Todd Rundgren Initiation RSD 2025

[Bob Romano]

Great news for anyone who likes the album Initiation by Todd Rundgren. It will finally be released in a 2LP set. My only question is… will it be speed corrected. Side 2 was sped up to enable fitting 36 minutes on side 2. I actually slowed it down to the speed it should be and it’s almost 38 minutes now. Maybe @ForagingRhino knows?? In any case it’s mine in RSD this year.

 

[key_wiz]

Great news for anyone who likes the album Initiation by Todd Rundgren. It will finally be released in a 2LP set. My only question is… will it be speed corrected. Side 2 was sped up to enable fitting 36 minutes on side 2. I actually slowed it down to the speed it should be and it’s almost 38 minutes now. Maybe @ForagingRhino knows?? In any case it’s mine in RSD this year.

The first 4 tracks on Side 1 were sped up as well. And the bass was rolled off significantly.

 

[shakti]

Has this ever been corrected on CD? I have a 2-disc set with this and Faithful, but never noticed any difference in pitch between that and a promo LP I have. Dreaming of a surround release for this.

It’s an erratic LP, but the best tracks on side 1 are probably my absolute favourite Todd moments.

 

[ForagingRhino]

I honestly don't know.
This version was cut from the master tape.

 

[Scott M4]

Darn! I thought it was a surround release. Initiation would be spectacular in surround.

 

[key_wiz]

Could be that after having approved of speeding up the tracks and that being the only way anyone has ever heard them, that Todd prefers the album this way now.

 

[Bob Romano]

I honestly don't know.
This version was cut from the master tape.

Thank you.

 

[SomethingAnything]

Darn! I thought it was a surround release. Initiation would be spectacular in surround.

Agreed.