Episode #115 - Eddie Hardin - Wizard's Convention (Part 1)

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Episode #115

June 28, 2021

Eddie Hardin - Wizard’s Convention (Part 1)

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A Note From Jeff Breis:

Butterfly Ball & Wizard’s Convention CD release from “Darker Than Blue” in 1989:

Lead up to the Album:

Personnel:

Eddie Hardin - vocals, various instruments

Ray Fenwick - vocals, guitar, backing vocals

David Coverdale - vocals

Roger Glover - bass

Glenn Hughes - vocals

Jon Lord - piano

Mark Nauseef - percussion, drums, bells

Tony Ashton - piano, vocals

Mo Foster - bass

Les Binks - drums

Henry Spinetti - drums

Ric Lee - drums

Rick van der Linden - piano, various instruments

Pete York - drums, percussion

Mike D'Abo - vocals

Mike Smith - vocals

Jimmy Helms - vocals

John Crocker - alto sax

John Slaughter - guitar

The Chris Barber Band - various instruments

Technical:

Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Broglia

Engineer [Recording], Remix – John Acock

Executive-Producer – John Craig (5)

Founded Safari Records with Tony Edwards.

Manager of Deep Purple.

Producer, Arranged By – Eddie Hardin

Recorded By [Additional] – Louis "Conway Faith" Austin*

Recorded By [Additional] – Paul "Chas" Watkins*

Album Art & Booklet Review

Photography By – Carinthia West

Photography By – Richard Bush (5)

A few other Discogs entries.

Original album cover

German reissue with wizard on front

1986 (85?) UK release “Money to Burn”

CD reissue in 2003 remaster with new cover

Recorded at Kingsway Recorders, London. April/May 1976 (despite excess alcohol)

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Album Tracks:

Side One:

The Craig Song

When The Sun Stops Shining

Loose Ends

Money To Burn

Who’s Counting On Me

Make It Soon

Side Two:

Until Tomorrow (Parts I-IV)

Light of My Life

She’s a Woman

Eddie describes this as a “monstrously complicated song to record.” There were tons of edits, which you

Swanks & Swells (Parts I & II)

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