Description
Todd Rundgren – Initiation + Faithful / Edsel Records 2x Audio CD 2011 / EDSD 2124
UPC 740155212438
Initiation is the sixth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released May 23, 1975 on Bearsville Records. With this album, Rundgren fully embraced the synthesized prog sound he had begun exploring in more depth in his work with his band Utopia. However, unlike Utopia, in which Rundgren had limited himself to playing guitar, most of the synthesizers on Initiation were played and programmed by Rundgren himself.
| Label: | Edsel Records – EDSD 2124 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2011 |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | Pop Rock, Experimental |
Tracklist:
| Initiation | |||
| 1-1 | Real Man |
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4:25
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| 1-2 | Born To Synthesize |
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3:41
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| 1-3 | The Death Of Rock And Roll |
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3:48
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| 1-4 | Eastern Intrigue |
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5:04
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| 1-5 | Initiation |
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7:04
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| 1-6 | Fair Warning |
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8:05
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| A Treatise On Cosmic Fire | 35:22 | ||
| 1-7 Intro | Prana |
| 1-7 II | The Fire Of Mind - Or Solar Fire | ||
| 1-7 III | The Fire Of Spirit - Or Electric Fire | ||
| 1-7 I | The Internal Fire - Or Fire By Friction | ||
| 1-7 I 1 | Muladhara - The Dance Of Kundalini | ||
| 1-7 I 2 | Svadhishthana - Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam, Thank You Mahm | ||
| 1-7 I 3 | Manipura - Seat Of Fire | ||
| 1-7 I 4 | Anahata - The Halls Of Air | ||
| 1-7 I 5 | Vishudda - Sounds Beyond Ears | ||
| 1-7 I 6 | Ajna - Sights Beyond Eyes | ||
| 1-7 I 7 | Brahmarandhra - Nirvana Shakri | ||
| 1-7 Outro | Prana | ||
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Faithful |
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| 2-1 | Happenings Ten Years Time Ago |
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3:11
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| 2-2 | Good Vibrations |
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3:42
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| 2-3 | Rain |
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3:16
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| 2-4 | Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine |
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3:25
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| 2-5 | If Six Was Nine |
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4:53
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| 2-6 | Strawberry Fields Forever |
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3:49
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| 2-7 | Black And White | 4:40 | |
| 2-8 | Love Of The Common Man | 3:34 | |
| 2-9 | When I Pray | 2:55 | |
| 2-10 | Cliché | 4:00 | |
| 2-11 | The Verb "To Love" | 7:23 | |
| 2-12 | Boogies (Hamburger Hell) | 5:04 | |
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Bonus Track |
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| 2-13 | Open My Eyes [Live At Cape Cod Arena, 23rd August 1975] |
| 5:05 |
- Arranged By – Todd Rundgren (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
- Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Val Jennings
- Cover [Initiation] – Todd Rundgren
- Design [Cd Package] – Jools Williamson
- Liner Notes – Paul Myers (8)
- Mastered By [Cd Mastering] – Peter Rynston
- Mixed By – Todd Rundgren (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
- Performer [Players] – John Siegler (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12), John Wilcox (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12), Roger Powell (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12), Todd R.* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
- Photography By [Cd Cover] – Getty Images, Gijsbert Hanekroot, Redferns
- Producer – Todd Rundgren
- Typography [Lettering - Initiation] – Hal Fielder
- Written-By – Todd Rundgren (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 2-7 to 2-13)
