Archaeology is a 1996 album released to celebrate The Rutles. Featuring special recordings and re-releases of several previous songs, it also included several original Rutles songs written by Ron Nasty for the album.
Track list
- Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band
- Rendezvous
- Questionnaire
- We've Arrived! (And to Prove It We're Here)
- Lonely-Phobia
- Unfinished Words
- Hey Mister!
- Easy Listening
- Now She's Left You
- The Knicker Elastic King
- I Love You
- Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik
- Joe Public
- Shangri-La
- Don't Know Why*
- Back in '64*
2007 Reissue bonus tracks
- Lullaby (without opening chord)
- Baby S'il Vous Plait
- It's Looking Good (rehearsal)
- My Little Ukulele
- Rut-a-Lot*
- Under My Skin (Porter)
* Non-archival, written for release
Covers
Alongside the classic "black" cover, numerous other covers were released. Three were intended to be placed side-by-side, meaning one would need to buy three copies to see it all. The Rutland Esquire stated: "It's a waste of money, but a damn satisfying waste of money."
The final cover, released in 2007, featured the three Rutles together in a group-shot.
Cover A
Cover B
Cover C
The alternate 2007 cover