~~TODD RUNDGREN Initiation Album Released 1975 Vinyl/Record Collection US pressed~~
TRACKLIST:
All songs by Todd Rundgren.
Side
one
"Real
Man" – 4:27
"Born
to Synthesize" – 3:41
"The
Death of Rock and Roll" – 3:48
"Eastern
Intrigue" – 5:05
"Initiation"
– 7:03
"Fair Warning" – 8:08
Side
two
"A
Treatise on Cosmic Fire" (Instrumental) – 35:22
"Intro
- Prana" – 4:21
"II.
The Fire of Mind - or: Solar Fire" – 3:50
"III.
The Fire of Spirit - or: Electric Fire" – 7:33
"I.
The Internal Fire - or: Fire by Friction" – 19:38
"Mûlâdhâra:
The Dance of Kundalini"
"Svâdhishthâna:
Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam, Thank You, Mahm"
"Manipûra:
Seat of Fire"
"Anâhata:
The Halls of Air"
"Vishudda:
Sounds Beyond Ears"
"Ajnâ:
Sights Beyond Eyes"
"Brahmarandhra:
Nirvana Shakri"
"Outro -
Prana"
Initiation
was a concept album that could be broken into two parts corresponding to its
two sides, each of which was over 30 minutes long. The first side was made up
of Rundgren's songs from various rock genres, similar to previous Rundgren
albums such as Todd; all of the members of Utopia appeared, as well as many of
Rundgren's friends such as the members of the Edgar Winter Group on "Fair
Warning". The second side, however, was entirely made up of the heavily
synthesized instrumental work "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire", named
after a 1930 book of the same name by theosophist Alice Bailey (whose works,
influenced by the writings of H.P. Blavatsky, also included the concept of
"initiation" and the "seven rays"). Rundgren performs all
of the instrumental parts, with an enormous amount of the work being programmed
and performed as well as co-written by a (largely uncredited) Roger Powell.
Album
opener "Real Man" (which featured all of the original members of
Utopia except for M. Frog Labat) and the modulated a capella "Born to
Synthesize" have Rundgren acknowledging that he should face himself and
follow his dreams of experimenting more with music than creating conventional
pop records.[citation needed] "The Death of Rock and Roll", the
hardest rocking song on the record, takes a stab at the critics that rejected
his previous rock albums A Wizard, a True Star and Todd. At the same time,
Rundgren was also experimenting with Eastern religious concepts, exploring
these themes on "Eastern Intrigue", as well as forming the basis of
"A Treatise on Cosmic Fire". The closing tracks of the first side,
the "disco-prog" title track and the soul music-inspired "Fair
Warning", cryptically state that Rundgren is ready to push forward and
that it is up to the listener to follow along or tune out.[citation needed]
The
second side, the side-long, multipart "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire,"
(evidently based on the occult treatise by Alice Bailey) is a springboard for
synth experimentation. On vinyl and in the iTunes Store, "A Treatise on
Cosmic Fire" was indexed into four tracks, each consisting of one of the
four movements of the piece (with "Outro - Prana" appended to the
fourth track); track times for the individual movements are given below. Both
the CD and vinyl erroneously list the song as being 36 minutes exactly.
The album is one of the longest single LPs of all time, totaling almost 68 minutes of playing time. Due to the length of the LP, Rundgren sped up the master tape for the first 3 songs on side one as well as the entirety of side 2 to eliminate 2-3 minutes per side as well as EQ'ing and limiting the recording's dynamic range to fit the entire album onto one piece of vinyl. The album's original inner sleeve included a "Technical Note" stating "Due to the amount of music on this disc (over one hour), two points must be emphasized. Firstly, if your needle is worn or damaged, it will ruin the disc immediately. Secondly, if the sound does seem not loud enough on your system, try re-recording the music onto tape. By the way, thanks for buying the album". All CD copies contain the same audio and it is unknown if the dynamic range has been restored on these pressings.
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