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Long lost early Todd Rundgren recordings have surfaced in a new deluxe Nazz box set that unearths the original recordings from the 60s power-pop/psych project that brought Todd Rundgren his first taste of musical notoriety. Lost Masters & Demos will be released through Cleopatra Records on December 2.
Rundgren’s ambitious vision for the second Nazz album actually encompassed 26 songs spread across two LPs. And although the recordings were eventually scrapped and most of the songs reserved for the band’s posthumous third album, 1971’s III, these early versions of the songs would profoundly shape not just Nazz’s sound but the trajectory of Rundgren’s own career.
These tracks are taken directly from the original master acetates of the originally conceived 1968 rough mix of Nazz’s second album, 1969’s Nazz Nazz. It was at the sessions that Rundgren took his first turn behind the mixing desk.
Lost Masters & Demos brings all of these rarities into one gorgeous package, available as either a three CD or four LP set, that includes a full-colour booklet with detailed liner notes from music historian Michael Armes as well as an extensive interview with Nazz engineer and future engineer on Rundgren’s first three solo albums James Lowe, plus a stack of rare photos!
In addition, the other recently discovered acetates contain alternate mixes of Nazz’s signature tune Open My Eyes as well as the future Rundgren hit Hello, It’s Me. And you can hear the original acetate version of Forget All About It below.
Pre-order Lost Masters & Demos.
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TODD RUNDGREN A Wizard A True Star (1973 UK 19-track vinyl LP including the single Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel. The gatefold picture sleeve has some shelf wear to the edges and comes with the lyric insert while the vinyl has just a few light hairline scuffs leaving it Excellent BEA45513)
- Todd Rundgren - Initiation - UK - CD album - £25.00, $31.25, €30.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 27-Sep-2024 09:43)on November 23, 2024 at 7:42 pm
TODD RUNDGREN Initiation (Scarce 1999 issue UK 10-track CD album - Originally released in 1975, 'Initiation' saw Todd fully embrace the synth prog sound and become more interested in experimenting with the capabilities of the synthesizer thanin crafting pop songs; includes the single 'Real Man' plus the ambitious multipart 'A Treatise on Cosmic Fire' which is a springboard for synth experimentation. Hype stickered jewel case and 8 page info/lyric booklet ESMCD701)
- Todd Rundgren - A Wizard A True Star - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 10-Sep-2024 09:26)on November 23, 2024 at 7:42 pm
TODD RUNDGREN A Wizard A True Star (1973 UK 19-track vinyl LP including the single Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel. The gatefold picture sleeve has some shelf wear to the edges and comes with the lyric insert while the vinyl has just a few light hairline scuffs leaving it Excellent BEA45513)
- Todd Rundgren - Todd - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $37.49, €35.99 (New Item) (arrived 10-Sep-2024 17:15)on November 23, 2024 at 7:42 pm
TODD RUNDGREN Todd (2019 Limited Edition numbered UK/EU audiophile reissue of the 1974 17-track double LP pressed on .Todd's follow up to 'A Wizard-A True Star and featuring an eclectic set ranging from pop balladry, proto metal and synth experimentation...all great stuff! Single pocket picture sleeve with fold out lyric/photo insert and individually number stamped (1000 copies worldwide) on the reverse. The sleeve has some light edgewear, but the vinyl looks barely played ..Essential period Rundgren MOVLP2508)
- Todd Rundgren - Todd - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $37.49, €35.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 12-Sep-2024 07:34)on November 23, 2024 at 7:42 pm
TODD RUNDGREN Todd (2019 Limited Edition numbered UK/EU audiophile reissue of the 1974 17-track double LP pressed on .Todd's follow up to 'A Wizard-A True Star and featuring an eclectic set ranging from pop balladry, proto metal and synth experimentation...all great stuff! Single pocket picture sleeve with fold out lyric/photo insert and individually number stamped (1000 copies worldwide) on the reverse. The sleeve has some light edgewear, but the vinyl looks barely played ..Essential period Rundgren MOVLP2508)
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