Tomorrow and Today

Tomorrow and Today
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Released	15 June 1966
Label	Capital Records
Alternate Cover

Tomorrow and Today is the eleventh Capital release by The Rutles and the eleventh overall American release. The album included tracks from the Rutles' two most recent British LPs which had not yet been included on American albums, plus three from their upcoming LP in the United Kingdom, plus two songs which were back-to-back on a single:

This album is most known for originally featuring the 'butcher cover' as fans call it. Record executives asked for a change to the cover, resulting in the new cover and title being hastily glued over with a modified version of Introducing... The Rutles cover. It was issued only in the United States and Canada.

The Rutles reportedly felt upset and the removal of the original cover, which they worked particularly hard on. "If we can't put out messages like that, then what's this all been about?" Nasty later commented.

Copies of the album with the original cover became high in value and sought after by collectors.

Music[]

Tomorrow and Today included tracks from the Rutles' two most recent British LPs which had not yet been included on American albums, plus three from their upcoming LP in the United Kingdom, plus two songs which were back-to-back on a single:

from the UK LP Ouch!, the tracks "Living in Hope" and "Scrambled Eggs" (earlier issued by Capatol as a single)
from the UK LP Rutle Sole, the tracks "Questionnaire" and "What Goes Ron" (also earlier issued by Capatol as a single), plus "(Stevie You Can't) Drive My Car" and "If I Needed Some Lunch", both sides of the double A-side single "Gay Tripper" / "You Stole My Baby"
from the upcoming UK LP Semi-Automatic, the tracks "I'm Only Dying", "Professor Ken", and "Just Shut Up, You Bird!".

Track listing[]

Side one

Side two

Just Shut Up, You Bird!
If I Needed Some Lunch
You Stole My Baby
What Goes Ron
Gay Tripper

Tomorrow and Today

Released	15 June 1966
Label	Capital Records
Alternate Cover