Carolina County Ball Explained

Carolina County Ball
Type:	studio
Artist:	Elf
Cover:	CarolinaCountyBall.jpg
Released:	April 1974 (UK)
Recorded:	January–February 1974^[1]
Studio:	The Manor Studio
Label:	Purple TPS 3506 (UK) MGM
Producer:	Roger Glover
Prev Title:	Elf
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Trying to Burn the Sun
Next Year:	1975

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

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

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 - string arrangements, production
• Mountain Fjord, M.D., & Martyn Ford - 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

External links

• 'Carolina County Ball' tour dates

Notes and References

1. Book: Dio . Ronnie James . Ronnie James Dio . Rainbow in the Dark . 2nd . Constable . 2021 . 99 . 978-1-47213-514-8.