Todd Rundgren to release vinyl live version of A Wizard, A True Star! – Louder

Todd Rundgren is to release a live recording of his 1973 classic album A Wizard, True Star!. The new version will be released on rainbow swirl coloured vinyl through Cleopatra Records on March 5.

The new live version A Wizard, A True Star... Live! was recorded 2009 in Akron Ohio. The special concert was orriginally released on crystal clear DVD and CD last year and now has been pressed on deluxe rainbow swirl vinyl (which you can see below) and comes in a gorgeous gatefold jacket featuring images from Todd Rundgrens truly epic multi-media concert event - a front-to-back recreation ofA Wizard, A True Star!.

Released in 1973, A Wizard, A True Star! was Rundgren's fourth solo album. Produced, engineered, and almost entirely performed by Rundgren, he envisioned the record as a hallucinogenic-inspired "flight plan" with all the tracks segueing seamlessly into each other.

The album, which mixes prog, psychedelia, bubblegum pop, show tunes and soul music, highlighted a move towards proggier music from Rundgren who was growing increasingly influenced by the likes of Zappa, Yes and the prog fusion of Mahavishnu Orchestra. He would form his progressive rock side project Utopia the same year.

Get A Wizard, A True Star... Live!.

Todd Rundgren: A Wizard, A True Star... Live!

LP1 SIDE A1. International Feel2. Never Never Land3. Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off4. You Need Your Head5. Rock and Roll Pussy6. Dogfight Giggle7. You Don't Have To Camp Around8. Flamingo

LP1 SIDE B1. Zen Archer2. Just Another Onionhead-Da Da Dali3. Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel4. Does Anybody Love You

LP2 SIDE A1. Medley: I'm So Proud/Ooo Baby Baby/La La Means I Love You/Cool Jerk2. Hungry for Love3. I Don't Want to Tie You Down

LP2 SIDE B1. Is It My Name2. When the Shit Hits the Fan/Sunset Blvd3. Le Feel Internacionale4. Just One Victory

CD

1. International Feel2. Never Never Land3. Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off4. You Need Your Head5. Rock And Roll Pussy6. Dogfight Giggle7. You Don't Have To Camp Around8. Flamingo9. Zen Archer10. Just Another Onionhead - Da Da Dali11. Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel12. Does Anybody Love You?13. Medley: I'm So Proud, Ooh Baby Baby14. Medley: La La Means I Love You, Cool Jerk15. Hungry For Love16. I Don't Want To Tie You Down17. Is It My Name?18. When The Shit Hits The Fan - Sunset Blvd19. Le Feel Internacionale20. Just One Victory

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Todd Rundgren to release vinyl live version of A Wizard, A True Star! - Louder