Elf [Import]

1. Zabij Mnie

2. Oszukam Czas

3. Sleight of Hand

4. Belle

5. Wolne Ptaki

6. Bez

7. Pocaluj Noc

8. Wstyd

9. Pretty Time

10. Zamigotal Swiat

11. Deadpans Parade

12. Elf Skradnie Wasze Serca

13. Co Dalej?

Tracks:

Carolina County Bail
L.A.59
Ain't It All Amusing
Happy
Annie New Orleans
Rocking Chair Rock 'n' Roll Blues
Rainbow
Do the Same Thing
Blanche
Black Swampy Water
Prentice Wood
When She Smiles
Good Time Music
Liberty Road
Shotgun Boogie
Wonderworld
Streetwalker

Album Description

UK collection brings together Elf's second & third albums, Carolina County Ball & Trying To Burn The Sun (1974 & 1975), featuring Ronnie James Dio, before Rainbow. 17 tracks with fold-out sleeve containing detailed notes & photos. Connoisseur Collection.

Customer Reviews:

you need to remember.........2007-02-11

that Dio is one of the longest lasting pioneers of harD rock. He truly delved into the innermost ricHes of the creative process tO bring us colaborations oF long lastinG signifiganCe anD prowRess.DuDe..Ritchie Blackmore teamed up with ELF (ProgRess, ProWrEss..) to forM RainBow.Ronnie's wife is chairman of CHildren of the Night, an organisation devoted to helping prostitues Ages 11-17.

Elf - 'Carolina County.. / Trying To Burn ...' (Connoisseur).......2005-03-23

A good 2 lp's-on-one CD release of Elf's second and third albums,'Carolina County Ball'('74)and 'Trying To Burn The Sun'('75).A should-have for most Dio fans.One thing you need to keep in mind is that the material here isn't as well written or as strong sounding as,say his solo efforts or the CD's he'd done with Rainbow or Sabbath.It's decent early '70's hard rock.Some of the tracks I thought were impressive were "Annie New Orleans","Do The Same Thing","Black Swampy Water","When She Smiles" and "Liberty Road".See what you think.Line-up:Ronnie James Dio-vocals,Mickey Lee Soule-keyboards,Steve Edwards-guitar,Craig Gruber-bass and Gary Driscoll-drums.

Two hard-to-find albums are united.......2005-02-12

Elf Albums. A twofer combining Elf's latter two albums.

Long before Ronnie James Dio became a rock and roll/heavy metal legend, he played in a blues rock band called Elf. Although he'd played in many a band prior to Elf, this was the one that caused him to get the recognition that would ultimately be required in order for him to become a rock legend. Deep Purple took notice of the up and coming blues rock act (Roger Glover even produced their records!) The band only released three albums, and the latter two have been combined onto an import twofer. Read on for my review of the Elf Albums.

If you're looking for rock similar to Dio's late Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and solo material, don't even bother with Elf - you're just gonna be disappointed. But if you're a Dio die-hard who wants to experience some of his early work, or you just like blues rock a lot, Elf will be right up your alley. This twofer combines the group's latter two records, Carolina County Ball AKA L.A. 59 and Trying To Burn The Sun. It's a common consensus among Elf fans that these records were improvements over the first one, and I strongly agree (although the first one was quite the accomplishment in its own right.) The former album contained in this set is, by far, the best of Elf's three albums. Many a classic is featured on that record, as you'll discover when you listen to this package. The latter record, Trying To Burn The Sun, is also excellent. It was the group's swan song, and before they evolved into Rainbow, they shelled out some of the finest blues rock tunes of their career. While they didn't top their second album with their finale, they still made a great record.

Unfortunately, this twofer isn't readily available in America, since it was originally released as an import. Likewise, the sound transfer could have been done better. Still, these are great albums, and this is by far the best way to get these albums. If you see this and you're a die-hard fan of Dio who wants to experience his early, little-known work, this is worth buying.

And after these albums, Elf was no more. Ritchie Blackmore would join up with the members of the group and Rainbow would be formed, but after one album, Blackmore fired all of the (non-Dio) members of Elf. If you want to truly experience Elf, though, this twofer is the best way to do it.

This is one CD that desperately needs to be remastered........2004-11-07

This terrific CD's only letdown is how poorly it was transferred from its original source tape to CD. Ronnie James Dio and company have created some of the best feel good southern blues rock this side of Lynard Skynard. The ballad When She Smiles could have easily been a Top 40 hit had it been released as a single. Mickey Lee Soule's piano playing is very good. The guitarist on this album is an improvement over the one on the first Elf record. Ronnie should get with old pal Roger Glover and obtain the original source tapes for a complete remastering job. This music is definitely worthy and would probably be bought again by everybody who already owns it. Apparently Ronnie or somebody at Rhino was able to track the original source down because there is a remastered version of the song Carolina County Ball on his Stand Up and Shout Anthology. Spitfire records would do many Dio fans a great service by rereleasing this CD as part of their Masters series.

5 stars for the music 3 stars for the transfer.......2004-03-26

These two albums are definitely among Dio's best work,along with rainbow and a couple of the Sabbath recordings.Both are better than the first Elf album..It has more diverse styles of music than any of the other bands mentioned.Boogie shuffles to blues-rock to soothing spacey ballads to swaggering beats.The problem with this release is that there is a glitch at the beginning of Liberty Road.This is an official release so the only excuse for this is if something damaged the original master since the original release.If so ,I think it should be easy enough to fix by lifting that second or two of music from later in the song as it is repeated ,or from a copy of the vinyl.I have the original and it doesn't have that glitch.Any way it's pretty much inexcusable for an official release.Although personally, out of all of the songs from the Tryin'to Burn the Sun album ,liberty road isn't particularly a stand out so I'll only deduct one star over all.

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Retarted Elf [IMPORT]
Retarted Elf
Manufacturer: Canyon International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000K1SWLI

Product Description

JAPANESE IMPORT with 10 tracks: When The Bottom Drops Out, Can U Feel It?, Grammas House, My Friend, M.F. Dis M.F. Dat, What Up G!, 2 x 4, Pack Man, Don't Need Nobody, Non-Stop Party Train

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