RARE MINT "AMPEX" 1970 ORIG Todd Rundren NAZZ "RUNT" ROCK CRAFT PERFECTION psych
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ORIGINAL 1970 "AMPEX" TRUE FIRST PRESS
MINT - TWO EXTRA TRACKS and RARE HIT SINGLE STICKER ON COVER
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Todd Rundgren
RUNT
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\ USA - AMPEX RECORDS - 10105
STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE ... TOP COPY ... NO WEAR to the highly wear-prone cover
CONTAINS THE RARE DOUBLE SIDE LYRICS/PHOTOS INNER SLEEVE
CONTAINS TWO EXTRA TRACKS not on the later "Bearsville" release! The Bearsville release was the normal more common issue released some months after this AMPEX Records first print and sported the hit WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN
This is the MUCH much harder to find true 1970 first press on the AMPEX label ...most copies turn up on Bearsville ... the very first TODD RUNDGREN album recorded just after splitting with NAZZ
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Todd Rundgren - production, arrangements, all instruments and voices except where indicated
•Tony Sales - bass (tracks 1-4, 9), 8-string bass (track 6), percussion (tracks 3, 6)
•Hunt Sales - drums (tracks 1-4, 6, 9), percussion (tracks 3, 6)
•Rick Danko - bass (track 5)
•Levon Helm - drums (track 5)
•Mark Klingman - electric piano (track 7)
•John Miller - bass (track 7)
Reluctant to start a full-fledged solo career after leaving the Nazz, Todd Rundgren formed Runt, a band that was a front for what was in effect a solo project. Such isolationism lends Runt its unique atmosphere -- it is the insular work of a fiercely talented artist finally given the opportunity to pursue his off-kilter musical vision. From the moment the slow, bluesy psychedelic grind of "Broke Down and Busted" starts the album, it's apparent that Rundgren could never have made Runt with the Nazz -- and that's before the introspective ballads or the willfully strange stuff kicks in. Throughout the record, Rundgren reveals himself as a gifted synthesist, blending all manners of musical styles and quirks into a distinctive signature sound. He's as interested in sound as he is in song and while he would later pursue these tendencies to extremes, Runt finds him learning how to create an effective sound with the studio, which may be the reason why the album runs the gamut from hard rockers like "Who's That Man?" to ballads like "Once Burned." Although these songs are instantly appealing, the album really gets interesting when he reaches between those two extremes, whether it's in the classic pop medley "Baby Let's Swing," the bizarrely tongue-in-cheek "I'm in the Clique," or the equally impish "We Gotta Get You a Woman," which gave Rundgren his first hit. All the details buried within these songs -- not only in the deceptively direct productions, but within the writing itself -- confirm Rundgren's exceptional skill at songcraft. He occasionally slips on Runt, delivering tracks that rely on production instead of a blend of studiocraft and songcraft, but it remains a thoroughly impressive debut and one of his finest pop-rock records.
Side one
"Broke Down and Busted" - 4:32
"Believe in Me" - 2:04
"We Got to Get You a Woman" [styled "We Gotta Get You a Woman" as a single and on Bearsville pressings] - 2:52
"Who's That Man" - 2:59
"Once Burned" - 2:09
"Devil's Bite" - 3:53
Side two
"I'm in the Clique" - 4:57
"There Are No Words" - 2:12
"Baby Let's Swing"/"The Last Thing You Said"/"Don't Tie My Hands" - 5:28
"Birthday Carol" - 9:14
CONDITION: The cover: rated M- IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER (missing a little bit at top right, main cover is MINT) has the rare WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN sticker on front cover that was only issued on outer cellophane on AMPEX pressings! Hard to find this dark cover This MINT clean, yet here is a absolute survivor looking fresh out of shrink wrap! NO WEAR!!! Still with fresh original colors, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... original store price tag still on outer cellophane
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- TOP COPY expect enjoyable clean audio play grade with NO distracting surface problems ... both AMPEX labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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