20,000 Vinyl LPs 43: Todd Rundgren radio show LP promo

Todd Rundgren radio show LP promo detail

detail photo by Styrous®

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The Todd Rundgren Radio Show is a promotional LP that was issued by Bearsville Records in 1972 to promote the double album, Something/Anything?, by Tod Rundgren. It was Rundgren's third solo release, and was recorded the previous year in Los Angeles, New York City and Bearsville Studios, Woodstock. It is a wacky, rambling assemblage of music, sounds, voices and various sound effects, noises and whatever.  Oh, also, it's a hell of a lot of fun. There is a video of the album on YouTube (link below). 

Todd Rundgren radio show LP promo album cover

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Rundgren recorded in his studio at home thus, was able to do more lengthy studio experiments, such as using a Putney VCS3 synthesizer. 

Putney VCS3 synthesizer

The Putney was introduced by the Electronic Music Studios in 1969 and designed by David Cockerell. The studio was formed in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff, Tristram Cary and Cockerell. It was developed in the basement of Zinovieff's house and was nicknamed "The Putney" after the London suburb where he was living.  

The VCS3 consisted of 3 voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), a noise generator, two input amplifiers, ring modulator, voltage-controlled low-pass filter, trapezoid envelope generator, voltage-controlled reverberation, level meter, two output amplifiers thus providing a stereo output, and a joystick providing 'X' and 'Y' modulation control.

There is a terrific video in which you can hear the sound of the Putney in action on the Synthtopia website (link below).      

The album contains a promo letter . . .

Todd Rundgren radio show promo letter

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. . . and a promo survey form

Todd Rundgren radio show promo survey

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Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP 

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Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP 

side 2

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Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP 

label detail: side 1

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Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP 

label detail: side 2

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Links on the web: 

   
Todd Rundgren Radio website    
Todd Rundgren radio show on YouTube     
Putney in action on the Synthtopia website.            
Todd Rundgren and The Metropole Orchestra Amsterdam 2012 on YouTube     
  

What a lot of fun!   

Styrous® ~ Thursday, June 18, 2015 

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