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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-25 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......1975 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Elf ║ │
│║ Album : Trying To Burn The Sun ║ │
│║ Label : Epic ║ │
│║ Cat.No : ESCA 5534 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The third and final album from Elf, Trying To Burn The Sun, ║ │
│║ found the act that would soon morph into Ritchie ║ │
│║ Blackmore's Rainbow, back on form, the overly diverse, but ║ │
│║ still good, Carolina County Ball having stretched the ║ │
│║ band's boundaries a little too far. TTBTS however reined in ║ │
│║ the less focused elements to deliver a solid heavy rock ║ │
│║ album still infused with Mickey Lee Soule's piano, but ║ │
│║ which this time also allowed Steve Edwards' guitar to ║ │
│║ flourish a little more. Singer Ronnie James Dio, as you'd ║ │
│║ expect is mighty throughout, a harsher phrasing than before ║ │
│║ added to his armoury ? something that would serve him well ║ │
│║ as he moved onto Rainbow and subsequently Black Sabbath and ║ │
│║ Dio. Alongside bassist Craig Gruber and drummer Gary ║ │
│║ Driscoll, percussionist Mark Nauseef was also added to the ║ │
│║ line-up, although as he alludes to in the excellent liner ║ │
│║ notes, he never actually appeared on the album, his ║ │
│║ contributions confined to the band's stage work. ║ │
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│║ In terms of sound, Trying To Burn The Sun seems much ║ │
│║ clearer on the heavy, boogie rock it wants to portray, the ║ │
│║ piano, guitar and drums of "Shotgun Boogie" great fun but ║ │
│║ still hard hitting, while "Black Swampy Water" is simply a ║ │
│║ piece of quality, grooving hard rock. In many ways you can ║ │
│║ almost feel the band unintentionally auditioning to become ║ │
│║ Rainbow, a similar feel and groove apparent in this track ║ │
│║ and "Prentice Wood", where they seem much more willing to ║ │
│║ really put the foot down. Excellently remastered by Andy ║ │
│║ Pearce and Matt Wortham, the force of this album's ║ │
│║ atmosphere is much more readily revealed, while Dio's ║ │
│║ vocals possess real bite. "Wonderworld" shows a more ║ │
│║ restrained, tender side to the band, strings heightening ║ │
│║ the experience as they swoop, soar and sting in equal ║ │
│║ measure. It's the most mature thing on this album and ║ │
│║ possibly in the band's catalogue, especially when you ║ │
│║ factor in an excellent solo from Edwards. ║ │
│║ That this album quickly disappeared from sight after it's ║ │
│║ 1975 release is no real surprise, the core of the group, ║ │
│║ Dio, Soule, Gruber and Driscoll asked to record the single ║ │
│║ "Black Sheep Of The Family" with ex-Deep Purple man Ritchie ║ │
│║ Blackmore (album producer and Deep Purple bassist Roger ║ │
│║ Glover still disappointed he let his ex-band mate beat him ║ │
│║ to Dio's services as he looked to forge a career outside of ║ │
│║ Purple. Ironically he'd later join Rainbow... but only ║ │
│║ after Dio's departure). The sessions quickly turned into an ║ │
│║ album and then a tour, meaning the record label ║ │
│║ understandably abandoned any attempts to push a release by ║ │
│║ a band that for all intents and purposes, no longer ║ │
│║ existed. Which is a shame because Trying To Burn The Sun ║ │
│║ finds Elf near the peak of their powers ? only their self ║ │
│║ titled debut bettering this collection. ║ │
│║ The rest, as the say, is history, Blackmore quickly ║ │
│║ ditching his newly acquired backing band and eventually ║ │
│║ Dio, who would continue his vital contribution to the rock ║ │
│║ and metal world right up to his death in 2010, through ║ │
│║ Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven And Hell. Elf maybe never ║ │
│║ received the same level of success, but as witnessed here, ║ │
│║ they undoubtedly deserved much more notice than ever came ║ │
│║ their way. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Black Swampy Water 3:42 │
│ 2. Prentice Wood 4:38 │
│ 3. When She Smiles 4:54 │
│ 4. Good Time Music 4:29 │
│ 5. Liberty Road 3:23 │
│ 6. Shotgun Boogie 3:06 │
│ 7. Wonderworld 5:03 │
│ 8. Streetwalker 7:11 │
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│ Total Length : 00:36:26 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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