''The Final Rip Off'' is a compilation double album by

Monty Python Monty Python, also known as the Pythons, were a British comedy troupe formed in 1969 consisting of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. The group came to prominence for the sketch comedy ser ...

, released in 1987. It was the team's first release on

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, after the label acquired the rights to their back catalogue previously released on

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. The set contains material from those six albums, but not from the ''

Life of Brian ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'' (also known as ''Life of Brian'') is a 1979 British biblical black comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michae ...

'' or '' The Meaning of Life'' soundtracks, which were released on other labels.

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knig ...

added some new linking material while all the songs were remixed by producer Andre Jacquemin including one, "Henry Kissinger", which featured a previously unreleased section. Contrastingly, the selections from ''

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'' and ''

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'' were mixed from stereo into mono. The cover art, with its graphic image of spilling guts, was illustrated by

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Track listing

Side one

#Introduction #Constitutional Peasant #

Fish Licence The Fish Licence is a sketch from Series 2 Episode 10 (''Scott of the Antarctic'') of the popular British television series, ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. It first aired on 1 December 1970. Eric Praline (John Cleese) is a put-upon cust ...

# Eric the Half-a-Bee Song (remix) # Finland Song (remix) #Travel Agent #Are You Embarrassed Easily? #Australian Table Wines #

Argument An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's conclusion via justification, explanation, and/or persu ...

#Henry Kissinger Song (extended remix) # Parrot (Oh, Not Again) (mono mix)

Side two

Sit On My Face "Sit on My Face" is a short song written by Eric Idle and performed by the members of the comedy troupe Monty Python, which originally appeared on the album ''Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album'' and later appeared on the compilation '' M ...

(remix) #

Undertaker A funeral director, also known as an undertaker or mortician (American English), is a professional who has licenses in funeral arranging and embalming (or preparation of the deceased) involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks o ...

(mono mix) #Novel Writing (Live From Wessex) #Announcement (unlisted) #String #Bells #Traffic Lights #Cocktail Bar (mono mix) #

Four Yorkshiremen The "Four Yorkshiremen" is a comedy sketch that parodies nostalgic conversations about humble beginnings or difficult childhoods. It features four men from Yorkshire who reminisce about their upbringing. As the conversation progresses they try to ...

(mono mix) #

Election Special ''Election Special'' is the 15th studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder. It was released on August 16, 2012, by Perro Verde and Nonesuch Records. Cooder recorded and produced the album mostly at Drive-By ...

(mono mix) # Lumberjack Song (mono mix)

Side three

# I Like Chinese (remix) #

Spanish Inquisition The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition () was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile and lasted until 1834. It began toward the end of ...

Part 1 (mono mix) # Cheese Shop (remix) #Cherry Orchard (mono mix) # Architects Sketch (mono mix) #Spanish Inquisition Part 2 (mono mix) #

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(mono mix) #Spanish Inquisition Part 3 (mono mix) #Comfy Chair (mono mix) #Famous Person Quiz (mono mix) #You Be the Actor (mono mix) #

Nudge Nudge "Candid Photography", better known as "Nudge Nudge", is a sketch from the third ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' episode, "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away" (series 1, ep. 3) featuring Eric Idle (author of the ...

(mono mix) #

Cannibalism Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is also well document ...

(mono mix) #Spanish Inquisition Revisited (mono mix)

Side four

# I Bet You They Won't Play This Song on the Radio (remix) # Bruces #Bookshop #Do Wot John (remix) #Rock Notes #I'm So Worried (remix) #Crocodile #French Taunter #Marilyn Monroe #Swamp Castle #French Taunter Part 2 #Last Word

References

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