Album US 1977 on Bearsville label
Rock (Prog Rock)
Includes an insert, which if cut out and assembled would be a small cardboard pyramid with each band member's face on one side of the assembled pyramid. (P) 1977 Bearsville Records. "Communion With The Sun" and "Jealousy" recorded at Turtle Creek Barn using custom equipment, owned and operated by Eddie Offord.
Utopia , 1973-1986 US arranged by, design concept, album package, album by | |
Kasim Sulton voc, b, *1955 US bass, vocals, lead vocals, written by, lead vocals, second verse, vocals, soloist, wind | |
Gribbitt! , design, execution | |
John Wilcox dr, voc, US drums, percussion, vocals, written by | |
Todd Rundgren voc, g, *1948 US guitar, vocals, producer, lead vocals, written by, piano, saxophone, lead vocals, first verse, vocals, soloist, earth | |
Roger Powell voc, key, syn, *1949 keyboards, synthesizer, vocals, written by, lead vocals, vocals, soloist, fire | |
Norman Seeff , *1939 US photography by, pyramid insert | |
Hal Fiedler typography, calligrapher | |
Willie Wilcox , lead vocals, guitar, harmony, vocals, soloist, water | |
John Holbrook g, ts, GB narrator, the olde faerie storyteller |
John Holbrook engineer |
Tom Mark engineer, assistant |
Ron Slenzak photography by, front and back covers |
Eddy Offord recorded by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Overture: Mountaintop And Sunrise | Utopia | Bernard Herrmann | ||
2 | Communion With The Sun | Utopia | Todd Rundgren | 7:15 | |
3 | Magic Dragon Theatre | Utopia | Kasim Sulton, Todd Rundgren | 3:28 | |
4 | Jealousy | Utopia | John Wilcox, Todd Rundgren | 4:43 | |
5 | Eternal Love | Utopia | Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell | 4:51 | |
6 | Sunburst Finish | Utopia | Roger Powell, Todd Rundgren | 7:38 | |
7 | Hiroshima | Utopia | Roger Powell, Todd Rundgren | 7:16 | |
8 | Singring And The Glass Guitar (An Electrified Fairytale) | Utopia | John Wilcox, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell, Todd Rundgren | 18:24 |
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