Runt [Extra tracks]

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Digitally remastered reissue of original album with liner notes and new interviews. 'Runt' was his solo debut after the breakup of Nazz. Also features the 10 tracks from when Bearsville originally released the album in 1970, including the top 20 hit 'We G

Runt, Music, Todd Rundgren, Rock/Pop
Runt
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of my all time favorite TODD albums
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  • Any General Rock Fan Should Own This
 Runt
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ASIN: B0000032OU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Broke Down And Busted
  2. Believe In Me
  3. We Gotta Get You A Woman
  4. Who's That Man?
  5. Once Burned
  6. Devil's Bite
  7. I'm In The Clique
  8. There Are No Words
  9. Baby Let's Swing/The Last Thing You Said/Don't Tie My Hands
  10. Birthday Carol

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorite TODD albums.......2007-03-06

This is Todd's first solo album and it's still one of my favorites. Todd was working as a recording engineer at the then new Record Plant in New York and part of the deal was that he received free studio time and he ended up making this album.Originally released on Ampex Records in Sept. 1970, Todd said that he was suprised that the record was released and it took the label awhile to release it. The first pressings had two songs not listed on the back cover(Hope I'm Around and Say No More)as well as the medley being made up of an extended piece of Baby, Let's Swing. Starting off with Broke Down And Busted which finds Todd reinventing the blues in a nice way. Believe In Me is a soft and pretty song making me wish that he still did this tune. We Gotta Get You A Woman is a radio friendly number while still being fun to listen to. By the way, this song was banned. Who's That Man is really the only song on here that hasn't aged that well for me. Once Burned has an interesting melody. Devil's Bite is fun. I'm In The Clique finds Todd showing his wit and a hook that'll stick in your brain all day. There Are No Words is a little experimental piece that shows some of what's to come in some of his later work. The medley is fun and rockin'. Birthday Carol is pretty but with a great blues rock beginning before drifting into a somber dreamlike piece that can bring tears to your eyes. I have this in several different releases with the current Japan being the best. However, this version also has a high price tag and the domestic doesn't sound that bad to me.

4 out of 5 stars Great nostalgia from a simpler era.......2007-01-18

Todd was finally free of the restrictions he felt he needed to escape in the vastly underrated NAZZ and proceeded to make an album that is completely unfettered with labels. He touched nearly every base and style and unleashed his clever wit. I won't go into specifics but this is a real gem of a cd with the outstanding "Baby, Let's Swing" medley being my favorite. It's not slick and over-produced at all, just some excellent songs from a unique talent. In today's world this album would have never seen the light of day but back in those heady days anything was possible and Mr. Rundgren proved it with this collection of songs.

3 out of 5 stars Introduction to a career.......2006-03-23

This album introduced Todd Rundgren to the music world as more than just the guitarist/writer for the short-lived Nazz. These songs span most of the varied genres Todd was to explore over the next several decades: Silky soul tunes; guitar-driven rock; and even the silly "artsy-fartsy" stuff are on display. Ably assisted by the Sales brothers this sonically lean collection is a must for anyone who appreciates the limitless scope of real popular music.

4 out of 5 stars Early Todd.......2005-02-02

After the Nazz disbanded, Todd went solo. Well, kinda. He didn't go completely solo until 1972's "Something/Anything?", but for all intents and purposes, this is his first solo album.

Todd seems eager to experiment in the studio on this one, as there's a wide array of styles. Such as: bluesey psychedelia ("Broke Down & Busted"), blistering rockers ("Devil's Bite"), rootsy rock n' roll ("Who's That Man"), gorgeous ballads ("Believe In Me"), and blissful pop perfection ("We Gotta Get You a Woman", Todd's first hit).

Side B, especially, has some strange stuff. "I'm in the Clique" is a bizarre, 6/4 timed stomp with some really tongue in cheek insults towards the music biz. And "There Are No Words" is like a proto-ambient instrumental piece in which Todd's voice resembles the mating calls of a whale.

