TODD RUNDGREN INITIATION DELUXE REMASTER DISC TWO

TODD RUNDGREN - INITIATION -
ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN THE U.S. ON BEARSVILLE RECORDS 6/14/75 AS
VINYL LP = BR 6957,
CASSETTE = BEA M5 6957,
8 TRACK = BEA M8 6957,
RHINO RECORDS 8/25/87
CD = RNCD 70866
SINGLES RELEASED
REAL MAN(REMIX/EDIT) B/W PRANA - FROM COSMIC FIRE(REMIX/EDIT)


I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AGGRAVATED BY THE SO CALLED REMASTERING AND REPACKAGING OF TR'S ALBUMS SO I DECIDED TO DO MY OWN "REMASTER" OF THE INITIATION ALBUM. I DIDN'T DO MUCH TO THE SOUND, JUST TRIED TO MAKE IT SOUND AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE, KIND OF HOW THE MIXDOWN MASTER TAPE WOULD HAVE SOUNDED IN THE STUDIO. I ALSO CORRECTED THE PITCH OF "TREATISE", WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED SINCE IT WAS RELEASED. IT WAS RAISED ORIGINALLY DURING MASTERING SO IT WOULD FIT ON ONE SIDE OF THE VINYL LP. I ALSO INCLUDED 4 SEQUENCES THAT WERE USED DURING THE MIXING OF TREATISE THAT TODD FOUND ON A REEL IN BEARSVILLE STUDIOS TAPE ARCHIVE IN 1998. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE 45 RPM MIXES OF REAL MAN AND PRANA. ENJOY!

A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

TOTAL TIME 36:42

INTRO - PRANA 0:00
II THE FIRE OF MIND OR SOLAR FIRE 4:39
III THE FIRE OF SPIRIT - OR ELECTRIC FIRE 8:31
I THE INTERNAL FIRE - OR FIRE BY FRICTION 16:21
Muladhara - The Dance of the Kundalini
Svadhishthana - Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam, Thank You, Mahm
Manipura - Seat of Fire
Anahata - The Halls of Air
Vishudda - Sounds Beyond Ears
Ajna - Sights Beyond Eyes
Brahmarandhra - Nirvana Shakti
OUTRO PRANA 34:54
REAL MAN 45 RPM MIX 36:44
PRANA (From Cosmic Fire) 45 RPM MIX 40:56