Green Bullfrog

Green Bullfrog was an album resulting from a one-off studio project and recorded between February and May 1970. The album was the idea of producer Derek Lawrence who assembled a group of musicians with whom he had worked in the 1960s. For contractual reasons, the musicians were billed under pseudonyms: Albert Lee = Pinta Matthew Fisher = Sorry Ian Paice = Speedy Tony Ashton = Bevy Rod Alexander = Vicar Chas Hodges = Sleepy Earl Jordan = Jordan Big Jim Sullivan = Boss Ritchie Blackmore = Boots Despite rumours at the time Jeff Beck, Roger Glover and Jon Lord do not appear on the sessions. A few originals (penned by Lawrence) were played, as well as many blues-inflected covers of rock songs. The guitar workout song "Bullfrog" is basically Deep Purple's song "Jam Stew" which Purple had originally performed for the BBC Studio Sessions. A record of this session was released in 1972 by Decca in the U.S, as well as a single coupling the tracks My Baby Left Me and Lovin' You Is Good For Me, Baby (Decca 32831.) As a long playing it was first issued on vinyl by MCA Records in the U.K. and Decca records in the U.S. This version was Made In Auckland, New Zealand in 1972. Cover has flip back sleeve.