On July 1, 2005, Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. died aged 54. He was a singer, songwriter, and record producer who worked as a background vocalist for different artists including Todd Rundgren, Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer. He was a member and lead singer of the band Change, and had a successful solo career, recorded sixteen albums and won four “Grammy Awards”.
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John Mayall: Nobody Told Me
On February 22, 2019, “Forty Below Records” label released “Nobody Told Me”, the 38th John Mayall album. It was recorded in 2018, at “606 Studios” in Northridge, California, and was produced by Eric Come.
Personnel:
- John Mayall – vocal, keyboards, harmonica, artwork, design
- Joe Bonamassa – guitar
- Steven Van Zandt – guitar
- Alex Lifeson – guitar
- Carolyn Wonderland – guitar
- Larry McCray – guitar
- Todd Rundgren – guitar
- Billy Watts – guitar
- Ron Dziubla – saxophone
- Mark Pender – trumpet
- Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
- Greg Rzab – bass guitar
- Jay Davenport – drums
- Eric Corne – engineer, mixing, mastering
- Mark Chalecki – mastering
- David Gomez – photography
- Cristina Arrigoni – inside photography
Track listing:
- What Have I Done Wrong – Sam Meghett
- The Moon Is Full – Gwendolyn Colins
- Evil and Here to Stay – Jeff Healey, Tom Stephen
- That’s What Love Make You Do – Milton Campbell
- Distant Lonesome Train – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
- Delta Hurricane – Arno Hecht, Bob Funk
- The Hurt Inside – Gary Moore
- It’s So Tough – John Mayall
- Like It Like You Do – John Mayall
- Nobody Told Me – John Mayall
Utopia: POV
In January 1985, “Passport” label released “POV”, the ninth Utopia studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Utopia Sound Studios” in Old Jet, Bentwaters Parks, Woodbridge, Suffolk, and was produced by Todd Rundgren and Willie Wilcox.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren– vocals, guitar
- Roger Powell– vocals, keyboards
- Kasim Sulton– vocals, bass guitar
- John “Willie” Wilcox– vocals, drums
Track listing:
- Play This Game
- Style
- Stand for Something
- Secret Society
- Zen Machine
- Mated
- Wildlife
- Mimi Gets Mad
- More Light
Utopia: Oblivion
In January 1984, “Passport” label released “Oblivion”, the eight Utopia album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roegr Powell and John Wilcox.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren- vocals, guitar
- Kasim Sulton- vocals, bass guitar
- Roger Powell- vocals, keyboards
- John “Willie” Wilcox- vocals, drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roegr Powell and John Wilcox.
- Itch in My Brain
- Love with a Thinker
- Bring Me My Longbow
- If I Didn’t Try
- Too Much Water
- Maybe I could Change
- Crybaby
- Welcome to My Revolution
- Winston Smith Takes It on the Jaw
- I Will Wait
Todd Rundgren: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
On June 24, 1971,”Ampex” label released “Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren”, the second Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded in 1971 at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, NY, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren – vocals, piano, organ, pump organ, Clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, EMS VCS 3, guitars, mandolin, fiddle, tenor and baritone saxophones, talk box, vibraphone, percussion
- Tony Sales– bass, conga, tambourine, vibraphone
- Jerry Scheff– bass
- D. Smart– drums, timbales, maracas
- John Guerin– drums
- Hunt Sales– drums, conga
Track listing:
All tracks by Todd Rundgren.
- Long Flowing Rob
- The Ballad (Denny & Jean)
- Bleeding
- Wailing Wall
- The Range War
- Chain Letter
- A Long Time, A Long Way to Go
- Boat on the Charles
- Be Nice to Me
- Hope I’m Around
- Parole
- Remember Me
Todd Rundgren: One Long Year
On June 20, 2000, “Artemis” label released “One Long Year”, the seventeenth Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren– vocals, creative director, instrumentals
- Ken Emerson – guitar
- Jesse Gress – guitar
- John Ferenzik– keyboards
- Kasim Sulton- bass
- Prairie Prince– drums
Track listing:
- I Hate My Frickin’ I.S.P.
- Buffalo Grass
- Jerk
- Bang on the Ukulele Daily (live)
- Where Does the Time Go?
- Love of the Common Man
- Mary and the Holy Ghost
- Yer Fast (And I Like It)
- Hit Me Like a Train
- The Surf Talks
Todd Rundgren: Initation
On May 23, 1975. “Bearsville” label released “Initiation” the sixth Todd Rundgren, solo studio album. It was recorded in 1975 at “Secret Sound Studio”, “Media Sound Studio” and ”Bearsville Sound Studio”, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren – vocals, guitars, sitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, ARP string ensemble, string arrangements
- Roger Powell – keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer, nose flute, trumpet, programming
- Mark Klingman – keyboards, synthesizers
- John Siegler,Dan Hartman, John Miller – bass
- Rick Derringer – bass, guitars
- Kevin Ellman, John “Willie” Wilcox, Barry Lazarowitz, Roy Markowitz,Rick Marotta, Chris Parker, Bernard Purdie – drums
- Barbara Burton, Lee Pastora – percussion
- Edgar Winter,David Sanborn – saxophone
- Ralph Schuckett – clavinet
- Jack Malken – recording
Track lsiting:
All tracks by Todd Rundgren.
