Todd Rundgren
'Initiation '
CD Mediabook
Brand New & Factory Sealed
**See image for track listing**
When it was issued in 1975, at 68 minutes, “Initiation” was the
longest album ever on one piece of vinyl. It starts with Todd’s classic
Philly soul single “Real Man” and continues with the a cappella “Born To
Synthesize”, heavily sampled for Simian Mobile Disco’s “Synthesize”.
Soul ballad “Fair Warning” features Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer and Dan
Hartman, while the title track features an amazing solo from sax legend
David Sanborn.
The entirety of side two was taken up with the
36 minute synthesizer extravaganza “A Treatise On Cosmic Fire”, which
broke new ground in its use of technology for creating music. It also
marked the first appearance of future Utopia keyboard player Roger
Powell.
This new deluxe casebound book edition contains all the
lyrics, and extensive notes by Paul Myers, extracted from his
definitive book “A Wizard, A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio”.
| 1 | Real Man | ||
| 2 | Born To Synthesize | ||
| 3 | The Death Of Rock And Roll | ||
| 4 | Eastern Intrigue | ||
| 5 | Initiation | ||
| 6 | Fair Warning | ||
| A Treatise On Cosmic Fire | |||
| 7.1 | Intro - Prana | ||
| 7.2 | II, The Fire Of Mind - Or Solar Fire | ||
| 7.3 | III, The Fire Of Spirit - Or Electric Fire | ||
| 7.4 | I, The Internal Fire - Or Fire By Friction | ||
| 7.5 | Outro - Prana |