Eddie Hardin's Wizard's Convention

Eddie Hardin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B00001SIAY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,098 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Craig Song

2. When the Sun Stops Shining

3. Loose Ends

4. Money to Burn

5. Who's Counting on Me

6. Make It Soon

7. Until Tomorrow

8. Light of My Life

9. She's a Woman

10. Swanks & Swells, Pt. 1

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I'm Looking Forward to Tomorrow

2. Maggie's Song

3. Not Guilty

4. Slippery Slopes

5. Without Your Love

6. Perfect Survivors

7. Can Dreams Come True

8. Why Can't We Go Home?

9. You're No Good

10. When the Going Gets Tough

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Expanded Edition, June 17, 2001

By 

eveoflove (North York, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eddie Hardin's Wizard's Convention (Audio CD)

Made in USA in 2001, Serial# BIG-4045-2, Playing Time 114:50

Originally released on Christmas Eve 1976, perhaps to inspire "last-minute-shoppers", this Eddie Hardin (of SPENCER DAVIS GROUP fame) was more or less following in the footsteps of Roger Glover's (of DEEP PURPLE fame) project entitled "The Butterfly Ball" of a few years prior. Though once again trying to combine the various talents of multiple rock performers (like David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Mike D'Abo, Mo Foster, Roger Glover, Ray Fenwick to name a few...), WIZARD'S CONVENTION was a commercial flop.

The original release contained 10 tracks (up to "Swanks & Swells"), and was generally depressing and bland.

It was issued on CD in 1994 (Repertoire REP-4474-WY) and included 6 extra tracks, courtesy of Eddie Hardin himself, which were recorded during those sessions. There were probably only 2 copies sold in Canada (the first one I bought was defective!)

This latest version, now on 2 discs, includes a full disc of previously unreleased stuff, not to be confused with "Wizard's Convention 2".

Considering the talent involved, this set is, well, banal. Most of the melodies are soft and depressing. Overall, the performances are dull and lazy, though I must say that some of the vocal performances are quite good.

It's not a masterpiece, and IMHO, it's simply ordinary and weak. However, it's an item for the archives, because of the multiple people that participated on it.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRACK LIST, October 15, 2004

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CD & VIDEO RESEARCHER "festivalcds" (il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eddie Hardin's Wizard's Convention (Audio CD)

Wizard's Convention, disk one
tracks: 17
total time: 61:19
year:
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1. 1:34 The craig song / Eddie Hardin


2. 2:40 When the sun stops shining / Ray Fenwick


3. 4:17 Loose ends / Jimmy Helms


4. 3:54 Money to burn / David Coverdale


5. 4:46 Who's counting on me / Mike D'Abo, Mike Smith


6. 2:24 Make it soon / Eddie Hardin


7. 6:53 Until tomorrow / Glen Hughes


8. 3:45 Light of my life / Glen Hughes, Eddie Hardin


9. 6:40 She's a woman / Jimmy Helms


10. 3:29 Swanks & sweels part 1 / Tony Ashton, Chris Barber band


11. 1:13 Swanks & sweels part 2 / Chris Barber band


12. 3:10 I'm looking forward to tomorrow / Billy Ocean


13. 2:59 Time for another / Eddie Hardin


14. 3:18 The put down song / Eddie Hardin


15. 3:01 Goodnight children / Eddie Hardin


16. 3:07 Summer days / Eddie Hardin, Ronnie James Dio


17. 4:07 Seems I'm always gonna love you / Eddie Hardin, Ronnie James Dio


Wizard's Convention disk 2
tracks: 15
total time: 53:31
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1. 3:07 I'm looking forward to tomorrow / Maggie Bell


2. 3:06 Maggie' theme / Maggie Bell


3. 3:04 Not guilty / Iris Williams


4. 2:57 Slippery slopes / Eddie Hardin


5. 3:06 Without your love / Eddie Hardin


6. 3:59 Perfect survivors / Lynn Sheppard, Denny Laine


7. 3:05 Can dreams come true / Lynn Sheppard


8. 4:04 Why can't we go home / Lynn Sheppard


9. 3:30 You're no good / Liz Hardin


10. 3:44 When the going gets tough / Eddie Hardin


11. 3:25 Strange times / Eddie Hardin, Roger Glover


12. 3:01 Drinking / Eddie Hardin


13. 3:41 Glad to be home / Eddie Hardin


14. 4:46 Moving / Eddie Hardin


15. 4:53 Give me freedom / Eddie Hardin

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars hey I have it on vinyl, October 1, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Eddie Hardin's Wizard's Convention (Audio CD)

I still have this edition on vinyl featured Purple guys like Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Glover, Lord. The recording was made in an alcoholic consume. many purple fans love it, this rare edition is a MUST for all purple fans.