Todd Rundgren radio show LP promo detail
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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
Rundgren recorded in his studio at home thus, was able to do more lengthy studio experiments, such as using a 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.
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
. . . and a promo survey form
Todd Rundgren radio show promo survey
da record
Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP
side 1
Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP
side 2
da label
Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP
label detail: side 1
Todd Rundgren radio show vinyl LP
label detail: side 2
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!
