The Butterfly Ball
[lp] UK Nov 1974 Purple TPSA 7514
[lp] Germany 1974 Purple Records 1c062-96026
[lp] US 1975 UK Records UKL-56000
[lp] [white lp] : Germany 1983 Line Records LILP 4.00013.J
[mc] Germany 1983 Line Records LILP 7.00013.G
[lp] UK 1984 Safari Records LONG9
- Dawn (Glover) 1.21
- Get Ready (Glover) 2.06
- Saffron Dormouse And Lizzy Bee (Glover) 1.25
- Harlequin Hare (Glover/Dio/Soule) 1.26
- Old Blind Mole (Glover) 1.11
- Magician Moth (Glover) 1.33
- No Solution (Glover) 3.28
- Behind The Smile (Glover) 1.46
- Fly Away (Glover) 2.22
- Aranea (Glover) 1.37
- Sitting In A Dream (Glover) 3.40
- Waiting (Glover) 3.11
- Sir Maximus Mouse (Glover) 2.35
- Dreams Of Sir Bedievere () 4.09
- Together Again (Glover/Dio/Soule) 2.05
- Watch Out For The Bat (Glover) 1.41
- Little Chalk Blue (Glover/Hardin) 3.44
- The Feast (Glover) 1.48
- Love Is All (Glover/Hardin) 3.14
- Homeward (Glover/Hardin) 4.12
Musicians:
- Glenn Hughes: Vocals on 2
- Helen Chappelle: Vocals on 3
- Barry St. John: Vocals on 3
- Neil Lancaster: Vocals on 4
- John Goodison: Vocals on 5
- Mickey Lee Soule: Vocals on 7
- David Coverdale: Vocals on 8
- Liza Strike: Vocals on 9
- Judi Kuhl: Vocals on 10
- Ronnie James Dio: Vocals on 11, 19, 20
- Jimmy Helms: Vocals on 12
- Eddie Hardin: Vocals on 13
- Tony Ashton: Vocals on 15
- John Gustafson: Vocals on 16
- John Lawton: Vocals on 17
- Roger Glover: Synthesiser piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Eddie Hardin: Piano, organ, synthesiser, backing vocals
- Les Binks: Drums
- Ray Fenwick: Guitar
- Mo Foster: Bass guitar, double bass, fingerpops
- Mike Moran: Piano
- Liza Strike, Hele Chapelle, Barry St.John, Judy Kuhl Kay Garner, Joanne Williams: vocal backings
- Ann Odell: Piano
- Mike Giles: Drums
- Nigel Watson: Saw
- Eddie Jobson: Violin
- Jack Emblow: Accordion
- Chris Karan: Tabla
- Robin Tompson: Bassoon
Production credits:
- produced by Roger Glover
- recorded at Kingsway Recorders in London during 1974
- engineered by Lou Austin and George Sloan