Nazz III

Nazz III
Studio album by Nazz
Released	May 1971
Recorded	Late 1968 – Early 1969 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and at Starfish Sound in Hazleton,Pennsylvania
Studio	The Nazz Recording Studio in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and Starfish Sound in Hazleton,Pennsylvania
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	42:44
Label	SGC SD 5004 (original) Rhino (reissue)
Producer	Nazz
Nazz chronology
Nazz Nazz (1969) Nazz III (1971)
Singles from Nazz III
"Some People" b/w "Magic Me" Released: June 1969
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Nazz III is the third and final studio album by the American garage rock band Nazz. It was released in 1971 on SGC Records. Songwriter/guitarist Todd Rundgren recorded the album but left the band prior to its release. The band disbanded the following year.

Background

The songs on the album consisted of tracks recorded in late 1968 and early 1969 for an intended double album, to be titled Fungo Bat. When a single album (Nazz Nazz) was released instead, an album's worth of tracks remained unreleased. Drummer Thom Mooney, who retained possession of the master tapes, was contacted by SGC Records in 1970 and was coerced into allowing the label to listen to the material. Mooney was unaware that the label's intention was to use the recordings for a possible third album in order to capitalize on former Nazz member Rundgren's burgeoning solo career. The label released Nazz III following the release of Rundgren's second solo album, Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren.

At some point during the production process for Nazz III, original vocalist Robert "Stewkey" Antoni overdubbed his vocals on songs which originally featured Rundgren singing. In 2006, Sanctuary Records released Nazz Nazz and Nazz III on a double CD that added several outtakes, including the original versions of songs where Rundgren's vocals were removed. The entire song list, as the double album was originally intended, was eventually released as The Fungo Bat Acetates in 2018.

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Rundgren except where noted.

Side one

1. "Some People" – 3:38
2. "Only One Winner" – 3:02
3. "Kicks" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 3:47
4. "Resolution" – 2:44
5. "It's Not That Easy" – 2:36
6. "Old Time Lovemaking" – 2:29
7. "Magic Me" – 3:04

Side two

1. "Loosen Up" (Robert Antoni, Thom Mooney, Rundgren, Carson Van Osten) – 1:24
2. "Take the Hand" – 2:15
3. "How Can You Call That Beautiful" – 3:39
4. "Plenty of Lovin'" (Van Osten)– 3:43
5. "Christopher Columbus" (Van Osten) – 3:20
6. "You Are My Window" – 6:00

Note

• On five tracks, "Only One Winner"; "Resolution"; "Its Not That Easy"; "Take The Hand"; and "How Can You Call That Beautiful", Stewkey's vocals are overdubbed over Rundgren's.

Personnel

Nazz

• Robert "Stewkey" Antoni – keyboards, vocals
• Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "You Are My Window"
• Carson Van Osten – bass, vocals
• Thom Mooney – drums

Technical

• Nazz – producers, arrangers
• James Lowe – engineer
• Loring Eutemey – design
• Joel Brodsky – photography