''Elf'' is the first studio album by
Ronnie James Dio's
blues rock band called
Elf
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. Produced by Ian Paice and Roger Glover of
Deep Purple, the record was released in 1972.
On this album, Dio is credited by his birth name, Ronald Padavona. Though Dio had used "Padavona" for songwriting credits on earlier singles, Dio explained in an interview in 1994 that he used his birth name on this album as a tribute to his parents so that they could see their family name on an album at least once.
After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and
Craig Gruber took over bass duties, leaving Dio solely as the lead singer. This future lineup, minus Edwards, became the first incarnation of
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow'' (sometimes stylised ''Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W'') is the debut studio album by American/British rock band Rainbow, released in 1975.
Recording
During studio sessions in Tampa Bay, Florida on 12 December ...
when guitarist
Ritchie Blackmore
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formed it after leaving
Deep Purple.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Ronald Padavona (later Ronnie James Dio) –
vocals
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,
bass guitar
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* David Feinstein –
guitar
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s
*
Micky Lee Soule –
piano
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,
organ
*
Gary Driscoll –
drums
References
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Elf (band) albums
1972 debut albums
Albums produced by Roger Glover