Carolina County Ball

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Carolina County Ball
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1974 (UK)
RecordedJanuary–February 1974[1]
StudioThe Manor Studio
Genre
Length37:14
LabelPurple TPS 3506 (UK)
MGM
ProducerRoger 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.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Dio and 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 somewhat of a collector's item.

Personnel[edit]

Elf[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Helen Chappell, Liza Strike, & Barry St. John - backing vocals
  • The Manor Chorus - vocals on "Blanche"
  • Roger Glover - string arrangements, production
  • Mountain Fjord, M.D., & Martyn Ford - strings
  • Ray Swinfield - clarinet
  • Chris Pyne - trombone
  • Henry Lowther - trumpet

Production staff[edit]

  • Lou (Conway) Austin, Simon Heyworth - recording engineers
  • Colin Hart, Raymond Da'Rio - equipment
  • Mixed at Kingsway Recorders
  • Fin Costello - photography

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dio, Ronnie James (2021). Rainbow in the Dark (2nd ed.). Constable. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-47213-514-8.

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