The pop medley "Baby Let's Swing/The Last Thing You Said/Don't Tie My Hands" and "Birthday Carol" close things out on a great note. The latter combines a lush string intro (and outro), bluesey jamming, and a piano ballad into a 9+ minute package. One of Todd's most underrated songs, actually.

Not flawless by any means, but a great listen from Todd in his earliest days as a solo musician. Things would just get better and better from here on out.

Best Songs: Broke Down & Busted, Believe In Me, We Gotta Get You a Woman, Birthday Carol, Baby Let's Swing/etc..

5 out of 5 stars Any General Rock Fan Should Own This.......2004-06-17

I'll be blunt (Not sharp. Or for that matter Hornblower. English joke by the way.) If you like any other form of rock, or possibly blues, get this. If you like Jefferson Airplane, get this. If you like Jethro Tull, get this. If you like Led Zepplin, get this. If you like... anything remotely rocking, get this. Look (no not there, here, at the screen.) Todd is a lost music master and should be loved by all. This album is my personal favourite of his (including Utopia) and I really do recommend it to you. I'm sure there will be AT LEAST one track that you like. It's not that expensive, it's a good remaster and it may lead you to like his latter stuff, eg Utopia
Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Best 8-Track Ever
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 Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
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ASIN: B0000032OW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Long Flowing Robe
  2. The Ballad (Denny & Jean)
  3. Bleeding
  4. Wailing Wall
  5. The Range War
  6. Chain Letter
  7. A Long Time, A Long Way To Go
  8. Boat On The Charles
  9. Be Nice To Me
  10. Hope I'm Around
  11. Parole
  12. Remeber Me

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of original album with liner notes and new interviews. Also features the 12 tracks from when Bearsville originally released 'Runt - The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren' in 1971.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Be Nice To Me:The Ballad Of Todd's second album.......2007-03-27

This one isn't as good as some of Todd's other albums but certainly has some good songs on it. Much of the feel is a laid back early 70's feel to it. For me, the highlights are: The Ballad, The Range War, Be Nice To Me and Hope I'm Around(first heard on first pressings of Runt but not listed on the cover). The rest of this album is okay nothing bad but nothing that really sticks in your head either. I guess that the Rhino version has gone out of print sometime in the last couple of years. It's unfortunate that since Warner Bros. bought out Rhino at the end of the 90's, Warner has basically turned it into their oldies label and dropped alot of the cool Rhino stuff. This is currently available as a JVC Japan import and the sound, as usual, is great

5 out of 5 stars Best 8-Track Ever.......2006-10-27

First you absolutely MUST acquire these tracks at any cost. Then build a playlist in the original 8-Track order: Long Flowing Robe; The Range War; Parole; Bleeding; A Long Time And A Long Way To Go; Boat On The Charles; The Ballad (Denny And Jean); Wailing Wall; Nice To Me; Remember Me; Chain Letter; Hope I'm Around. Set to repeat and let 'er rip. I tend to appreciate the unified vision of singer-writers that record most of their own parts, as Nigel Godrich talked Sir Paul into revisiting in 2005 with fine results. Along with Rundgren and McCartney I've enjoyed "solos" by Stevie Wonder, Emmit Rhodes and OF COURSE Jason Falkner. However I believe that this Todd cycle will NEVER be eclipsed. This one is special.

5 out of 5 stars One of Todd's best.......2006-03-17

It's hard to think of an album you would want to start a non-Todd fan on, but I think this would be it. Long enough to be a treat, but short enough to where Todd doesn't get into his "weird" space (think Da Da Dali, which I still haven't forgiven him for). "Chain Letter" is loads of fun, "The Range War" is great to sing with friends when you're drunk (did I say drunk? I meant reading the Bible), and "Boat on the Charles" is so beautiful that you may not realize until later that he's singing about suicide. Every cut is wonderful, yet so different that you can barely believe they're all from the same GUY, let alone the same album. And yet, it all fits. That's the genius of Todd.

