Was DJing the after parties for the Ruts DC in Crewe this weekend at Langtry's. The Ruts were amazing & a great set from Kirk Brandon too... This was Saturday night's set. 42 At The Edge Stiff Little Fingers 43 Time Bomb Rancid 44 Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone Slaughter And The Dogs 45 Janie Jones Clash 46 Identity X-Ray Spex 47 Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie and The Banshees 48 Human Fly Cramps 49 Holy Hack Jack Demented Are Go 50 Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes 51 Another Girl, Another Planet Only Ones 52 Pressure drop Toots & The Maytals 53 Pretty Looks Isn't All The Heptones 54 Do Nothing Specials 55 Liquidator The Harry J All Stars 1 56 skinhead moonstomp Symarip 57 Roots Radical Rancid 58 The Passenger Iggy Pop 59 Dancing With Myself Billy Idol 60 Public Image Public Image Ltd 61 16 - the slickers - johnny too bad The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad 62 Jackpot The Beat 63 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker [Original ABC Single Version] Ramones 64 Ever Fallen In Love Buzzcocks 65 I'm Stranded Saints 66 Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols 67 Staring At The Rude Boys The Ruts 68 Do You Believe In The Westworld Theatre Of Hate 69 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Slits 70 X Offender Blondie 71 London Calling Clash 72 Rockaway Beach Ramones 73 She Sells Sanctuary Cult 74 Temple Of Love The Sisters Of Mercy 75 Dieche Sex Gang Children 76 Town Called Malice Jam 77 Rudi, A Message To You Specials 78 Roadrunner The Modern Lovers 79 Mirror In The Bathroom Beat 80 54-46 (Was My Number) Toots & The Maytals 81 No, No, No Dawn Penn 82 Last Caress Misfits 83 Fat Man The Southern Death Cult 84 Eighties Killing Joke 85 Zulu Beat King Kurt 86 Alternative Ulster Stiff Little Fingers 87 Neat Neat Neat Damned 88 A Forest The Cure 89 Chinese Rocks Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers 90 Lost in the Supermarket The Clash 91 Strange Town Jam 92 Gangsters Specials 93 Louie Louie Toots & The Maytals 1 94 The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff 95 Jah War Ruts 96 You Can Get It If You Really Want Desmond Dekker 97 Dear Prudence Siouxsie And The Banshees 98 Wasteland (Single Version) The Mission 99 The Guns of Brixton The Clash 100 Babylon's Burning Ruts
I’m on my third pint of saltaire triple choc stout at stormbird in camberwell happy days... til the hill kicks in!
Some top songs among that lot. Saw Kirk Brandon and Spear of Destiny a few times in the late 80s. Fantastic front man.
Seeing Ruts DC supporting Alabama 3 at Brixton same day we play Millwall. Last time I saw them was in Camden supporting Wilco Johnson, they always give good value.
Kirk requested the Liquidator. He sang it in my ear. Funny as ****. Also requested the Slickers, but couldn't name the track, just gave me the lyric. Everybody in there were f-ing brilliant. I can't believe I got paid for doing this, including a massive bar tab & being taken to an amazing steak house with the owners & one of my other DJs, who was playing the other bar in the club. I bought the Crack when it came out & if I die tomorrow I'll be a happy man.
Just back from Barnard castle me,ar gert n dog Absolutely wonderful place with loads a history N plenty of black sheep.well recommended.
I have the vast majority of those songs and love the bands. Saw Spear of Destiny supporting Bunnymen at York Race Course circa 1984. You are a lucky man doing that for a living!
Still like West One (shine on me) as my fav Ruts track. Also the B sides of their singles were always good. SoD seemed to be everyone’s support band in the early 80’s and for that reason I think I saw them loads of times. Great band live at that time.
Yes I saw SoD a few times in the eighties, always supporting someone else. Have DJ'd two of their Westworld festivals. Not sure I'm doing the next one, as it's down in Wolverhampton, but we'll see.