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| EAR CANDY MAG - October 2010 |
Rutles (almost) complete Discography
Part 2: Original U.S. Albums
By Ronnie
Intro:
Until "Sgt. Rutter" in 1967, all the U.S. albums were compiled by Capatal Records. Capatal dissected and dismembered the British albums, added singles, and created completely different albums. The albums had new titles, new artwork, and in all cases, fewer songs than U.K. albums. Although "Rutle Soul" and "Revolting" were released with the same cover in the U.S., the songs vastly differed from their U.K. counterparts.
The following albums are only mentioned in the U.K. discography:
"Revolting", Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band", "Tragical History Tour", "The Rutles" (a.k.a. The Mauve Album), "Shabby Road", "Yellow Submarine Sandwich", "Let It Rot", "The Rutles At The Che Stadium", "The Rutles" (1978 Warner Brothers album), "Archealogy", "Yellow Submarine Sandwich Songtrack", "1".
Original U.S. Albums
Album Title
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Cover
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Label / Release Date
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Introducing The Rutles
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RutJay VJLP 1062; SR 1062; PCS 3058
January 10, 1964
| The first Rutles album to be released in America.
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Meet The Rutles
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Capatal (S)T 2047
January 20, 1964
| Capatal's first Rutles compilation album was based on the U.K.'s "With The Rutles"
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The Rutles' Second Album
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Capatal (S)T 2080
April 10, 1964
| American compilation album.
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A Hard Day's Rut
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Capatal SW-11921
June 26, 1964
| The soundtrack to the film, containing half Rutles' tracks, half instrumental tracks from the film.
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Nothing New
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Capatal (S)T 2108
July 20, 1964
| American compilation album.
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The Rutles Story
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Capitol (S)TBO 2222
November 23, 1964
| Contains the Rutles story, narrated by Leggy Mountbatten. Also with orchestral instrumental Rutles songs, with very short Rutles interviews and short Rutles song snippets.
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Rutles' 65
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Capatal (S)T 2228
December 15, 1964
| American compilation album.
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The Early Rutles
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Capatal (S)T 2309
March 22, 1965
| American compilation album.
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Rutles Phi
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Capatal (S)T 2358
June 14, 1965
| American compilation album.
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A Hard Day's Rut
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Capatal (S)MAS 2386
August 13, 1965
| The soundtrack to the film, containing half Rutles' tracks, half instrumental tracks from the film.
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Rutle Soul
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Capatal (S)T 2442
December 6, 1965
| Although this album has the same song title as the U.K. version, there is a different song lineup.
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Tomorrow And Today
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Capatal (S)T 2553
June 15, 1966 (with Butcher Cover)
June 20, 1966 (with steamer trunk cover)
| American compilation album.
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Hey Dude
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Rutles Corp SW 385
February 23, 1970
| American compilation album, idea by Ron Decline. Originally titled, "The Rutles Again"
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The Rutles Circa 1960 - In The Beginning
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Polyrut 24-4504
May 4, 1970
| Recorded in Hamburg in 1961 for Polyrut, the album tracks have the Rutles backing Albert "Prelly" Speeridan.
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Live! At The Rat Keller In Hamburg, Germany; 1962
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Rutasong LS-2-7001
June 13, 1977
| This double album features live performances by The Rutles, recorded in late December 1962 at the Rat Keller during their final Hamburg residency.
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Intermission - Rarities
Right: The cover of "THE SAVAGE YOUNG RUTLES"
The Savage Young Rutles - early bootleg
Rutage BM-69 - October 1965
An album of dubious and questionable legal status, it featured tracks originally recorded in Hamburg in 1961, with the Rutles backing Albert "Prelly" Speeridan.
Original copies are extremely hard to find, as the album has been counterfeited endlessly.
Right: The original recalled cover of "RUTLE SOUL"
Rutle Soul - original cover
The original cover for 1965's RUTLE SOUL showed Little Stevie Wonder on the cover. Wonder played on the original tapes, in addition to playing harmonica on "Norwegian Wood".
However, when the original album came out, there was a public outcry over the Rutles "mocking of the handicapped" on the cover.
Wonder's harmonica was erased from the tapes and the album was issued in its now familiar cover.
Only 3 of the original covers are known to exist.
Right: The original recalled RUTLE SOUL 45 rpm
"Stevie You Can't Drive My Car"/"Michelle Reads Braille" 45 rpm
With the original RUTLE SOUL album recalled, the initial lead single from RUTLE SOUL was also recalled.
The 45, "Stevie You Can't Drive My Car"/"Michelle Reads Braille" was recalled before it was pressed. Only the picture sleeve has surfaced. It is now one of the rarest of Rutle collectibles.
Right: The original recalled cover of "TOMORROW AND TODAY"
Tomorrow And Today - original cover
Just a year after the RUTLE SOUL scandal, there were problems with yet another Rutle album cover. The original cover for the 1966 U.S. album, TOMORROW AND TODAY was deemed to offensive to both the National Pork Producers Council and the US Poultry Association because there was no pork or chicken shown on the cover.
Nasty defended the cover saying it was as "relevant as vegetarianism..."
TOMORROW AND TODAY was quickly given a new bland cover, with the Rutles posing around a trunk.
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