Paice Ashton Lord - Malice In Wonderland (1976) (Special Edition, 2001)

Artist: Paice Ashton Lord
Title Of Album Malice In Wonderland
Year f Release: 1976/2001
Label (Catalog#) : Purple [PUR 320]
Country: UK
Genre: Hard Rock, Funk Rock, Prog Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks + cue, log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 01:18:45
Full Size: 541mb(+3%)(covers)

Artist Biography by Richie Unterberger
The Deep Purple spin-off project Paice Ashton Lord were formed by ex-Deep Purplers Ian Paice (drums) and Jon Lord (organ) with Tony Ashton, who had been in the Remo Four during the British Invasion era and then in Ashton, Gardner & Dyke (famous for "Resurrection Shuffle"). When they got together in mid-1976, Deep Purple had just broken up; for the sole Paice Ashton Lord album, the sound was filled out by guitarist Bernie Marsden and bassist Paul Martinez. That LP, Malice in Wonderland, was not nearly as heavy as Deep Purple had been, though it still owed much to mainstream British hard rock. However, there was a fair amount of jazz influence in the arrangements (which sometimes included brass) and some soul ingredients to the songwriting. All of this didn't add up to anything more than an average mid-'70s rock album, the kind you could have heard as filler on numerous AOR-oriented FM stations at the time. You didn't, though, since the album didn't sell much, and Paice Ashton Lord disbanded, although they did start work on a second LP. Eight songs from the unreleased second album appeared on the CD reissue of Malice in Wonderland on Purple Records in 2001.

Tracks:
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01. "Ghost Story" — 5:47
02. "Remember the Good Times" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez) — 5:48
03. "Arabella (Oh Tell Me)" (Tony Ashton) — 4:06
04. "Silas & Jerome" — 3:25
05. "Dance with Me Baby" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez) — 3:20
06. "On the Road Again, Again" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden) — 3:58
07. "Sneaky Private Lee" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden) — 6:10
08. "I'm Gonna Stop Drinking" — 5:15
09. "Malice in Wonderland" — 6:06
Bonus Unreleased Studio Tracks:
10.Steamroller Blues (Another Story 2001) 4:52
11.Nasty Clarinet (2001) 4:30
12.Black & White (2001) 4:14
13.Moonburn (2001) 3:21
14.Dance Coming (2001) 4:57
15.Goodbye Hello LA (2001) 3:55
16.Untitled (2001) 3:16
17.Ballad Of Mr. Giver (2001) 5:53

Personnel:
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Ian Paice - drums, percussion
Tony Ashton - vocals, keyboards
Jon Lord - keyboards, synthesizer
Paul Martinez - bass
Bernie Marsden - guitar, backing vocals

First released as LP in 1977. The bonus tracks are material from the long lost second album, which was never released.
Tracks 1-9 (C) 1976 Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited; 10-17 (C) 2001 Darker Than Blue Ltd. issued under exlusive license. Compilation (P) and (C) 2001 Purple Records. Remastered at SRT Studios.

All thanks to original releaser