First-wave hard rock band formed by Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald Padavona) from the Electric Elves in 1967; recorded early albums produced by Deep Purple members Ian Paice and Roger Glover, mixing blues and hard rock. Line-up mentioned in reviews includes Steve Edwards, Lee Soul and Gary Driscoll.

Frontman Ronnie James Dio was born Ronald Padavona, of Italian descent; he later adopted the stage name Dio. Reviews note Deep Purple members Ian Paice and Roger Glover produced Elf's early recordings. Ronnie James Dio passed away in 2010.

Reviews highlight Elf as Ronnie James Dio's early band, blending blues and hard rock. Key albums discussed are Elf (1972) and Carolina County Ball (1974), produced with Deep Purple members' help. Critics praise Dio's powerful voice while noting the records are solid rather than masterpieces.

For:Fans of early Ronnie James Dio, classic hard rock and blues rock listeners.

 The album is characterized by a very heavy-blues sound; the tracks are mainly based on Edwards' excellent work on the guitar, with a sharp and decisive sound, and the keyboards and piano of Lee Soul, which created bluesy and honky-tonk atmospheres, a very American style, similar to early Aerosmith or Alice Cooper.

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 "No one is like you and there is no other God but you, just as we have heard with our ears"

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 The voice on this album is everything.

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