Malice in Wonderland (Paice Ashton Lord album)

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Malice in Wonderland
Studio album by Paice Ashton Lord
Released	4 March 1977 [1]
Recorded	20 September & 30 October 1976
Studio	Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Genre	R&B funk rock hard rock progressive rock
Label	Polydor (original UK release) Warner Bros. (US) Repertoire (1995 German CD reissue) Purple (2001 UK CD reissue)
Producer	Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Martin Birch
Paice Ashton Lord chronology
Malice in Wonderland (1977) BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (1992)

Malice in Wonderland is the only studio album by Paice Ashton Lord. It was released in 1977.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Ian Paice, Tony Ashton and Jon Lord, except where noted.

Original release

1. "Ghost Story" — 5:47
2. "Remember the Good Times" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez) — 5:48
3. "Arabella (Oh Tell Me)" (Tony Ashton) — 4:06
4. "Silas & Jerome" — 3:25
5. "Dance with Me Baby" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez) — 3:20
6. "On the Road Again, Again" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden) — 3:58
7. "Sneaky Private Lee" (Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden) — 6:10
8. "I'm Gonna Stop Drinking" — 5:15
9. "Malice in Wonderland" — 6:06

1995 CD version

The 1995 CD release includes three extra live tracks:

10. "Ghost Story" - recorded at the Odeon, Birmingham
11. "Steamroller Blues" (James Taylor), recorded at the Rainbow, London
12. "Ballad of Mr. Giver" (Tony Ashton, Jon Lord), recorded at Rainbow, London

2001 CD version

The 2001 reissue on Purple Records includes eight additional tracks from PAL's unfinished second album:

10. "Steamroller Blues"
11. "Nasty Clavinet"
12. "Black and White"
13. "Moonburn"
14. "Dance Coming"
15. "Goodbye Hello LA"
16. "Untitled Two"
17. "Ballad of Mr. Giver"

2019 CD version

The 2019 reissue on earMUSIC includes eight additional tracks from PAL's unfinished second album, remastered in 2019. It includes an additional 24-page-booklet with new liner notes by Simon Robinson and previously unseen photos by Alan Messer:

10. "Steamroller Blues"
11. "Nasty Clavinet"
12. "Black and White"
13. "Moonburn"
14. "Dance Coming"
15. "Goodbye Hello LA"
16. "Untitled Two"
17. "Ballad of Mr. Giver"

2019 2LP version

The 2019 vinyl reissue on earMUSIC includes eight additional tracks from PAL's unfinished second album, on 2 LPs, remastered in 2019. It includes new liner notes by Simon Robinson and previously unseen photos by Alan Messer: SIDE A

1. "Ghost Story"
2. "Remember the Good Times"
3. "Arabella (Oh Tell Me)"
4. "Silas & Jerome"
5. "Dance with Me Baby"

SIDE B

1. "On the Road Again, Again"
2. "Sneaky Private Lee"
3. "I'm Gonna Stop Drinking"
4. "Malice in Wonderland"

SIDE C

1. "Steamroller Blues"
2. "Nasty Clavinet"
3. "Black and White"
4. "Moonburn"

SIDE D

1. "Dance Coming"
2. "Goodbye Hello LA"
3. "Untitled Two"
4. "Ballad of Mr. Giver"

Personnel[edit]

• Ian Paice – drums, percussion
• Tony Ashton – vocals, keyboards
• Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizer
• Paul Martinez – bass
• Bernie Marsden – guitar, backing vocals
• The McKinleys – backing vocals
• Howie Casey, Reg Brooks, Gilbert Dall’anese – horns

Technical

• Martin Birch – engineer

References[edit]