Thursday, April 30, 2026

We've arrived! (and to prove it we're here) (The Rutles) (LP 4559)

The Rutles  Archaeology (CD, EMI Records, 1996) ****  

Genre: Parody pop (a rare genre)

Places I remember: Real Groovy Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Shangri-la

Gear costume: Unfinished Words

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7

Active compensatory factors: I've written about The Rutles before (here) and this is their second album of Fabs parodies.

Three of the original Rutles (Neil Innes, John Halsey, and Ricky Fataar) regrouped in 1996 and recorded a second album, Archaeology, an affectionate send-up of The Beatles Anthology albums.

It's another great send up and fun for the listener picking The Fabs numbers that Neil Innes (a genius) is using for source material. While I don't hear anything as great as Cheese and Onions, Neil seems particularly adept at sounding like JOL.

Where do they all belong? That's it for The Rutles.

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