The Rutles – Archaeology (Virgin – VUSLP119) made in UK 1996 original 1st pressing LP | vinyl: NM (mint-) | cover: NM (mint-) probably unplayed in as New condition. Archaeology is the second album by parody band The Rutles. Like their previous release, the album contains pastiches of Beatles songs. Three of the four musicians who had created the soundtrack for the 1978 film—Neil Innes, John Halsey, and Ricky Fataar—reunited in 1996 and recorded a second album, Archaeology, an affectionate send-up of The Beatles Anthology albums (although its original cover design rather parodied that of The Beatles' singles compilation Past Masters: Volume One). The fourth 'real' Rutle, Ollie Halsall, died in Spain in 1992. Eric Idle was invited to participate, but declined. Like the Anthology project that it lampooned, it featured tracks ostensibly from all periods of the Rutles' career, sequenced to reflect the fictional band's chronology. Several of the songs were actually older Innes songs that were dusted off and given the 'Rutles' treatment. The reunion was blessed by George Harrison, who encouraged The Pre-Fab Four to proceed. When approached, Harrison told Innes, 'Sure. It's all part of the "soup"...', an encounter that Innes related in interviews in 1996. He also asked which member of the band would be shot, according to a 2001 Paley Center interview with Innes. A1 Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band 2:19 A2 Rendezvous 2:06 A3 Questionnaire 2:45 A4 We've Arrived! (And To Prove It We're Here) 2:09 A5 Lonely-Phobia 2:35 A6 Unifinished Words 2:08 A7 Hey Mister! 3:18 A8 Easy Listening 2:09 A9 Now She's Left You 2:03 A10 The Knicker Elastic King 2:39 B1 I Love You 2:18 B2 Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik 4:24 B3 Joe Public 4:03 B4 Shangri-La 7:43 B5 Don't Know Why 3:44 B6 Back In '64 3:14