Cleopatra Records celebrates Record Store Day on April 12 with one of the most anticipated releases in Todd Rundgren’s catalog: a 2-LP live album recorded during the maestro’s 2008 Arena tour.
Named after his most recent studio album, this tour found Rundgren performing alongside his usual A-list band of musical wizards, with a set list encompassing a host of favorites from his past solo albums.
These include a rare airing of the 1972 single “Couldn’t I Just Tell You,” “Love in Action” (from 1978’s Back to the Bars), “Just One Victory” from the seminal A Wizard, A True Star (1973), the monster hit “I Saw the Light,” and more.
Alongside these, the album also features a mammoth performance of Arena itself. Eleven of the album’s 13 tracks are included, forming a solid block that begins at the end of side one and runs deep into side four.
Pressed on black/white split vinyl and packaged with informative liner notes by Rundgren biographer Paul Myers, The Arena Tour Live is limited to just 1,000 copies worldwide.
Track List:
LP1 SIDE A
Love In Action
Black Maria
Open My Eyes
I Saw The Light
Mad
LP1 SIDE B
Afraid
Courage
Weakness
Pissin
LP2 SIDE A
Strike
Today
Bardo
Mountaintop
LP2 SIDE B
Panic
Manup
Just One Victory
Couldn't I Just Tell You