5 out of 5 stars Todd: a master of styles.......2004-09-10

Todd Rundgren dispalys a superb mastery of styles on this his second solo lp.

The overall feel of this music not dissimilar to Carole Kings's tapestry with the beatles thrown in. Rundgren moves effortlessly from pop to soul ballards and country rock and he is also an acomplished musician playing guitars, pianio, precussion and sax and produces some really nice harmonies.

The stand out track 'Wailing Wall' is a stunning piano vocal miniture, but I also particularly like 'Boat on the Charles' with it's evocative piano and sax.

For me this is Todd's finest moment. Something Anything is a classic, but this is more even and perfectly paced.

5 out of 5 stars Todd's first of many masterpieces........2004-06-13

Whereas "Runt" was a little disjointed and experimental at times, "The Ballad of Todd Rundgren" is pure pop. Although its not as stylistically diverse as its follow-up "Something/Anything?", the songwriting is just as strong.

"Long Flowing Robe" is a great Carole King styled pop song to open things up. It's just catchy hook after catchy hook until you can't figure out what the *actual* hook is. The country-tinged "Range War" is also deliciously catchy.

As the title suggests, there's lots of ballads too. "The Ballad (Denny & Jean)" and "Wailing Wall" are both lush, gorgeous, and heartbreaking. And "Hope I'm Around" is pure blue eyed soul with one of Todd's most soaring choruses.

There's some guitars to be found, don't worry. "Bleeding" is a catchy rocker, "Parole" is just rowdy fun, and "Chain Letter" is a tempo-shifting number that culminates in a euphoric "Hey Jude" like outro.

Other highlights include the majestic jazz sweep of "Boat on the Charles" and the sweet pop of "A Long Time, a Long Way to Go".

This is one of Todd's cleanest, most accessible albums. Mostly straightforward piano pop/ballads, a few rockers thrown in for good measure. Everything is beyond good, with no filler in sight. Essential Todd.

Best Songs: Boat on the Charles, Long Flowing Robe, Wailing Wall, Chain Letter, Hope I'm Around.
Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Be Nice To Me:The Ballad Of Todd's second album
 Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
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Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
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ASIN: B000BX4CWS
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

  1. Long Flowing Robe
  2. Ballad (Denny & Jean)
  3. Bleeding
  4. Wailing Wall
  5. Range War
  6. Chain Letter
  7. Long Time, A Long Way to Go
  8. Boat on the Charles
  9. Be Nice to Me
  10. Hope I'm Around
  11. Parole
  12. Remember Me

Album Description

Limited edition Japanese pressing has been recorded in high difinition and comes in a miniature LP sleeve. Bearsville. 2006.

Album Details

Special 24bit K2 Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Be Nice To Me:The Ballad Of Todd's second album.......2007-03-27

This one isn't as good as some of Todd's other albums but certainly has some good songs on it. Much of the feel is a laid back early 70's feel to it. For me, the highlights are: The Ballad, The Range War, Be Nice To Me and Hope I'm Around(first heard on first pressings of Runt but not listed on the cover). The rest of this album is okay nothing bad but nothing that really sticks in your head either. I guess that the Rhino version has gone out of print sometime in the last couple of years. It's unfortunate that since Warner Bros. bought out Rhino at the end of the 90's, Warner has basically turned it into their oldies label and dropped alot of the cool Rhino stuff. This is currently available as a JVC Japan import and the sound, as usual, is great

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    		AM Gold: Early '70s Classics
    Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell , Jackson 5 , Edward Bear , Jr. Sammy Davis , Jim Croce , Tom Jones , Mark Lindsay , Runt , Hurricane Smith , and Wadsworth Mansion
    Manufacturer: Time Life
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
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    ASIN: B000H0SGHC

