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\u201cI gotta be honest with you,\u201d says Todd Rundgren, \u201cI\u2019ve 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\u2019s not much more I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fear not, though, because although Meat Loaf\u2019s Bat Out Of Hell is undoubtedly Rundgren\u2019s most famous production – not to mention one of the best-selling albums of all time – he has plenty more credits on his CV.<\/p>\n

Ahead of our full interview with Todd, here are the five album productions that he\u2019s most proud of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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