Entertainment Weekly - A
Q (12/95, p.161) - 3 Stars - Good - "...respectably good pop music in its own right...out-imitating even the finest Beatles copyists..."
Uncut (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese are highly faithful (re)arrangements of familiar Fab Four landmarks..."
Goldmine - 3 Stars - Good
The Rutles: Dirk McQuickly (Eric Idle); Ron Nasty (Neil Innes); Stig O'Hara (Rikki Fataar); Barry Wom (John Halsey).
Musicians: Neil Innes, Ollie Halsall (guitars, keyboards, vocals); Rikki Fataar (guitar, bass, sitar, tabla, vocals); Andy Brown (bass); John Halsey (percussion, vocals).
Recorded at Chappell Studios, London, England
THE RUTLES are a Beatles parody group created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes for their British TV show "Rutland Weekend." The music comes from a TV movie called "All You Need Is Cash" (co-produced by Saturday Night Live's Lorne Michaels), which follows the rise and fall of The Rutles.
Contains 6 bonus tracks; 4 from the TV special "All You Need Is Cash" and 2 outakes. The CD booklet illustrates the Rutles story with photos and liner notes.