Todd Rundgren/UTOPIA (and Related) Audio on CD-R ______ v06.2013

Greetings Audio Toddheads! Warren Hewetson (Atlanta, GA. USA) here. As most of you probably have already gathered; Tony Rogers and I have transferred all his audio collection over to my home in April of 2011. I don't speak for Tony, but in/around 2008, he had some exceptional changes in his family, business/practice, musicianship & life's interests. It somewhat prohibited his 'curatorship' of this vast historical collection of obscurities, rarities & Toddities. Me having been a long time friend, and somewhat of a 'side kick' collector/enthusiast; We (Tony & I) thought my 'sitrep' (58, single, IT guy in Atlanta with lots of TR history/archival collecting since 1973) would be ideal for taking over the 'Library' in all its glory. I plan to share openly, just as Tony did all these decades. Am I an authority? Hell no. But been following Todd in all forms of media ever since I saw/met him here at the Atlanta Fox Nov. 8 1973. So I know a little bit. I want to say a big THANK YOU in advance to all of you who are going to help and have helped with this so far. I’ll do my best. Write me anytime. twarrenh@bellsouth.net

Having said all that, I'll be making changes to some of Tony's descriptions here as a form of update. I like to give credit where credit is due too. So please forgive me if I do not credit the right persons involved in making these recordings available/possible. Feel free to correct me on who's responsible for what, but do not ask me to change artist information, line-ups, set-lists, venues and or dates. In addition, most of the Tubes related media will not be included in the collection. And from around 2008 and beyond; the library here is not covered too extensively. My partner in crime~ Jeff Gauss (Weavil) has offered to help me out with much of that. Visit: Weavil's Toddlist. With Jeff's help, this is arguably one of the (if not THE) largest most extensive archival collections of Todd's rare audio on the planet.

I do not have any rights to, and I am not open for sharing any material that may be listed below that has been commercially or officially released and is still available retail. (It may be listed below for collection listing purpose only). I do not take or give any money for a single item below either. I do not take away any proceeds that are due to Todd Rundgren, family, friends, business or supporting/associated musicians. If it is ROIO (recording of independent origin),then I'm open to share. Support the artist! Go buy his stuff where and whenever available! Speaking of which; the ultimate place to find/buy Todd's releases and imports & rarities is TRBAZAAR. Check it out ! If Scott ain't got it it, nobody does...just about!

I give Tony a ton of applause for his relentless cause of collecting this stuff from around the globe. You can write him at the TRconnection Forum and thank him too. We've also recently been working in collaboration with my friend Frank Bubnick and his well known vast quality collection (you can visit his list by clicking on his name). WOW! Maybe I can do a "Credits" list here below, on down the road. Like to make sure all the folks involved are appreciated. For now, let me go ahead and thank some folks that have really been intrumental in these archives (no particular order): Tony Rogers (of course), Jeff Gauss (Weavil), Frank Bubnick, Paul Russo, Hiroshi Kawauchi, Istvan, Roger Steel, Mike Adrian, Gil Ireland-Ashley, Gary Urwin, Don B., Bob Stanislowski (RIP), Micheal B., Jon Risen, Jon Babcock, Mark Wilpolt, Tom Cannon, Joe Franks, Richard Roys, Storm Hunter, Sara K., Moz, and players to be named later. Special thanks to Roger Linder for providing this page space for decades. Let's Rock!

