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the two Rush albums were a Pop Market special
I'm biting, tell me more about the rush albums. Seems you have to be a member to search popmarket.
Good luck with vinyl at Pitchfork Fest this weekend:Zappa "Hot Rats" (Blue Label Bizarre!)Mingus "Ah Um" (70s pressing)Pink Floyd "Animals" (sounded much better once the caked on beer/bongwater was cleaned off)Emmylou Harris "Quarter Moon in a 10 Cent Town" (MFSL!)Led Zeppelin S/TTalking Heads "'77"Keith Jarrett "My Song"And all are quiet as can be. There is a skip on the Mingus, but for what I paid for all these, I made out like a bandit!
Laura, check the dead wax on the Rundgren Runt.If it is not stamped "STERLING" in block letters, not handwritten, it is probably a bootleg. This is one of the most widely bootlegged albums I have run across.Paul
Sorry, Laura. It's a bootleg despite the label and album cover!Paul
No "STERLING" in the dead wax. The label is Bearsville, which is Rundgren's original label. On the back it says distributed by Ampex Records.
Upon its release in June 1970 the album was issued with 10 tracks. After "We Gotta Get You a Woman" became a hit single, Ampex decided to press more copies of the LP in November 1970 to keep up with demand. A rejected 12-track master of the LP was accidentally sent to the pressing plant resulting in approximately 5,000 mis-presses. Instead of throwing out the LPs, Ampex decided to sell them anyway, unmarked, as a sort of surprise to the purchaser.
Rare RuntTwo distinct versions of TR's debut LP were released. Here are the differences and how to tell if you have a "rare" one.Etched on the inner groove are these markings:A10105-A (A10105 B on B-side (no dash on B-side))ARC 11-20-70STERLINGLHALSide A has 7 bands, side B has 5.I've digitized the "bonus" tracks in both AIFF-Compressed format (smaller) and Windows Wave (more portable). And have added Real Audio (smaller yet, and better quality). There's still a lot of "pop" sounds, but after all, they're from a 25 year old LP! Just click on the sample size desired to hear 'em.Steve Graham adds:Most of the tracks marked "no difference" actually are different mixes. This is sort of referred to, I believe, in the notes on the inner sleeve of the "official" version, which say: "Remixed at Record Plants in N.Y. and L.A. and RE-REMIXED at Jack Clement Studio in Nashville".There are several versions of the "official" pressing, some of which might possibly be bootlegs -- those are on really horrid vinyl, were not cut at "Sterling", and have the grooves spaced differently, ending farther away from the label. And there are versions on the Ampex and Bearsville/Ampex labels.Hank Webb offers an alternate view:As a long time fan of Todd and his body of music, I have amassed a large collection of his material, and in many varying forms. I have had a nagging question about one piece in mind, and were wondering if you could help me clear it up. It concerns the album Runt, and the material therein. Many reference books and supposed authorities conclude that the 12 track master with the song "Hope I'm Around" erroneously on side "a" and "Say No More" etc. on side "b" is the original first pressing. I take issue with that assumption, since 11-20-70 is etched in each trail off on my copy. The copies I have, that are 10 track masters, claimed to be second pressings by many authorities, have a 6-6-70 or 6-8-70 mastering date in the dead wax. That would be a clear indication to me that the 10 track master would be the original release, as they are also very abundant. However what would be the real reason for the mix-up in the later pressings, that contain 11 or 12 tracks? I also have an 11 track copy with a June side "a" and a November side "b" (on the hybrid copy the November date is 11-23-70, and is very clearly that, with the standard June stamper on side a.) Hence "Say No More " is on it, but not "Hope I'm Around". Can you shed any light on this matter for me?
