Description: ROGER GLOVER AND GUESTS. THE BUTTERFLY BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST. GATEFOLD. UK. UKL-56000. 1975. FIRST US PRESSING. THE RECORD PLAYS EXCELLENTLY. THE COVER HAVE LITTLE WEAR, IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL ALBUM, THE TITLE OF THIS IS BASED ON THE POEM FOR CHILDREN WRITTEN IN 1802 BY THE LAWYER, BANKER, ABOLITIONIST AND MEMBER OF THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT, WILLIAM ROSCOE, WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF A FEAST OF INSECTS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS . THE ALBUM HAS A FILM VERSION OF THE CONCERT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, HELD IN OCTOBER 1975 WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF IAN GUILLAN AND WAS REMASTERED IN 1995 WITH BONUS SONGS AND MUSICIANS, INCLUDING THE GREAT DAVE STEWART (URIEL, EGG, KHAN, NATIONAL HEALTH, HATFIELD AND THE NORTH, AZRACHEL, BILL BRUDFORD AND MORE). HE IS ONE OF THE BEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSICIANS OF ALL TIMES, FANTASTIC COMPOSER, PLAYER, PRODUCER AND ARRANGER, JUST TO MENTION HE ARRANGE THE STRINGS OF SEVERAL OF THE KING OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK'S GREATEST ALBUNES MY MAN STEVEN WILSON. THE GUESTS INCLUDE DAVID COVERDALE: VOCALS (DEEP PURPLE, WHITESNAKE, COVERDALE & PAGE GLENN HUGHES: VOCALS, BASS (TRAPEZE, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, HUGHES AND THRALL, GARY MOORE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, PHENOMENA, THE DEAD DAISYS, AND MORE RONNIE JAMES DIO: VOCALS (ELF, DEE PURPLE, HUGHES AND THRALL, BLACK SABBATH, AND MORE) RAY FENWICK: GUITAR (THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP, THE IAN GUILLAN BAND) EDDIE HARDIN: PIANO, ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER (THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP, AXIS POINT) MIKE GILES: DRUMS (GILE, GILES AND FRIPP, KING CRIMSON) EDDIE JOBSON: VIOLIN (CURVED AIR, ROXY MUSIC, UK, JETHRO TULL, ZAPPA) LES BINKS: DRUMS (JUDAS PRIEST) NIGEL WATSON:SAW (PETER GREEN) MO FOSTER: BASS (PHIL COLLINS, JEFF BECK AND MORE)
Price: 44 USD
Location: Rochester, New York
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Artist: ROGER GLOVER AND GUESTS
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Label: UK Records
Release Title: THE BUTTERFLY BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST
Material: Vinyl
Edition: First Pressing
Type: LP
Format: Record
Record Grading: Excellent (EX)
Release Year: 1975
Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Record Size: 12"
Style: 1970s, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Genre: Rock
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States