Rootjoose

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Rootjoose were a

surf rock bands such as contemporaries Reef, their live performances gained them some popularity in the South West of Britain during the late 1990s. Signed to Rage Records, the band released Rhubarb, their debut album
, in 1997.

Band members Rob Elton, Jamie Crowe, Fez (James Hardaker) and Harry Collier achieved minor

Earls Court
.

Their most notable track - "Mr Fixit" - reached number 54 in the

indie music
rather than their more upbeat style. The band broke up in 2001.

Collier later went on to form Kubb, who released their debut album, Mother, in 2005. Crowe and Elton went on to form the dance band Rairbirds.

Albums

Rhubarb
surf rock
Length64:12
LabelRage
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rhubarb

Rhubarb is the only studio album to be produced by Rootjoose.[citation needed] It was released on 6 October 1997 and reached number 58 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]

However, the EP Money and Time was released afterwards.

Track listing

  1. The Joose Is Coming Soon
  2. Pie in the Sky
  3. The Parradiddle Song
  4. Never Knew You
  5. Taxman
  6. Mr Fixit
  7. Holiday
  8. Long Way
  9. Inspiration
  10. Place So Near
  11. Can't Keep Living This Way
  12. Anniversary
  13. Virtually Fat Free

A cassette tape "The Sting" containing four tracks was produced and sold privately by the band around 1995. Produced by Jo Partridge and James Cassidy for Airfield Productions it featured the tracks Anniversary, Long Way, Pie in the Sky and The Sting of which only the last was not included later on the Rhubarb album. The tape has a white label and carries no catalogue number.

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