Spinal Tap's Ridiculous Album Artwork

Spinal Tap fans are going to either be extremely proud of themselves or very irritated when they try and turn the carton that holds the upcoming Back From The Dead into this: This nifty thingie is totally awesome — as long as you're good at paper dolls, folding stuff and puzzles. Those of us who are good at puzzles but are all thumbs are going to have a bit of a time putting this thing together, though.

The folks at Sonic Unyon, who sent us the album and are distributing it, told us it took them 20 minutes to put together. We figured it couldn't be that difficult and we could do it in 10. We were wrong. It really does take 20 minutes.

Start by folding down the top part David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls are standing on. After that, push the tabs directly below them out behind them so they look like half cubes. Fold the two end pieces on the left and right side out and behind St. Hubbins, Tufnel and Smalls so the "prong" things can hook into the tabs underneath them.

At this point, you should be able to make the whole thing stand up, but the guys may still look like they want to either lie on their backs or stomachs. Grab their sides and push their "stomachs" out towards the front and fold their "feet" up towards the front of the carton. When you've done all that, it should be able to stand up.

Don't get frustrated with this thing. It looks easy to assemble and is once you get it, but it might take you more than five minutes to figure it out. It's also very easy to rip or break, so you have to be patient while putting it together.

The whole thing is inherently ridiculous, and it's even more appropriate because it seems like Michael McKean (St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (Smalls) are having a laugh at the expense of their audience. If anything, this will make an awesome addition to your collection of Ozzy, Eddie, Jimmy Page, KISS and AC/DC figurines. But make sure Gene Simmons doesn't fall on it.

Just in case you're wondering, we don't think it's exactly 18 inches high like the undersized Stonehenge in This Is Spinal Tap... but it's pretty close. We'd put it at around 14 inches or so.