Carolina County Ball

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Carolina County Ball
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Studio album by
Elf
ReleasedApril 1974 (UK)
RecordedJanuary–February 1974 [1]
StudioThe Manor Studio
Genre
Length37:14
Label Purple TPS 3506 (UK)
MGM
Producer Roger Glover
Elf chronology
Elf
(1972)
Carolina County Ball
(1974)
Trying to Burn the Sun
(1975)
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Carolina County Ball is the second studio album by the rock band Elf, released as an LP in 1974 on the MGM 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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ronnie Dio and Micky Lee Soule.

No.TitleLength
1."Carolina County Ball"4:46
2."L.A. 59"4:21
3."Ain't It All Amusing"5:01
4."Happy"5:28
5."Annie New Orleans"3:01
6."Rocking Chair Rock 'n' Roll Blues"5:36
7."Rainbow"4:00
8."Do the Same Thing"3:10
9."Blanche"2:31

On some of the European releases of "Carolina County Ball", the first song is listed as "Carolina Country Ball" making this album something of a collector's item.

Personnel

Personnel taken from Carolina County Ball liner notes. [2]

Elf

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. Dio, Ronnie James (2021). Rainbow in the Dark (2nd ed.). Constable. p. 99. ISBN   978-1-47213-514-8.
  2. Carolina County Ball (Album liner notes). Elf. 1974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)