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Let It Rot
Let It Rot

Released

8 May, 1970

Recorded

February 1968 – 20 April 1970 IOU, Limpet and Trydent Studios, London

Genre

Pop Rock

Length

35:16

Label

Rutle Corps

Preceeded By

Shabby Road (1969)

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Let It Rot (album)

Let It Rot was the Rutles' last official studio album to be released,[1] although Shabby Road was the last to be recorded. It was released in 1970.

The band had previously shelved the project after it got them all arrested. Issued almost a month after the band's breakup, it was originally conceived as Get Up and Go, a return to their earlier, less complicated approach to music. Rehearsals began at Twickenham Film Studios in London in January 1969 as part of a planned documentary film showing the Rutles preparing to return to live performance. A project initiated by Dirk McQuickly, the rehearsals were marked by ill-feeling, leading to Stig O'Hara's temporary departure from the band. As a condition of his return, the Rutles reconvened at their own Rutle studio, where they completed the recordings with help from guest musician Billy The Pirate.

Following several rejected mixes by Glynt Rons, a new version of the album was produced by Sec Handegree from March to April 1970. While "Get Up and Go"/"Don't Get Me Wrong" and the title track was released as singles before the album's release, the first and third songs were remixed by Handegree for the album, and the second was not included on the final version.

An alternative mix of the album titled Let it Rot... Naked, which removed Handegree's production work and used different takes of some songs, was released in 2003. In 2021 a super deluxe box set was released, including the rejected Glynt Rons mixes, along with recordings from the Get Up and Go sessions.

Track Listing[]

Get Up and Go

The cover of the unreleased Glynt Rons mix, mimicking Please Rut Me

Side One[]

  1. Bandwagon
  2. You've Got The Chance
  3. All Alone
  4. Hey Mister!
  5. Stig It
  6. Let It Rot
  7. Testing

Side Two[]

  1. TBA
  2. TBA
  3. TBA
  4. Blues of the Angels
  5. Get Up and Go


References[]

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