A Wizard, a True Star is a progressive rock recording by Todd Rundgren, released in 1973. The album, and especially the first side of the vinyl recording, is an extended medley after the fashion of the Beatles' late recordings; brief songs segue into one another, and the lyrics are frequently humorous or hallucinatory. The first side features a cover version of "Never Never Land" from the Broadway version of Peter Pan; the second side features a medley of covers of R&B hits.

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  • A Wizard, a True Star is a progressive rock recording by Todd Rundgren, released in 1973. The album, and especially the first side of the vinyl recording, is an extended medley after the fashion of the Beatles' late recordings; brief songs segue into one another, and the lyrics are frequently humorous or hallucinatory. The first side features a cover version of "Never Never Land" from the Broadway version of Peter Pan; the second side features a medley of covers of R&B hits. The album's length pushed the limits of how much music could fit on a long-playing record; as a result, the sound quality is a little lower in comparison. Acknowledging that on the album's inner sleeve, which was packed with his handwritten notes, Rundgren advised listeners to turn up the volume on their speakers, being that each side of the record is about 6 or 7 minutes longer than standard records. The compact disc version was thought to avoid these difficulties. The first issue on vinyl (identifiable by the notation "STERLING RL" written in the trail-off), the only pressing made from the original master, has the best fidelity; finding one in near mint condition is not easy. Arthur Wood made the cover painting that is featured on the original recording. First issues of the vinyl LP included a postcard encouraging purchasers to send in their names to be included on a poster in Todd's next album, and was die-cut. After 1973, the postcard was replaced with a "band aid" poem written by Patti Smith which was a bio about about the album. Reissues of the vinyl LP did not include any of these extras, and the cover was a standard square cover. In late 2009 and early 2010, Rundgren began touring the album after hearing it had a new audience of young fans (most famously the British electropop band Hot Chip). The idea originated with a promoter in London but when he didn't make an offer for the tour two fans from RundgrenRadio. com, a fan-based internet radio program, started a limited U.S. tour of the album in 2009 which was followed the next year by two shows in Europe.
  • A Wizard, A True Star es el cuarto (o segundo, según quienes dicen que los primeros discos de este artista fueron de un trio llamado "Runt") álbum de estudio de rock progresivo del cantautor estadounidense Todd Rundgren, estrenado en 1973. El álbum, en especial el Lado-A de la grabación en vinilo (es decir, desde el track 1 hasta el 12), es un medley extendido luego de la moda de las últimas grabaciones de "The Beatles; en fin las canciones están adjuntas unas dentro de otras, y las letras son frecuentemente graciosas o alucinantes. El Lado-A comienza con el hard rock/heavy metal "International Feel" seguido de la primera versión cover de "Never Never Land" de la versión de Broadway de Peter Pan, continuado de "Tic Tic tic, It Wears Of", un intrumental obviamente basado en el cocodrilo de Peter Pan, por otro lado le sigue el heavy metal "You Need Your Head" y su especie de hermano "Rock And Roll Pussy", y a continuación la extraña "Dogfight Giggle" que pareciera haber sido sacada de una película de ciencia ficción, y a esta le sigue la balada "You Don't Have To Camp Around que es continuada por el instrumental "Flamingo" el cual comienza la obra maestra "Zen Archer" la cual contiene una melodía similar a la de un organillero, que es continuada por latracción de canciones "Just Another Onionhead"/"DAda Dali" seguida por "When The Shit Hits The Fan/ Sunset BLVD" finalizando con la versión menos heavy metal de "International Feel", "Le Feel Internationale". En tanto, el Lado-B (del track 13 al 19) contiene el single "Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel" un cautivante jazz, seguido por su Lado-B del single "Does Anybody Love You?", y luego un emocionante medley de "I'm So Proud" escrita por Mayfield, "Ooh Baby Baby" de Robinson, Claveland y Benson, "La La Means I Love You" por Hart y Bell, finalizado con "Cool Jerk" escrita por Stroball, luego de este medley viene el hard rock "Hungry For Love", y posteriormente la balada "I Don't Wanna Tie You Down" un hermosa composición de Rundgren, continuado del heavy metal "Is It My Name?" finalizando el lado y el álbum con el éxito mas promovido por Utopia, "Just One Victory". El álbum en total dura 55 minutos con 56 segundos, puestos con el límite de un LP; como resultado la calidad sonora de este LP es generalmente menor a la estelar, sin embargo el CD no incluye estas dificultades. La caratula fue hecha por Arthur Wood, que es una curiosa obra de pintura hecha en las grabaciones originales Primero el LP de vinilo incluía una "banda de auxilio" poema escrito por Patti Smith, un estilo de historia sobre el álbum.
  • A Wizard, a True Star är ett album av den amerikanska musikern Todd Rundgren, utgivet 1973. Rundgren hade året innan nått framgångar med albumet Something/Anything?, med populära poplåtar som "I Saw the Light" och "Hello It's Me". A Wizard, a True Star skilde sig en hel del från föregångaren. Det var psykedeliskt och med inslag av progressiv rock och Rundgrens något bisarra humor. Albumets längd, 55 minuter och 56 sekunder, var på gränsen av vad som får plats på en LP-skiva. Detta gjorde att ljudkvalitén blev lidande. På CD-utgåvan har detta problem eliminerats.
  • A Wizard, a True Star est le quatrième album de Todd Rundgren, sorti en 1973.
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  • A Wizard, a True Star is a progressive rock recording by Todd Rundgren, released in 1973. The album, and especially the first side of the vinyl recording, is an extended medley after the fashion of the Beatles' late recordings; brief songs segue into one another, and the lyrics are frequently humorous or hallucinatory. The first side features a cover version of "Never Never Land" from the Broadway version of Peter Pan; the second side features a medley of covers of R&B hits.
  • A Wizard, A True Star es el cuarto (o segundo, según quienes dicen que los primeros discos de este artista fueron de un trio llamado "Runt") álbum de estudio de rock progresivo del cantautor estadounidense Todd Rundgren, estrenado en 1973.
  • A Wizard, a True Star är ett album av den amerikanska musikern Todd Rundgren, utgivet 1973. Rundgren hade året innan nått framgångar med albumet Something/Anything?, med populära poplåtar som "I Saw the Light" och "Hello It's Me". A Wizard, a True Star skilde sig en hel del från föregångaren. Det var psykedeliskt och med inslag av progressiv rock och Rundgrens något bisarra humor. Albumets längd, 55 minuter och 56 sekunder, var på gränsen av vad som får plats på en LP-skiva.
  • A Wizard, a True Star est le quatrième album de Todd Rundgren, sorti en 1973.
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