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    From Time Life Music. 22 hits by Jackson 5 (ABC), Bill Withers (Lean on Me), James Taylor (You've Got a Friend), Jim Croce (Operator), Bread (Guitar Man), Lobo (Me & You & a Dog Named Boo) as well as hard to find hits like: Edward Bear (Last Song), Sailcat (Motorcycle Mama), Hurricane Smith (Oh Babe What Would You Say), Bobby Bloom (Montego Bay), Mark Lindsay (Arizona), Eric Weissberg (Dueling Banjos), Vanity Fare (Hitchin' a Ride), Runt (We Gotta Get You a Woman) and many more!
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      		Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
      Todd Rundgren
      Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00002JX62
      Release Date: 1999-09-22

      Tracks:

      1. Long Flowing Robe
      2. Ballad (Denny & Jean)
      3. Bleeding
      4. Wailing Wall
      5. Range War
      6. Chain Letter
      7. Long Time, A Long Way to Go
      8. Boat on the Charles
      9. Be Nice to Me
      10. Hope I'm Around
      11. Parole
      12. Remember Me

      Album Description

      Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 technology, this is a Japanese reissue of this classic 1970 album for Bearsville in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the original cover intact & limited to the initial pressing only. 12 tracks. 1999 release. The full title is 'Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren'.

      Album Details

      Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only and Digital 20bit K2 Remastering.
      Runt EP
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        		Runt EP
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        Manufacturer: Wasteland
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000005R9C
        Release Date: 1993-01-29
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          		Free Soul Runt
          Todd Rundgren
          Manufacturer: Japanese Import
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000009RQC
          Release Date: 1998-02-24

          Tracks:

          1. Believe in Me
          2. We Gotta Get You a Woman
          3. Long Flowing Robe
          4. Chain Letter
          5. Be Nice to Me
          6. I Saw the Light
          7. Cold Morning Light
          8. It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)
          9. Saving Grace
          10. Hello It's Me
          11. You Left Me Sore
          12. Does Anybody Love You?
          13. Dream Goes on Forever
          14. Izzat Love?
          15. Sons of 1984
          16. Rain
          17. Love of the Common Man
          18. Clich
          19. Can We Still Be Friends?
          20. All the Children Sing
          21. Determination
          22. Compassion
          23. Hideaway

          Album Description

          Japanese compilation with 23 of his finest recordings, including 'I Saw The Light', 'Hello It's Me', 'A Dream Goes On Forever', 'Love Of The Common Man', 'Can We Still Be Friends' and 'All The Children Sing'. 1998 Bearsville Records release. The full title is 'Free Soul. The Classic Of Todd Rundgren'.

          Album Details

          Super Japanese comprehensive compilation of his solo and Utopia recordings.
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            Manufacturer: Diesel Music
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000F9WYUU

            Product Description

            Track Listing: 1. Himlen Runt Hornet - 5:03 2. Vem - 2:49 3. Himlen Runt Hornet (edit) - 4:24. Issued in slimline jewel case.
            Runt
            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
            • One of my all time favorite TODD albums
            • Great nostalgia from a simpler era
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            ASIN: B0000254MK
            Release Date: 2002-05-30

            Tracks:

            1. Broke Down and Busted
            2. Believe in Me
            3. We Gotta Get You a Woman
            4. Who's That Man?
            5. Once Burned
            6. Devil's Bite
            7. I'm in the Clique
            8. There Are No Words
            9. Baby Let's Swing/The Last Thing You Said/Don't Tie My Hands
            10. Birthday Carol

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorite TODD albums.......2007-03-06