- Real Man
- Born to Synthesize
- The Death of Rock and Roll
- Eastern Intrigue
- Initiation
- Fair Warning
- A Treatise on Cosmic Fire
- Intro -Prana
- The Fire of Mind – or: Solar Fire
- The Fire of Spirit – or: Electric Fire
- The Internal Fire – or: Fire by Friction
- Mûlâdhâra: The Dance of Kundalini
- Svâdhishthâna: Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam, Thank You, Mahm
- Manipûra: Seat of Fire
- Anâhata: The Halls of Air
- Vishudda: Sounds Beyond Ears
- Ajnâ: Sights Beyond Eyes
- Brahmarandhra: Nirvana Shakri
- Outro – Prana
Todd Rundgren: Nearly Human
On May 18, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Nearly Human”, the twelve Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded June 1988 – February 1989, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley and “The Plant” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren – guitar, arranger, artwork, typography
- Lyle Workman– guitar
- Brent Bourgeois– keyboards
- Byron Allred – keyboards
- Jimmy Pugh – Hammond organ
- Roger Powell – synthesizer
- Larry Tagg – bass guitar
- Michael Pluznick- congas, shekere and percussion
- Scott Mathews– vocals
- Bobby Womack- vocals
- Narada Michael Walden– choirmaster
- Paul Shaghoian – trumpet
- Mike Rose – trumpet
- John Tenney – strings
- Clarence Clemons- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Todd Rundgren, except where noted.
- The Want of a Nail
- The Waiting Game
- Parallel Lines
- Two Little Hitlers – Elvis Costello
- Can’t Stop Running
- Unloved Children
- Fidelity
- Feel It – Todd Rundgren, The Tubes, Vince Welnick
- Hawking
- I Love my Life
Todd Rundgren: Hermit of Mink Hollow
On April 7, 1978, “Bearsville” label released “Hermit of Mink Hollow”, the eighth Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “Utopia Sound Studios” in Lake Hill, NY, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren – vocals, all instruments, arrangements
- Mike Young – engineer
- Daniel McCauley – photography
All tracks by Todd Rundgren.
- All the Children Sing
- Too Far Gone
- Out of Control
- Lucky Guy
- Onomatopoeia
- Determination
- Bag Lady
- Can We Still Be Friends
- Bread
- You Cried Wolf
- Hurting for You
- Fade Away
Ant-Bee: Electronic Church Muzik
On February 28, 2011, “Barking Moondog” label relased “Electronic Church Muzik”, the fourth Ant-Bee studio album. It was recorded over the course of several years, and was produced by Billy James.
Personnel:
- Billy James (The Ant-Bee) – vocals, tape, percussion, Mellotron, vibraphone, guitar, keyboards, harp, cuica, washboard, violin, choir
- Jan Akkerman– guitar
- Peter Banks– guitar
- Daevid Allen– vocals
- Artemiy Artemiev– keyboards
- Mark Boston(as Rockette Morton) – bass guitar
- Michael Bruce– guitar, bass guitar, sitar, vocala, keyboards
- Bruce Cameron– guitar, bass guitar, sitar
- Jack Dougherty – pedal steel guitar
- Bill Harkleroad(Zoot Horn Rollo) – guitar
- Moogy Klingman– keyboards
- Alessandro Pizzin – keyboards
- Don Preston– Moog synthesizer, keyboards, electronics
- Peter Frohmader– keyboards, electronics
- Mike Logiovino – bass guitar
- Bunk Gardner– saxophone, flute
- Buzz Gardner– trumpet
- Cor Gout – vocals
- Napoleon Murphy Brock– vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black– spoken word
- Gilli Smyth– vocals, spoken word
- Zad McGough – backing vocals
- Rod Martin – trumpet
- Groucho Marx– vocals
- George Scala – recorder
- Jim Sherwood(as Motorhead) – snorks
Track listing:
- Birth – Billy James, Gilli Smyth
- Living – Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
- The Language of the Body – Billy James, Daevid Allen
- Eye of Agamoto – Don Preston
- The Guff (Hall of Souls) – Peter Banks, Billy James, Gilli Smyth
- Mallard Flies Towards Heaven – Bill Harkleroad
- Ant-Bee’s Sunday Supper
- Flutter-Bye, Butter-Flye – Michael Bruce, Billy James
- Endless Journey – Peter Banks
- The Light – Billy James, Alessandro Pizzin
- Mannah – Jan Akkerman
- Psalm 23
- Hallelujah – Peter Frohmader, Billy James
- The Wrath – Part One (The Flood) – Billy James
- Secrets of the Dead – Bruce Cameron, Billy James
- Pennies From Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
- The Wrath – Part Two (Baptism Through Fire) – Billy James
- The Lords Prayer
- Angels
- Don’t You Ever Learn? – Todd Rundgren
- Re-Birth – Billy James, Gilli Smyth
- Final Benediction – Lord We Thank You
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