Ra is a Rock album by Utopia, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 46 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
For their second studio album, Utopia initially cut a mostly instrumental disco/funk album, rejected by their label and released years later as <i>Disco Jets</i>. After dusting themselves off, the band returned to the elaborate art-rock of their debut. Pared down to a quartet, Utopia shifted to the lineup that would last them the rest of their run. While there are a few shorter cuts with simpler arrangements, like the hard-rocking "Jealousy" and the soul-tinged "Eternal Love," tunes like the 18-minute conceptual closing cut, "Singring and the Glass Guitar," set the tone while still maintaining a sense of humor (no easy feat).
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Tracklist
Side A
- A0Overture: Mountaintop And Sunrise
- A1Communion With The Sun7:15
- A2Magic Dragon Theatre3:28
- A3Jealousy4:43
- A4Eternal Love4:51
- A5Sunburst Finish7:38
Side B
- B1Hiroshima7:16
- B2Singring And The Glass Guitar (An Electrified Fairytale)18:24
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- triumphant
- spacey
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
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.
Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, N.Y. and at Utopia Sound, Lake Hill, N.Y.
"Communion With The Sun" and "Jealousy" recorded at Turtle Creek Barn using custom equipment, owned and operated by Eddie Offord.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- John WilcoxDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
- Kasim SultonBASS, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS , VOICE
- Roger PowellKEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS , VOICE
- Todd RundgrenGUITAR, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS , VOICE
- Willie WilcoxDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS , GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
- KasimVOCALS, SOLOIST
- Willie WilsonLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 46 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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