''Carolina County Ball'' is the second studio album by the rock band
Elf
An elf () is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology. They are subsequently mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Icelandic Prose Edda. He distinguishes "ligh ...
, released as an
LP in 1974 on the
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...
label. It was released in the United States and Japan as ''L.A.59''. The album is the first to feature
Craig Gruber on bass.
Track listing
On some of the European releases of "Carolina County Ball", the first song is listed as "Carolina Country Ball" making this album somewhat of a collector's item.
Personnel
Elf
*
Ronnie James Dio - lead vocals
* Steve Edwards - lead guitar
*
Micky Lee Soule - keyboards, rhythm guitar
*
Craig Gruber - bass
*
Gary Driscoll - drums
Additional musicians
* Helen Chappell, Liza Strike, &
Barry St. John - backing vocals
* The Manor Chorus - vocals on "Blanche"
*
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and R ...
- string arrangements, production
* Mountain Fjord, M.D., &
Martyn Ford
Martyn Ford (born 28 April 1944) is an English musician, best known for his orchestral contributions to rock music albums of the 1970s and 1980s.
Born in Rugby, Warwickshire,Lebanon, Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French hor ...
- strings
* Ray Swinfield - clarinet
* Chris Pyne - trombone
*
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Production staff
* Lou (Conway) Austin, Simon Heyworth - recording engineers
* Colin Hart, Raymond Da'Rio - equipment
* Mixed at Kingsway Recorders
* Fin Costello - photography
References
External links
'Carolina County Ball' tour dates
Elf (band) albums
1974 albums
MGM Records albums
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