            This is Todd's first solo album and it's still one of my favorites. Todd was working as a recording engineer at the then new Record Plant in New York and part of the deal was that he received free studio time and he ended up making this album.Originally released on Ampex Records in Sept. 1970, Todd said that he was suprised that the record was released and it took the label awhile to release it. The first pressings had two songs not listed on the back cover(Hope I'm Around and Say No More)as well as the medley being made up of an extended piece of Baby, Let's Swing. Starting off with Broke Down And Busted which finds Todd reinventing the blues in a nice way. Believe In Me is a soft and pretty song making me wish that he still did this tune. We Gotta Get You A Woman is a radio friendly number while still being fun to listen to. By the way, this song was banned. Who's That Man is really the only song on here that hasn't aged that well for me. Once Burned has an interesting melody. Devil's Bite is fun. I'm In The Clique finds Todd showing his wit and a hook that'll stick in your brain all day. There Are No Words is a little experimental piece that shows some of what's to come in some of his later work. The medley is fun and rockin'. Birthday Carol is pretty but with a great blues rock beginning before drifting into a somber dreamlike piece that can bring tears to your eyes. I have this in several different releases with the current Japan being the best. However, this version also has a high price tag and the domestic doesn't sound that bad to me.

            4 out of 5 stars Great nostalgia from a simpler era.......2007-01-18

            Todd was finally free of the restrictions he felt he needed to escape in the vastly underrated NAZZ and proceeded to make an album that is completely unfettered with labels. He touched nearly every base and style and unleashed his clever wit. I won't go into specifics but this is a real gem of a cd with the outstanding "Baby, Let's Swing" medley being my favorite. It's not slick and over-produced at all, just some excellent songs from a unique talent. In today's world this album would have never seen the light of day but back in those heady days anything was possible and Mr. Rundgren proved it with this collection of songs.

            3 out of 5 stars Introduction to a career.......2006-03-23

            This album introduced Todd Rundgren to the music world as more than just the guitarist/writer for the short-lived Nazz. These songs span most of the varied genres Todd was to explore over the next several decades: Silky soul tunes; guitar-driven rock; and even the silly "artsy-fartsy" stuff are on display. Ably assisted by the Sales brothers this sonically lean collection is a must for anyone who appreciates the limitless scope of real popular music.

            4 out of 5 stars Early Todd.......2005-02-02

            After the Nazz disbanded, Todd went solo. Well, kinda. He didn't go completely solo until 1972's "Something/Anything?", but for all intents and purposes, this is his first solo album.

            Todd seems eager to experiment in the studio on this one, as there's a wide array of styles. Such as: bluesey psychedelia ("Broke Down & Busted"), blistering rockers ("Devil's Bite"), rootsy rock n' roll ("Who's That Man"), gorgeous ballads ("Believe In Me"), and blissful pop perfection ("We Gotta Get You a Woman", Todd's first hit).

            Side B, especially, has some strange stuff. "I'm in the Clique" is a bizarre, 6/4 timed stomp with some really tongue in cheek insults towards the music biz. And "There Are No Words" is like a proto-ambient instrumental piece in which Todd's voice resembles the mating calls of a whale.

            The pop medley "Baby Let's Swing/The Last Thing You Said/Don't Tie My Hands" and "Birthday Carol" close things out on a great note. The latter combines a lush string intro (and outro), bluesey jamming, and a piano ballad into a 9+ minute package. One of Todd's most underrated songs, actually.

            Not flawless by any means, but a great listen from Todd in his earliest days as a solo musician. Things would just get better and better from here on out.

            Best Songs: Broke Down & Busted, Believe In Me, We Gotta Get You a Woman, Birthday Carol, Baby Let's Swing/etc..

            5 out of 5 stars Any General Rock Fan Should Own This.......2004-06-17

            I'll be blunt (Not sharp. Or for that matter Hornblower. English joke by the way.) If you like any other form of rock, or possibly blues, get this. If you like Jefferson Airplane, get this. If you like Jethro Tull, get this. If you like Led Zepplin, get this. If you like... anything remotely rocking, get this. Look (no not there, here, at the screen.) Todd is a lost music master and should be loved by all. This album is my personal favourite of his (including Utopia) and I really do recommend it to you. I'm sure there will be AT LEAST one track that you like. It's not that expensive, it's a good remaster and it may lead you to like his latter stuff, eg Utopia
            Shining Star: Runt Star Best
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              		Shining Star: Runt Star Best
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              Manufacturer: Avex Trax
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00067SSZ6
              Release Date: 2005-01-05

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