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Disco Jets[1] is a "Tongue in Cheek"[2] project organized and recorded by Todd Rundgren and Utopia shortly after recording Todd's Faithful LP and including most of the Musicians from those sessions. It's an instrumental recording humorously parroting 1976's "US Bi-Centennial celebrations, Disco music, science fiction movies such as Star Wars and the CB Radio" fads.[2] It was never officially released until 2001, 25 years after its recording was finished. It's first official release was as part of the Todd Archive Series Vol. 4 - "Todd Rundgren Demos and Lost Albums" (Rhino CRCL-7707/08) 2-CD set on Rhino Entertainment/Crown Japan, and then more recently as a standalone CD Import in 2012 on Esoteric Recordings and in 2015 on Cherry Red. It was also released as a limited edition that was manufactured exclusively by Cherry Red for Record Store Day, only appearing in record shops from Saturday 16 April.[3]
The lineup on the album was the last Utopia project with Utopia's original bassist, John Siegler,[4] replaced on bass shortly after recording this album, with performance artist, Cherry Vanilla's Pianist, Kasim Sulton.[5] "The album seems to be a bridge of sorts between Utopia's earlier prog rock direction and their forthcoming more "streamlined" direction."[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, John Siegler and Willie Wilcox, except where noted.
- "Disco Jets" 3:33
- "Cosmic Convoy" 3:13
- "Time Warp" Written By Rick Derringer 2:30
- "V.H.F" 3:47
- "Star Trek" Written By Alexander Courage 4:07
- "Pet Rock" 3:23
- "Space War" 3:25
- "Rising Sign" 3:48
- "Black Hole" 3:19
- "Spirit Of '76" 2:48
Personnel
- Todd Rundgren – guitar, vocals, production
- Roger Powell – trumpet, keyboards, rhythm guitar on If Six Was Nine, production
- John Siegler – bass, cello, production
- John "Willie" Wilcox – drums, production
References
- ^ Myers, Paul (October 15, 2010). A Wizard, a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. London, England: Jawbone Press. p. 140. ISBN 1906002339.
- ^ a b discogs.com (July 26, 2017). "Todd Rundgren & Utopia (5) – Disco Jets". discogs.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ recordstoreday.com (August 23, 2017). "Todd Rundgren & Utopia / Disco Jets". Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ allmusic.com. "Todd Rundgren & Utopia / Utopia".
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ allmusic.com (July 28, 2017). "Kasim Sulton". Retrieved July 28, 2017.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Disco Jets - Todd Rundgren & Utopia, Utopia - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2017.