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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.
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TODD RUNDGREN A Wizard A True Star (1973 German 19-track vinyl LP, gatefold picture sleeve with lyric insert. The sleeve shows only light wear, with a little wear to the insert and the vinyl is Excellent, looking barely played BEA45513)
- Todd Rundgren - A Cappella - German - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.72, €14.28 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jun-2024 09:38)on September 7, 2024 at 9:53 am
TODD RUNDGREN A Cappella (1985 German 10-track LP, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks seldom played)
- Todd Rundgren - The Collection - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £12.00, $15.72, €14.28 (New Item) (arrived 23-Feb-2024 11:45)on September 7, 2024 at 9:53 am
TODD RUNDGREN The Collection (1988 UK 20-track double compilation LP, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows very little signs of wear and, due to vinyl shift, there is a small top split whilst the viny remains Excellent CCSLP181)
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TODD RUNDGREN Todd (Record Store Day 2024 UK/EU limited edition RSD double album 2-LP pressed on Orange & Green Vinyl, a 50th anniversary special release of his fifth studio album from 1974, featuring the hits A Dream Goes On Forever and Izzat Love? Picture sleeve with new liner notes by Paul Myers, hype sticker & factory sealed) rsd 2024
- Todd Rundgren - Healing - stickered p/s - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.10, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 13:08)on September 7, 2024 at 9:53 am
TODD RUNDGREN Healing (1981 UK 6-track LP, housed in the hype stickered picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played ILPS9657)
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