TODD RUNDGREN BLACK AND WHITE BOTTOM LINE NYC 5-14-78

BLACK AND WHITE FROM THE BOTTOM LINE IN NYC ON MAY 14, 1978. THE PERFORMERS ARE THE HELLO PEOPLE(GREGG GEDDES, BOBBY SEDITA, NORMAN D SMART II AND LARRY TASSE) JOHN SIEGLER, MOOGY KLINGMAN, AND WILLIE WILCOX.

THIS IS FROM A VERY RARE HOME VIDEO RELEASE ENTITLED "LIVE SPECIAL" TODD RECORDED 4 1/2 HOURS OF THE PERFORMANCE THAT NIGHT, MIXED THE AUDIO DOWN AND GAVE IT TO VISIONDISC VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT, THEY HIRED A PRODUCER AND VIDEO ARTIST TO COMPLETE THE VIDEO FOR ONE HOUR RELEASE, I'M ASSUMING WITHOUT TODD'S INPUT, THEY CUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF SONGS, AND I MEAN CUT, REALLY BAD EDITS, THERE ARE SO MANY BAD EDITS THEY WERE ABLE TO FIT 15 SONGS INTO AN HOUR IF THAT TELLS YOU ANYTHING! ANYWAY, RUMOR HAS IT TODD SAW THE FINISHED PRODUCT AND DEMANDED THE VIDEO BE PULLED FROM THE SHELVES. I WAS VERY LUCKY ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO TO FIND A SEALED COPY OF THIS VIDEO ON EBAY SO YOU ARE GETTING THE VIDEO STRAIGHT FROM THE HOME VIDEO. ENJOY, I HAVE A FEW MORE COMPLETE SONGS FROM THIS VIDEO I'LL BE PUTTING UP SOON.

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• RUNDGREN
• UTOPIA
• BACK
• TO
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• BARS
• BEARSVILLE

[krupsjustsayin]

I was lucky enough to be at one of these intimate Bottom Line (R.I.P.) shows -- thank you so much for posting these. so when the hell's Todd getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? (I guess he has to blow Jann)

[mojorisen74]

@krupsjustsayin He doesn't care about the RNR hall of fame, 

[mojorisen74]

I beleive Roger was on tour with David Bowie at the time.

[gumbyonacid]

@gumbyonacid was at the show with rick and another one-.....awesome

[kurtizzyflush]

@rabbitntigger No you didn't.

[4evertodd]

Thanks for posting this. I was there. Who could forget The Hello People!



[gumbyonacid]

@krupsjustsayin was there as well.....rick derringer showed up or played with him one of the shows...

[1jim4406]

the two guys in white jumpsuits playing air guitar just make this performance...

[rabbitntigger]

wow i did not even know that todd wrote this, i heard it from davie bowie!!

[jstonis2009]

My goodness, this is Back to the Bars, surely someone has RA and Singring as well!

[makissoflife]

Thanks mojorisen74 for posting another fine Todd video. . .great!