SOUTH OF BABYLON: THE RUTS 1978-1979

£11.95

"South Of Babylon: The Ruts 1978-1979” (HA024) features many rare and previously unseen photographs of both the band and their fans.

As photographer Virginia Turbett writes in an excerpt from her introduction to the photozine:

"I first met The Ruts in December, 1978 photographing them for an article for Sounds. We walked down Long Acre to Leicester Square taking photos in a joke shop and amusement arcade. They were sweet, funny young men from West London. They gave me a copy of 'In A Rut’, their first single and it blew my socks off. The B side, 'H-Eyes', was as powerful as the A side, but with a prophetic message that still sends a shiver down the spines of all of us who love them 41 years later."

"The world is a better place for having The Ruts and Ruts DC in it. They are smart, kind, politically astute and angry people who I’ve loved photographing over the last 40 years. I still listen to their music, (their latest album, ‘Music Must Destroy’ is utterly brilliant), I wear their tee-shirts and sing along loudly at their gigs. Seeing them live is just as exciting as it was in ‘78 - as everyone who saw them on the recent 'Crack 40th Anniversary’ tour will attest."

Photography by Virginia Turbett

An edition of 250 copies

A5 paperback photozine. 36 pages. Digitally printed on recycled paper.

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Please note: the images throughout this website are watermarked "Hanging Around Books" for the photographers' copyright protection. Purchased copies do not have these watermarks.

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