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A Hard Day's Rut
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Released

10 July 1964

Recorded

Recorded 29 January, 25–27 February, 1 March & 1–4 June 1964, EMI Studios, London, and Pathétic Marconi Studios, Paris

Genre

Rock

Length

21:34

Label

Parlourphone

Preceded By

Meet the Rutles (1963)

Succeeded By

Rutles For Sale (1964)

A Hard Day's Rut was an album released by the Rutles,[1] alongside their film of the same name. It was the third album by the Rutles and was released on the 10th July 1964.

Critics describe the album as the band's best early work, and that their other works should have been like this. Critics who actually heard the album have, however, said different.

A Hard Day's Rut (album)

Track listing[]

Side One[]

  1. I Must Be in Love
  2. Trouser Freak
  3. With A Girl Like You
  4. I Want To Be With You
  5. I Love You
  6. San Antone
  7. I'm So Happy

Side Two[]

  1. I'm Talking About You
  2. Labio-Dental Fricative
  3. Lonely-Phobia
  4. Lovers Leaping
  5. One of These Days
  6. Between Us

US Version[]

Hard Day's Rut USA Remake

US cover

The American version of the album was released on 26 June 1964 by Capital Records in both mono and stereo, the fourth Rutles album in the United States. The album went to number one on the Billboard album chart, spending 14 weeks there, the longest run of any album that year.

Side One[]

  1. I Must Be in Love
  2. I Love You
  3. Country Dan And City Lil
  4. I Want To Be With You (instrumental)
  5. One Of These Days
  6. Between Us (instrumental)

Side Two[]

  1. I Want To Be With You
  2. With a Girl Like You
  3. Between Us
  4. Barry's Theme (This Goy)
  5. I'm So Happy
  6. I Must Be in Love (instrumental)

References[]

  1. [Listen to A Hard Day's Rut (album) on YouTube]
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