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Date	Title	Source	Time
7/23/95	THE TROCADERO PHILADELPHIA PA w/SOUNDCHECK	AUDIENCE	08:10/11:53/42:00/74:53
Date Added:6/15/2013 Track List:SOUNDCHECK: MISC. INDIVIDUALIST TUNES JAM. BLACK & WHITE.FAMILY VALUES. DISC ONE: BLACK & WHITE. TEMPORARY INSANITY. NO. 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. FAMILY VALUES. HAMMER IN MY HEART. TABLES WILL TURN. DISC TWO: BELOVED INFIDEL. ESPRESSO. THE INDIVIUALIST. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN & BUSTED. WOMAN'S WORLD. AUDIENCE CHATTER. BLACK MARIA. FACIST CHRIST (CUTS) Note:This one just in from the vaults. I found a DAT (and transferred it). Unknown authored audience recording that is not too bad. Acoustics/instrumentation pretty good but vocals sound distant and bassy. Shame too, because you can feel the energy that Todd always portrays for Philli. This show rocks! If the vocal phonics were up there, this would be a real collector's trophy. Maybe someday somebody may want to play around with it... and give her an upgrade. Any takers that can bring the vocals to the front? The Mystified/Broke Down & Busted Medley is ELECTRIC! Then there's tape slips and snaps/pops here and there in it. Damn it! A special collector's gem I also have here is the soundcheck! This is super rare! Don't know who the taper was....Thanks to Frank Bubnick for my copy. A little jam of pieces of 'Individualist' tunes, then 'Black & White' and 'Family Values'.~ Warren
7/26/95	THE COCA-COLA ROXY THEATRE ATLANTA	AUDIENCE~ WARREN (AND SECOND SOURCE MOSNER'S ENCORE)	43:25/1:06:11
Date Added:6/15/2013 Track List:CD ONE: INTRO MUSIC. BLACK MARIA. WOMANS WORLD. FAMILY VALUES. HAMMER IN MY HEART. THE INDIVIDUALIST. BLACK AND WHITE. CD TWO: TABLES WILL TURN. LUCKY GUY. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. IF NOT NOW, WHEN. FASCIST CHRIST. CAST THE FIRST STONE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. MOSNERS SOURCE OF ENCORE: FASCIST CHRIST. CAST THE FIRST STONE. NO 1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY Note:A very good audience recording... if I do say so myself....chuckle chuck... and some equalization done afterwards. Great Individualist set. Atlanta just loves this guy, you know. Only problem is, we shout out requests. You know how that goes with Todd. Blistering guitar here (and a lot of Jesse). And notice Todd threw in 'Lucky Guy'. AWESOME. The Theatre is like a very steep movie theater. I was a few rows back from the stage center right. The guy next to us pretty much ruins Mystified/Broke Down & Busted' with his screaming. Todd introduces Jesse as 'The Exterminator'? And thanks to Mosner (Moz) for his source recording of the last 4 tunes as well. Sounds like he was at a greater distance than me?~ Warren

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10/20/12	w/ETHEL 'UNDER THE RA PYRAMID' @TREETOPS - DAN HARPLE'S PROPERTY NEW BEDFORD MA	AUDIO DUBBED FROM ‘CHRIS C.” VIDEO	90:00
Date Added:6/5/2013 Track List:TODD: I DON'T WANT TO TIE YOU DOWN. LOVE OF THE COMMON MAN. COMPASSION. BANG ON THE UKULELE. TODD AND ETHEL: FLAMINGO. ZEN ARCHER. SOUL BROTHER. MERCENARY . LORD CHANCELLOR'S NIGHTMARE SONG. COURAGE. STOOD UP. PRETENDING TO CARE. BLACK MARIA. MAN NA MAN NA. Note:This was an exceptional performance by Todd & Ethel, videoed by 'Pete C.' We dubbed the audio from it. And turns out pretty damn good actually. Very worthy of listening to on a couple of CDs! A quintessential fusion of string and rock arrangements. Ethel was in dynamic form and Todd came out rockin. You'll be very impressed by the combined musicianship of these professionals. It turns out that The venue was originally scheduled for the Zeiterion Theatre, but was later changed to a disclosed location on an estate owned by Dan Harple. This allowed for an unusual and intimate experience under the treetops and more importantly, under the huge RA pyramid 'prop from Todd's 1977 Utopia days. There is nothing like this 'one off' in the middle of a field with Todd and Ethel true to form. Seems Todd was gracious enough to meet and greet after the performance amongst this the small audience. This one is lot's of fun and a real 'keeper'. ESSENTIAL` Warren

