[BonzoHansen]

RIP Ronnie James Dio

Band: - Elf
Venue: - The Bank
Place: - Cortland - New York
Date: - Late January or Early February 1972
Source: - Live Tracks - Soundboard - Studio outtakes - Acetates?

BAND MEMBERS
Ronnie James Dio - Vocals & Bass
Gary Driscoll - Drums
Dave "Rock" Feinstein - Guitar
Mickey Lee Soule - Keyboards

TRACK LIST
DISC ONE
Studio Outtakes - 1972
1. Wake Up Sunshine
2. Smile For Me Lady
3. Rosemary
4. You Felt The Same Way
5. Driftin'
6. Saturday Night
Live At The Bank - Late January or Early February 1972
7. Cross - Eyed Mary
8. Stay With Me
9. Little Queenie - Johnny B Goode - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
10. An Old Raincoat Will Never Let You down
11. Cold Ramona
12. Black Dog
13. Lura Lura
14. Four Day Creep

DISC TWO
1. Give Me A Chance
2. Rumble
3. Aqualung
4. Drown Me In The River
5. Simple Man
6. Won’t Get Fooled Again - Baba O' Riley
7. Pisces Apple Lady
8. Dirty Dollar Bill
9. Buckingham Blues
10. So Long
11. You Shook Me - Rock's Boogie
12. War Pigs

NOTES
The first six songs on this set are studio outtakes from 1972, because of a few clicks & pops I suspect they come from Acetates. The rest of the tracks are live from the Bank in New York, early 1972. The quality of these recordings is great and of great historical interest to any Dio fan and would also be of interest to any lover of good rock music.

Elf play a great live set consisting of their own numbers as well as a great selection of covers by such bands as Jethro Tull, The Faces, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Humble Pie, Black Sabbath and others. I wonder if Dio could have imagined while singing War Pigs in 1972 that in 8 years time he would be singing it again fronting Black Sabbath.