Utopia - A Different P.O.V VINYL LP LTD EDITION 45RPM 12" VINYL RGM-0637
Utopia was always a four-way democracy, very much a communal creative effort, but now, with the advent of new recording technology like the Fairlight synthesizer, the musicians could create new work without ever having to be in the same room. Which is exactly how these demos came to be, both Secret Society' and Play This Game' are vocal demos that Rundgren made at Utopia Sound in Lake Hill, while Mated' was a tune by Wilcox for which Rundgren wrote and sang the vocals.
All three songs made the album with full band arrangements, though Wilcox elected to stick with programmed drums, a decision which precipitated the break-up of the band. But despite all the fighting, these demos and the resulting album alike maintained the melodic brilliance that was always the band's calling card, even as POV proved to be their last studio album together.
Now, Real Gone Music presents these fascinating, behind-the-scenes demos in a limited edition exclusive for Record Store Day: sky blue 45RPM 12' vinyl inside a jacket sporting liner. Notes by Paul Myers—author of A Wizard, a True Star—Todd Rundgren in the Studio— that include quotes from Rundgren, Sulton, and Wilcox. Limited to 1500 copies, this one's a must for fans forever mated' to Todd and Utopia.
Tracklist
A1 Secret Society
A2 Mated
B1 Play This Game
