Todd Rundgren Something / Anythi SEALED USA 1993 MFSL 200 GRAM 1/2 SPEED 2 LPS
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Description
Item Details:
Product Code: 2-225
Format: 200 Gram ½ Speed Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 2 LP SET Original Factory Sealed
UPC: 015775222519
Limited Edition Numbered 0543
This auction is for a limited edition factory sealed MFSL Anadisq 200 Gram Pressing Half Speed Series are mastered with the GAIN SYSTEM and were designed to get the most from your sound system while capturing the incredible realism and presence in the listening experience without the annoyance of surface noise, distortion, hiss.
This recording is mastered from the Original Session Tapes. This Out of Print For 20+ Years LP has all Liner Notes, Photos, and Artwork from the Original LP.
Discography About The Record:
After two albums, Todd Rundgren had one hit and a burgeoning cult following, plus growing respect as a hitmaking record producer. There's no question he was busy, but as it turns out, all this work only scratched the surface of his ambition. He had decided to abandon the Runt pretense and recorded a full double album by himself (save for one side). Others had recorded one-man albums before, most notably Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, but Rundgren -- without borrowing musically from either artist -- captured the homemade ambience of McCartney with the visionary feel of Music of My Mind, adding an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music from Gilbert & Sullivan through Jimi Hendrix, plus the crazed zeal of a pioneer. Listening to Something/Anything? is a mind-altering trip in itself, no matter how many instantly memorable, shamelessly accessible pop songs are scattered throughout the album. Each side of the double album is a concept onto itself. The first side is "a bouquet of ear-catching melodies"; side two is "the cerebral side"; on side three "the kid gets heavy"; side four is his mock pop operetta, recorded with a full band including the Sales brothers. It gallops through everything -- Carole King tributes ("I Saw the Light"), classic ballads ("Hello It's Me," "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"), Motown ("Wolfman Jack"), blinding power pop ("Couldn't I Just Tell You"), psychedelic hard rock ("Black Maria"), pure weirdness ("I Went to the Mirror"), blue-eyed soul ("Dust in the Wind"), and scores of brilliant songs that don't fall into any particular style ("Cold Morning Light," "It Takes Two to Tango"). It's an amazing journey that's remarkably unpretentious. He may have contributed self-penned liner notes, but Rundgren peppers his writing with self-aware, self-deprecating asides, and he also indulges his bizarre sense of humor with gross-outs ("Piss Aaron") and sheer quirkiness, such as an aural tour of the studio at the beginning of side two. Something/Anything? has a ton of loose ends throughout: plenty of studio tricks, slight songs (but no filler), snippets of dialogue, and purposely botched beginnings, but all these throwaways simply add context -- they're what makes the album into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through the mind of an insanely gifted pop music obsessive. Rundgren occasionally touched on the sheer brilliance of Something/Anything? in his later work, but this extraordinary double album is the one time where his classicist songcraft and messy genius converged to create an utterly unique, glorious record.
Tracks:
I Saw The Light 2:59
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 3:51
Wolfman Jack 2:55
Cold Morning Light 3:35
It Takes Two To Tango (This Is For The Girls) 2:43
Sweeter Memories 3:32
Intro 1:10
Breathless 3:15
The Night The Carousel Burned Down 4:32
Saving Grace 4:11
Marlene 3:55
Song Of The Viking 2:37
I Went To The Mirror 4:06
Black Maria 5:18
One More Day (No Word) 3:44
Couldn't I Just Tell You 3:36
Torch Song 2:51
Little Red Lights 4:51
Overture - Money (That's What I Want) 2:30
Messin' With The Kid
Dust In The Wind 3:46
Piss Aaron 3:28
Hello It's Me 4:41
Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me 3:57
You Left Me Sore 3:43
Slut 3:35
RECORD CONDITION:
THE VIRGIN VINYL ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED.
COVER CONDITION:
GATEFOLD COVER IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR AND SMALL TEAR IN THE WRAP.
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
No split seamsNo creases
No cut-out (drill) holes
No cut-out corners
No saw-marks or indents
No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)
No yellowing from aging
No writing
No stickers or labels
No tape
No water damage
No warping
No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover
No glue traces or wax residue.
Please use all the pictures to help with the condition.
If any questions, please ask!
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