthumous ‘West One’. It’s the first complete of 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.

Format – Limited Edition Deluxe 2CD & Limited Emergency Red Translucent Vinyl LP

2 for £25

TRACKLISTING (IF AVAILABLE)

2CD
CD1 – THE CRACK
1. Babylon’s Burning Album Version)
2. Dope For Guns
3. S.U.S.
4. Something That I Said
5. You’re Just A…
6. It Was Cold
7. Savage Circle
8. Jah War
9. Criminal Mind
10. Backbiter
11. Out Of Order
12. Human Punk (Live At The Marquee, London, 19 July 1979)

CD2 – GRIN + BEAR IT (BONUS TRACKS)
1. West One (Shine On Me) (Album Version)
2. Staring At The Rude Boys
3. H Eyes
4. In A Rut
5. Love In Vain
6. S.U.S.(Live)
7. Babylon’s Burning (Live)
8. Society (Live)
9. West One (Shine On Me) (Single Version)
10. The Crack
11. Give Youth A Chance
12. I Ain’t Sofisticated
13. Society (Single B-Side Version)
14. Rich Bitch
15. Lobotomy
16. Stepping Bondage
17. Denial
18. Babylon’s Burning (Single Version)

LP
SIDE A
1. In A Rut
2. H Eyes
3. Babylon’s Burning
4. Society
5. Something That I Said
6. Give Youth A Chance

SIDE B
1. Jah War
2. I Ain’t Sofisticated
3. Staring At The Rude Boys
4. Love In Vain
5. West One (Shine On Me)
6. The Crack

OTHER RELEASES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Cart
  • No products in the cart.