Todd Rundgren – Initiation
Label: |
Bearsville – BR 6957 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
Canada |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Real Man | 4:25 | |
| A2 | Born To Synthesize | 3:40 | |
| A3 | The Death Of Rock And Roll | 3:48 | |
| A4 | Eastern Intrigue | 5:06 | |
| A5 | Initiation | 7:05 | |
| A6 | Fair Warning | 8:07 | |
| A Treatise On Cosmic Fire | 36:00 | ||
| B.1 | Intro - Prana | 4:27 | |
| B.2 | II. The Fire Of Mind - Or Solar Fire | 3:43 | |
| B.3 | III. The Fire Of Spirit - Or Electric Fire | 7:34 | |
| I. The Internal Fire - Or Fire By Friction | (20:16) | ||
| B.4a | Muladhara - The Dance Of Kundalini | ||
| B.4b | Svadhishthana - Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam, Thank You, Mahm | ||
| B.4c | Manipura - Seat Of Fire | ||
| B.4d | Anahata - The Halls Of Air | ||
| B.4e | Vishudda - Sounds Beyond Ears | ||
| B.4f | Ajna - Sights Beyond Eyes | ||
| B.4g | Brahmarandhra - Nirvana Shakti | ||
| B.5 | Outro - Prana |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Printed By – Ever Reddy
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Credits
- Cover [Art] – Todd Rundgren
- Lettering – Hal Fiedler
Notes
Released with a printed inner lyrics-sleeve
Printed on spine: ER [encircled Ever Reddy logo] Printed In Canada.
Printed on spine: ER [encircled Ever Reddy logo] Printed In Canada.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 31870 1A 2HDL: 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 31,871-1A-2HDAL: 0
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Initiation (LP, Album) | Bearsville | 200.759 | Netherlands | 1975 | ||
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Initiation (LP, Album) | Bearsville | K 55504 | UK | 1975 | ||
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Initiation (LP, Album, Stereo) | Bearsville | BEA 55504 | Netherlands | 1975 | ||
| Initiation (LP, Album) | Bearsville | W 55504, BR 6957 | Italy | 1975 | |||
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Initiation (LP, Album, Promo, Santa Maria pressing) | Bearsville | BR 6957 | US | 1975 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I just don't get why the critics have to bash this and all of Todd's mid-period albums - to many Todd fans like me, they are all complete masterpieces! Listen to what the 5-star reviewers say. This album is eons out of its time, considering what was beng cranked out in 1975. From the catchy "Real Man" to the mind-blowing "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire" (considered the birth of modern electronica), this album is awesome all the way through! Todd and Frank Zappa have a lot in common with eachother musically. They both marched to the beat of their own drum and weren't afraid to take risks with their music. It wasn't about radio play with these guys, it was all about pushing the envelope and trying something different, which is what probably frightens the critics because they don't quite know how to categorize what they hear, so they tear it apart instead. Five stars all the way!
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