“Sometimes it’s best not to meet your idols. I took on the project because I was a fan of the band, but I was not naive about what would happen”: Todd Rundgren’s Top 5 favourite album productions that aren’t Bat Out Of Hell

“I gotta be honest with you,” says Todd Rundgren, “I’ve done a lot of talking about Bat over the years. When we arranged this interview, you asked me to put together my Top 5 favourite productions, and I decided not to include it because there’s not much more I can say.”

Fear not, though, because although Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell is undoubtedly Rundgren’s most famous production – not to mention one of the best-selling albums of all time – he has plenty more credits on his CV.

Ahead of our full interview with Todd, here are the five album productions that he’s most proud of…