The Butterfly Ball And Wizard's Convention

Deep Purple have always been known for their contributions to the hard rock genre. Despite this heavy reputation, the individual members have all worked outside the rock field from time to time on solo material or sessions, exploring different and often seemingly unlikely musical avenues. This compact disc brings two such projects together for the first time. THE BUTTERFLY BALL, masterminded by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover shortly after he had left the band, forms the first half of the set and features appearances from many well known rock musicians. Glover also turns up on THE WIZARD'S CONVENTION, which forms the rest of this package. Eddie Hardin brought Glover together with the then current Deep Purple members Jon Lord, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale and numerous other guests. Side by side this material forms a fascinating side line to the Deep Purple story. (Four numbers have been omitted from The Wizard's Convention album to enable us to fit two albums onto one compact disc at a budget price.) Butterfly Ball (P) 1974 British Lion Music - Wizard's Convention (P) 1976 Eddie Hardin. This compilation (P) and (C) 1989 The Connoisseur Collection, London Made in England Some copies came with free Butterfly Ball Interview on 3" CD.