TODD RUNDGREN A Wizard True Star LP '73 1st w/ patti smith bandaid RL etch RARE

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Up for Sale - Rare Promo Todd Rungren A Wizard A True Star LP 73 w/Bandaid Poem Insert PATTI SMITH, bearsville br2133, With original postcard, diecut corner designed gatefold original PROMO LP vinyl.
This is extremely hard to find, STERLING "RL" etch first press off the master, the ONLY Pressing to be made from the ORIGINAL MASTER!
EX+ to NM to VG+  LP, "MINT shape for bandaid Patti Smith insert, MINT shape post card and lyric sleeve,  STERLING IS STAMPED and RL is etched. 
EX to VG+ Gatefold 
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Grading for most is based on the Goldmine Standard as listed below:

Vinyl grading is usually based on the Goldmine standard and is as follows:

“SS” Still Sealed – For the collector that demands nothing but perfection.

“M” Mint - a near perfect, or unplayed record.

“NM” Near Mint - in factory fresh condition, like new.

EX+ - close to like new with only superficial signs of use that don't affect play. Will satisfy all but the most vain and demanding collector.

EX - a used, reasonable copy. Shows slight signs of wear.

VG+ - There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility a few skuffs and/or light surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages, but still quite nice.

VG - significant wear and marks and usually quite noticeable surface noise,still plays great.

Good - In the record world, "Good" is not good! From here on down, we're talking about beat-up records!

Music and production[edit]

The album, and especially the first side of the vinyl recording, is an extended medley; brief songs segue into one another, and the lyrics are frequently humorous or hallucinatory. The first side features a cover version of "Never Never Land" from the Broadway version of Peter Pan; the second side features a medley of covers of R&B hits.

The album's especially long playing time (55:56) pushed the limits of how much music could fit on a long-playing record. Each side of the record is 6 to 7 minutes longer than a typical album. Therefore the groove on each side has to be narrower, causing a significant drop in volume level and sound quality. Rundgren acknowledged this issue on the album's inner sleeve, which was packed with his handwritten notes. To compensate, he advised listeners to turn up the volume on their speakers. The first vinyl release was mastered by notedaudio engineer Robert "Bob" Ludwig at Sterling Sound and is identifiable by the notation "STERLING RL" written in the run-out grooves. Compact disc and tape versions of the album are not affected by the same volume level issues as vinyl.

Four of the musicians featured on the album – Klingman, Labat, Shuckett and Siegler – would go on to be core players in the early version of Rundgren's band Todd Rundgren'sUtopia.

Packaging and artwork[edit]

Arthur Wood made the painting that is featured on the cover. Arthur included cryptic symbols in his cover art that, when deciphered, spell out the following messages:

• "I, Arthur Wood, painted this."
• "Be true to your words, and your words will be true to you."
• "Be true to yourself and your work."
• "I will be as true to you as I can."
• "Tenderness is the secret to love, as far as I can see. -- Todd Rundgren"

First issues of the vinyl LP included a postcard encouraging purchasers to send in their names to be included on a poster in Todd's next album, and was die-cut. Also included was a "band aid" poem written by Patti Smith which was a bio about the album. Reissues of the vinyl LP did not include any of these extras, and the cover was a standard square cover (in lieu of the curly-cut corners of the earlier cover).

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Todd Rundgren except as indicated.

1. "International Feel" – 2:50
2. "Never Never Land" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 1:34
3. "Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off" (Instrumental) – 1:14
4. "You Need Your Head" – 1:02
5. "Rock and Roll Pussy" – 1:08
6. "Dogfight Giggle" – 1:05
7. "You Don't Have to Camp Around" – 1:03
8. "Flamingo" (Instrumental) – 2:34
9. "Zen Archer" – 5:35
10. "Just Another Onionhead/Da da Dali" – 2:23
11. "When the Shit Hits the Fan/Sunset Blvd." – 4:02
12. "Le Feel Internacionale" – 1:51

Total Length: 26:21

1. "Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel" – 4:16
2. "Does Anybody Love You?" – 1:31
3. "Medley" – 10:34
   • "I'm So Proud" (Curtis Mayfield) – 2:46
   • "Ooh Baby Baby" (Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore) – 2:54
   • "La La Means I Love You" (William Hart, Thom Bell) – 2:16
   • "Cool Jerk" (Donald Storball) – 2:33
4. "Hungry for Love" – 2:18
5. "I Don't Want to Tie You Down" – 1:56
6. "Is It My Name?" – 4:01
7. "Just One Victory" – 4:59

Total Length: 29:35

According to the liner notes of the first pressing, Side One is conceptually about "The Quest for Knowledge", and Side Two is about "The Quest for Love".

White Label DJ copies include a censored version of "When the Shit Hits the Fan/Sunset Blvd.", replacing "shit" with a synthesizer sound and does not include the song "Does Anybody Love You".

The original cassette tape release of the album reverses Sides One and Two of the LP, in order to sequence the longer side first. The Bearsville/Warner Bros. cassette reissues from 1983 play out of sequence, Side One plays Side One but lists Side Two's tracks.

Personnel[edit]

• Todd Rundgren – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Rick Derringer – guitar
• Mark "Moogy" Klingman – keyboards
• Ralph Schuckett – keyboards
• Jean-Yves "M. Frog" Labat – synthesizer
• John Siegler – bass guitar, cello
• John Siomos – drums
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• Michael Brecker – saxophone
• Randy Brecker – horn
• Barry Rogers – trombone

Charts[edit]

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