Date	Title	Source	Time
4/12/13	COLUMBIA COLLEGE MUSIC CENTER CONCERT HALL CHICAGO IL	AUDIO DUBBED FROM EXCELLENT STUDENTS VIDEO	68:00
Date Added:6/7/2013 Track List:INTRO PRODUCTION DIRECTOR - JOE CERQUA. OPEN MY EYES. LOVE IS THE ANSWER. DETERMINATION. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS. I SAW THE LIGHT. WHY IS IT WHEN THE RAIN FALLS. CHAIN LETTER. PARALLEL LINES. UNLOVED CHILDREN. HELLO IT'S ME. REAL MAN. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. Note:"CHICAGO (April 2, 2013) – The Columbia College Chicago Music Department welcomes musician, songwriter and producer Todd Rundgren as its last 'artist-in-residence' of the Spring 2013 semester from April 8-12. Rundgren will bring his knowledge and experience to workshops, master classes and classroom instruction, ending with a residency concert on April 12 at the Music Center."~ Columbia.edu newsletter. This was an absolutely wonderful concert. The student ensembles were magnificent and the synergy between the students and Todd was a beautiful thing to behold. Congratulations on a terrific event! This is actually the audio grabbed from the audience video done by University students.... so it's 'Pro-grade' soundboard quality. Love the setlist. These students rock! Included was an incredible, first time ever performed, live rendition, of 'Chain Letter' (Ballad of Todd Rundgren 1971) too. Another real surprise is Todd & The Ensemble's performance of their own recent studio recording (Todd calls it a difinite 'Hit Single')- 'Why Is It When The Rain Falls'....Wow!~ Warren
5/10/13	"OFFICIAL STATE VISIT" GRAMERCY THEATRE NEW YORK	AUDIENCE- JON BABCOCK	97:00
Date Added:5/22/2013 Track List:DISC ONE:CROWD. IMAGINATION. PRIME TIME. SMOKE. SERIOUS. PING ME. ANGRY BIRD. NO WORLD ORDER. COLLIDE-A-SCOPE. TRUTH. DISC TWO: NOTHING TO LOSE. PERSONALITY CRISIS. PARTY LIQUOR. WORLD WIDE EPHIPHANY. SIR REALITY. ENCORE APPLAUSE. FUTURE. SECRET SOCIETY. ENCORE APPLAUSE. MEDLEY. CROWD Note:We'll just share this review by Jay Petrarca as opposed to our critique.chuckle chuck: "I waited a week to write this review so as to give myself some time to calm down. I've been a Todd fan since 1980 and have gone to well over 60 shows. I love going to Todd Rundgren concerts. To me it doesn't matter what kind of music he plays I want to see him perform. I went into this performance blind. I didn't read the reviews or the setlists (I don't think any were posted). I knew from a Todd interview to expect lights and lots of dancing. I thought and hoped that he would open with Imagination. I thoroughly enjoyed that number. But after that I must admit I was somewhat disappointed and it has nothing to do with the music. My biggest disappointment was that he play for only an hour and 1/2. I drove well over two hours with two of my brothers and we all paid close to 80 bucks to see a 90 minute show. Now, I know Todd doesn't set the price, but 90 minutes? That's weak, IMHO. There's no reason he couldn't have added another 30 minutes. Also, he didn't play the guitar except for the first song. During the NWO tour he jammed on Secret Society, why not this time? He was just pushing buttons. And lastly, I wasn't thrilled with the encore. Maybe if I got two hours worth of music it wouldn't have been so bad. But the Donna Summer ending... I wish I had the chance to watch the PPV first. I would've saved 60 bucks and 7 hours of my time. I will be going to future Todd shows, but only if I get my money's worth." Superd audience recording however. Thank you Jon!~ Warren
6/13/13	6/13/13 “OFFICIAL STATE VISIT” 02 ACADEMY BRISTOL	AUDIENVE (MEGADRIVE)	97:00
Date Added:6/18/2013 Track List:IMAGINATION. TRUTH. SMOKE. COLLIDE-A-SCOPE. SECTRET SOCIETY. ANGRY BIRD. FUTURE. SERIOUS. PING ME. PRIME TIME. NO WORLD ORDER. NOTHING TO LOSE. PARTY LIQUOR. PERSONALITY CRISIS. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. SIR REALITY. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS. I SAW THE LIGHT. HELLO IT'S ME Note:Wonderful audience recording thanks to our buddy Megadrive Mike. Love the set order change-up on this one too! We did a little equalization to it, and like Weavil says, ‘It sounds like you’re there’!!! One of my fav 'State' audience recordings thus far. Thank you Mike! WOW.~ Warren

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