Ra
Utopia (5)
1977
Ra is a Rock album by Utopia (5), originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 46 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- triumphant
- spacey
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
Credits
Performers
- Kasim SultonBASS VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Willie WilcoxDRUMS PERCUSSION VOCALS
- Todd RundgrenGUITAR VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Roger PowellKEYBOARDS SYNTHESIZER VOCALS
- John WilcoxDRUMS PERCUSSION VOCALS
- KasimVOCALS
- Willie WilsonLEAD VOCALS GUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 46 pressings tracked on Gatefold