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''A Cappella'' is a 1985 album by Todd Rundgren. The album is one of Rundgren's most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist's voice. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice in order to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds. This unique approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk. ''A Cappella'' was finished in 1984 and slated for release on Bearsville Records later that year but with Bearsville's slimming artist roster and lack of successful artists Bearsville didn't want to take a chance releasing something they felt was too experimental and wouldn't sell so A Cappella was shelved. The label filed for Bankruptcy in 1985 and all remaining Bearsville releases were released by Warner Bros or dropped completely. A test pressing of the LP was bootlegged under the title "Runt A Cappella"(CATSVILLE TR-084) and may have influenced Warner Bros to release the album since bootleggers were profiting from it. This same bootleg was also released as a high quality concert recording of an A Capella live concert, taken from a recording at the Bismark Theater, October 25 1985 that was broadcast via the King Biscuit Flower Hour. The packaging of both bootlegs were the same so it wasn't known whether it was the studio LP or live LP until it was played. This album would also be Rundgren's first official album for Warner Bros. Records, following the demise of Bearsville Records, which Warner Bros. distributed. Rhino Records would take over the rights to the album for release on CD and for online distribution. ==Track listing== All songs written by Todd Rundgren, except where indicated. ;Side one #"Blue Orpheus" – 5:02 #"Johnee Jingo" – 3:51 #"Pretending to Care" – 3:40 #"Hodja" – 3:25 #"Lost Horizon" – 4:57 ;Side two #"Something to Fall Back On" – 4:13 #"Miracle in the Bazaar" – 4:12 #"Lockjaw" – 4:01 #"Honest Work" – 2:40 #"Mighty Love" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons) – 3:41 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Cappella (Todd Rundgren album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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