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2019 record store day release on purple vinyls with gatefold cover and 10 bonus tracks

Roger Glovers concept album The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshoppers Feast was originally conceived as a solo vehicle for Jon Lord to be produced by Roger Glover who had recently left Deep Purple. However, Lord proved too busy with Deep Purple and Glover took up the reins on his own. Using his connections, Glover recruited a large cast of noted rock musicians to perform on it, with a different vocalist for each track including David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. The single Love Is All, with vocals from Ronnie James Dio, made a minor impression in the UK but reached number one in The Netherlands. Its accompanying animated short movie also gained unexpected success in France, where the newly launched second TV channel Antenne 2 used it as a fill-in every time it experienced technical difficulties. These random airings, together with the psychedelic tone of the clip and the lack of subtitles, made it very popular amongst young viewers.

Track list:
1. Dawn
2. Get Ready-with Glenn Hguhes
3. Saffron Dormouse And Lizzy Bee
4. Harlequin Hare-with Ronnie James Dio
5. Old Blind Mole
6. Magician Moth
7. No Solution
8. Behind The Smile-with David Coverdale
9. Fly Away
10. Aranea
11. Sitting In A Dream-with Ronnie James Dio
12. Waiting
13. Sir Maximus Mouse
14. Dreams Of Sir Bedivere
15. Together Again-with Ronnie James Dio
16. Watch Out For The Bat
17. The Feast
18. Love Is All-with Ronnie James Dio
19. Homeward-with Ronnie James Dio
20. Love Is All-demo-with Ronnie James Dio
21. Dawn-alternative mix
22. Harlequin Hare-alternative mix
23. Magician Moth-alternative mix
24. No Solution-alternative mix
25. Waiting-alternative mix
26. Fly Away-alternative mix
27. Aranea-alternative mix
28. Little Chalk Blue-1975 single
29. Excerpts From The Butterfly Ball Radio Special 1974