Ruby Records is an American

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

, founded predominantly as a rock music label subsidiary of Slash Records. The original version of the label released seven albums in

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

and

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

. Ruby was distributed through the same independent distributors that handled its corporate parent, Slash. When

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (known as Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) is an American record label. A subsidiary of Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division ...

bought Slash, they took over distribution of Ruby's three most popular albums (

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's '' Fire of Love'', The Misfits' '' Walk Among Us'',

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's ''

The Days of Wine and Roses ''The Days of Wine and Roses'' is the second record and the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band the Dream Syndicate. It was released in October 1982 through Ruby Records, a division of Slash Records. Produced by Chris D. (o ...

'') and deleted the others (which included releases by the Flesh Eaters,

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and

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). The WB-distributed version of ''Fire of Love'' has an altered cover design, but the CD reissues on Slash and

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use the original artwork. Ruby was founded by the Flesh Eaters singer Chris D. He was listed as producer of the Misfits' '' Walk Among Us'' LP on its original release, although this was amended for the CD reissue. Chris D. also produced

's ''

'' and some tracks on

's '' Fire of Love'', as well as the two Flesh Eaters albums released by Ruby. After the Chris D. era, the Ruby label received some brief revivals. In 1989, it released albums by Sweet Baby and

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. In 2012, Drag News released a self-titled EP on Ruby. In 2018, Prayers collaborated with the surviving members of Christian Death to release a limited edition single on Ruby. Ruby has also released an album by

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and an EP by The Drab.

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