Alan Aldridge, William Plomer - Judi Dench, Michael Hordern / Rod Edwards, Roger Hand - The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast album flac
Performer: Alan AldridgeTitle: The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast
Style: Poetry, Spoken Word
Released: 1975
Country: UK
MP3 album: 1561 mb
FLAC album: 1846 mb
Rating: 4.6
Other formats: AA DTS MPC AUD APE MMF XM
Genre: Not albums / Pop / Kids / Folk and Country
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the children's poem of a similar title. The album cover design is from Alan Aldridge's design for a 1973 book based on the poem. The album spawned a hit song, "Love Is All," which reached Number 1 in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Alan Aldridge's "Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper's Feast": This is the live LP, with Judi Dench as one of the narrators. Illustrations from Alan Aldridge's The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Childrens Books, Surrealism, Butterfly, Flatware, Tableware, Pictures Online, Illustration, Psych, Goddesses. Scary Stories Weird Art Magical Creatures Pop Art Book Illustration Graphic Art Hare Amazing Art Childrens Books. ALAN ALDRIDGE (British, b. 1943) The Grasshopper, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast book illustration.
Alan Aldridge and William Plomer Music and vocals Rod Edwards and Roger Hand (Wizard Presents £1. 9; butterflyball. The jingling, jangling Harlequin Hare, Seraphina Caterpillar in gorgeous silks, ghostly Magician Moth - they're all off to the Butterfly Ball. Henning Mankell Read by Nikolaj Coster Waldau (6hrs abridged; Random House Audio £1. 9).
In 1975 Edwards and Hand set to music the poems of a best selling 1973 children's picture book, illustrated by Alan Aldridge (famous for his work with the Beatles), called The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast which was loosely based on a poem called "Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast" written in 1802 by William Roscoe. It was originally released on the Argo label and has been re-released by wizardpresents
Roger Glover And Guests The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper s Feast 1974 – Old Blind Mole. The Butterfly Ball – Homeward.
After leaving Purple in 1973, Roger Glover was asked to compose music to the illustrated book of the same name by William Plomer and Alan Aldridge. As well as the remastered album, a second disc features nine demos and alternative mixes, plus the very rare Butterfly Ball Radio Special, a 1974 promo only release where the album’s creator and producer, Roger Glover, discusses and explains the story behind the creation of the project. The third disc is a replica of the ‘Love Is All’ EP, a huge hit single across Europe on its 1974 release, featuring Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals.
The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast. The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast is a poem by William Roscoe, written in 1802, and telling the story of a party for insects and other small animals.
Tracklist
| This Is The Day! |
| Harold The Herald |
| Mrs. Dormouse |
| Old Blind Mole |
| Dandy Rat And The Footpath |
| Harlequin Hare |
| Esmeralda, Seraphina And Camilla |
| Major Nathaniel Gnat |
| Happy Go Lucky Grashopper |
| Magician Moth |
| Lizzy Bee |
| Good Night, Children |
| The Crunch Part 1 |
| The Rodents' Express |
| Punchinello |
| The Crunch Part 2 |
| Toad In Bed |
| Hopping-Fit, And Out |
| Miss Money Spider |
| Froggy |
| The Hornet And The Wasp |
| Waiting For A Bite |
| Sir Maximus Mouse |
| The Long-Eared Bat |
| Sir Bedivere (Introduction) |
| Sie Bedivere And The Stag-Beetle |
| Cheers, My Dears |
| The Butterflies' Air-Lift And The Weevils V. Caterpillars Cricket Match |
| The Most Wonderful Tune In The World (Poem) |
| The Most Wonderful Tune In The World (Song) |
| The Grashopper's Feast |
| Shelly Snail And Swallowtail |
| The Butterfly Ball |
| Homeward (Poem) |
| Homeward (Song) |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZSW.557 / 8, ZSW.557, ZSW.558 | Alan Aldridge, William Plomer - Judi Dench, Michael Hordern / Rod Edwards, Roger Hand | Alan Aldridge, William Plomer - Judi Dench, Michael Hordern / Rod Edwards, Roger Hand - The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast (2xLP, Gat) | Argo , Argo , Argo | ZSW.557 / 8, ZSW.557, ZSW.558 | UK | 1975 |
| WIZZ 0801 | Alan Aldridge, William Plomer - Judi Dench, Michael Hordern / Rod Edwards, Roger Hand | Alan Aldridge, William Plomer - Judi Dench, Michael Hordern / Rod Edwards, Roger Hand - The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast (CD, Album) | Wizard | WIZZ 0801 | UK | 2009 |









