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You Got to Have Friends: Todd Rundgren's Utopia Releases "Benefit for Moogy Klingman" in 4-CD/2-DVD Box Set

April 14, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Todd Rundgrens Utopia Benefit for Moogy Klingman

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Mark "Moogy" Klingman might have been best known as an early member of Todd Rundgren's Utopia, or as the co-writer of Bette Midler's joyful hit "Friends" which took on new poignancy in the era of AIDS. But Moogy also recorded as a solo artist and as part of the band Glitterhouse, played onstage with such luminaries as Lou Reed, and served as Midler's producer and musical director. In January 2011, the Utopia line-up of Todd Rundgren, Kevin Ellman, John Siegler, Ralph Schuckett, and Klingman reunited onstage at New York's Highline Ballroom for benefit shows to help defer expenses of Klingman's cancer treatment. (Guitarist Jesse Gress and later Utopia bassist Kasim Sulton rounded out the band that night.) Sadly, Moogy died later that year on November 15 at the age of 61.

On May 15, Cleopatra Records' Purple Pyramid imprint will remember the late keyboardist with Utopia's release of Benefit for Moogy Klingman. This 4-CD/2-DVD set includes the Highline Ballroom set of January 29, 2011, a Utopia performance from November 18 (three days after Moogy's passing) in Peekskill, New York in his honor, and DVDs of both evenings.

The Highland Ballroom reunion show with Moogy showcased early, progressive Utopia favorites ("Freak Parade," "The Ikon," "Utopia Theme," "Another Life," "The Wheel"), covers from Utopia and Rundgren's repertoire (The Move/Electric Light Orchestra's "Do Ya," Peter Pan's "Never Never Land") and Rundgren classics like "Just One Victory," "Heavy Metal Kids," "The Last Ride," and "Sons of 1984." There were surprises like "Crying in the Sunshine" from Klingman's 1972 solo debut Moogy, and even an encore, appropriately enough, of "(You Got to Have) Friends."

The shorter setlist from Utopia's performance shortly after Moogy's death at Peekskill, New York's Performing Arts Center likewise concentrated on the band's earliest years. Its unique tracks include renditions of "The Seven Rays," "Freedom Fighters," and the Bernstein/Sondheim West Side Story classic "Something's Coming."

This expansive set also includes a 12-page booklet with photos and liner notes. Digital download/streaming services will have the audio content available, as well.  Look for Todd Rundgren's Utopia's Benefit for Moogy Klingman on May 15 from Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid at the links below!

Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Benefit for Moogy Klingman (Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1: Highline Ballroom, New York, NY, 1/29/2011

  1. "Moogy's Boogie"
  2. "Never Never Land"
  3. "Crying in the Sunshine"
  4. "Lady Face"
  5. "Dust in the Wind"
  6. "Utopia Theme"
  7. "Freak Parade"
  8. "Another Life"
  9. "The Ikon"

CD 2: Highline Ballroom, New York, NY, 1/29/2011

  1. "Heavy Metal Kids"
  2. "The Wheel"
  3. "Set Me Free"
  4. "Do Ya"
  5. "Last Ride"
  6. "Just One Victory"
  7. "Sons of 1984"
  8. "(You Got to Have) Friends"

CD 3: Peekskill Performing Arts Center, Peekskill, NY, 11/18/2011

  1. "Utopia Theme"
  2. "Freak Parade"
  3. "Heavy Metal Kids"
  4. "Another Life"
  5. "Something's Coming"
  6. "The Seven Rays"

CD 4: Peekskill Performing Arts Center, Peekskill, NY, 11/18/2011

  1. "Do Ya"
  2. "The Wheel"
  3. "The Ikon"
  4. "Freedom Fighters"
  5. "Just One Victory"

DVD: Video of the Highline Ballroom concert (tracks above)

DVD: Video of the Peekskill Performing Arts Center concert (tracks above)

Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop, Rock Tags: Moogy Klingman, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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