The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast

Album by Roger Glover and Guests

Released December 1974

pop rock hard rock rock

Tracklist

CD 1: Roger Glover and Friends “The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast”
1
Dawn
Roger Glover
1:20
2
Get Ready
Roger Glover featuring Glenn Hughes
2:07
3
Saffron Dormouse and Lizzy Bee
Roger Glover featuring Helen Chappelle & Barry St. John
1:25
4
Harlequin Hare
Roger Glover featuring Neil Lancaster
1:27
5
Old Blind Mole
Roger Glover featuring John Goodison
1:11
6
Magician Moth
Roger Glover
1:34
7
No Solution
Roger Glover featuring Mickey Lee Soule
3:28
8
Behind the Smile
Roger Glover featuring David Coverdale
1:46
9
Fly Away
Roger Glover featuring Liza Strike
2:22
10
Aranea
Roger Glover featuring Judi Kuhl
1:38
11
Sitting in a Dream
Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
3:40
12
Waiting
Roger Glover featuring Jimmy Helms
3:12
13
Sir Maximus Mouse
Roger Glover featuring Eddie Hardin
2:35
14
Dreams of Sir Bedivere
Roger Glover
4:09
15
Together Again
Roger Glover featuring Tony Ashton
2:05
16
Watch Out for the Bat
Roger Glover featuring John Gustafson
1:42
17
Little Chalk Blue
Roger Glover featuring John Lawton
3:45
18
The Feast
Roger Glover
1:48
19
Love Is All
Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
3:15
4.0 ★
20
Homeward
Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
4:13
CD 2: Bonus Tracks / The Roger Glover Butterfly Ball Radio Special (1974)
1
Love Is All (demo version)
Roger Glover
3:07
2
Dawn (alternative mix)
Roger Glover
1:37
3
Magician Moth (alternative mix)
Roger Glover
1:40
4
Harlequin Hare (alternative mix)
Roger Glover featuring Neil Lancaster
1:36
5
Magician Moth (alternative mix)
Roger Glover
1:34
6
No Solution (alternative mix)
Roger Glover featuring Mickey Lee Soule
4:01
7
Waiting (alternative mix)
Roger Glover featuring Jimmy Helms
3:13
8
Fly Away (alternative mix)
Roger Glover featuring Liza Strike
2:24
9
Aranea (alternative mix)
Roger Glover featuring Judi Kuhl
1:40
10
Band 1
Roger Glover
4:31
11
Old Blind Mole
Roger Glover featuring John Goodison
1:09
12
Magician Moth
Roger Glover
1:33
13
Band 2
Roger Glover
3:58
14
Aranea
Roger Glover featuring Judi Kuhl
1:26
15
Band 3
Roger Glover
4:29
16
Sitting in a Dream
Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
3:39
17
Band 1
Roger Glover
2:12
18
Watch Out for the Bat
Roger Glover featuring John Gustafson
1:36
19
Band 2
Roger Glover
6:18
20
Love Is All
Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
3:15
CD 3: Roger Glover and Guests: Love Is All EP (PUR 125, released: 8th Nov 1974)
1
Love Is All
Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
3:18
4.0 ★
2
Old Blind Mole
Roger Glover featuring John Goodison
1:07
3
Magician Moth
Roger Glover
1:34

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Release credits

Barry St. John
background vocals [2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1, 1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20], vocal [3]
David Coverdale
vocal [8]
David Woodcock
concertmaster [1.1-5, 1.7-17, 1.19-20, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-2]
Del Newman
arranger [2.16, 2.20, 1.11], conductor [1.11, 2.16, 2.20]
Eddie Hardin
background vocals [1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1], electronic organ [2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3, 1.1-17, 1.19-20], piano [1.1-20, 2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3], synthesizer [1.1-17, 1.19-20, 2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3], vocal [13]
Eddie Jobson
violin [3.1, 1.19]
George Sloan
engineer [2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3, 1.1-20]
Glenn Hughes
vocal [2]
Helen Chappelle
background vocals [1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1], vocal [3]
Jimmy Helms
vocal [1.12, 2.7]
Joanne Williams
background vocals [3.1, 1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20]
John Bell
arranger [2, 14]
John Goodison
vocal [2.11, 1.5, 3.2]
John Gustafson
vocal [2.18, 1.16]
John Lawton
vocal [17]
Judi Kuhl
background vocals [3.1, 1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20], vocal [1.10, 2.9, 2.14]
Kay Garner
background vocals [2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20, 3.1]
Les Binks
drums (drum set) [3.1-2, 1.2-5, 1.7-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20]
Liza Strike
background vocals [3.1, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20], vocal [2.8, 1.9]
Louis Austin
engineer [3.1-3, 2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 1.1-20]
Martyn Ford
conductor [2, 14]
Michael Giles
drums (drum set) [1.2-5, 1.7-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-2]
Mickey Lee Soule
vocal [2.6, 1.7]
Mike Moran
arranger [1.3, 1.16, 2.18], conductor [1.3, 1.16, 2.18], piano [2.3-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3, 1.2-20]
Mo Foster
bass [3.1-2, 1.2-5, 1.7-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20], double bass [3.1-2, 1.2-5, 1.7-17, 1.19-20, 2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20]
Mountain Fjord Orchestra
performing orchestra [3.1, 1.19]
Neil Lancaster
vocal [1.4, 2.4]
Ray Fenwick
guitar [1.2-17, 1.19-20, 2.3-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3]
Roger Glover
background vocals [2.4, 2.6-9, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1, 1.2-4, 1.7-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-20], bass guitar [3.1-3, 1.1-17, 1.19-20, 2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20], guitar [3.1-3, 1.1-17, 1.19-20, 2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20], percussion [2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 1.1-17, 1.19-20, 3.1-3], piano [1.1-20, 2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 3.1-3], producer [2.2-9, 2.11-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 1.1-20, 3.1-3], spoken vocals [10, 13, 15, 17, 19], synthesizer [3.3, 1.1, 1.6, 2.2-3, 2.5, 2.12]
Ronnie James Dio
vocal [1.11, 1.19-20, 3.1, 2.16, 2.20]
Tony Ashton
vocal [15]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast
12" Vinyl
December 1974
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The Butterfly Ball
CD
1987
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Love Is All
CD
1992
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast
CD
1995
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast
HDCD (25th Anniversary Collectors Edition)
8 March 1999
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The Butterfly Ball
Enhanced CD (Limited Edition)
23 July 2008
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast
3x CD (Deluxe Edition)
2018
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast
Digital Media
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast
CD
1998