Butterfly Ball (1976)

An excerpt from Alan Aldridge's psychedelic idyll. Come on and join the band.
Design: Alan Aldridge
Direction: Lee Mishkin
Music: Roger Glover
Animation: Harold Whitaker
Production: Jack King
A Halas And Batchelor Production

[@varland1]

I remember seeing this on tv as a kid. Have been looking for it for a long time. thanks for posting!

[@cheesyrider6914]

This was the theme song for Pop,Rock and Soul a music video show in Canada in the 70's.

[@Lilasun]

Yes, so happy to find this. Love Alan Aldridge. The song's good too!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

This piece has managed to find a place for itself around the world it seems. I remember seeing it personally on a program aired on Nickelodeon called "Pinwheel" back in the early 1980's. I suppose I always wondered who did this or what it was about, since I never heard of the album/book this came from, nor who animated it, nice to see the crew that was behind it now. Lee Mishkin had a career that began at the very beginnings of television, animating on the first TV cartoon, Crusader Rabbit. I think I've come to appreciate Harold Whitaker more for animating this and "Hamilton the Musical Elephant" (another childhood fave of mine).

[@svogender]

Huge song... And the voice of Dio..!! 😊👍

[@choppyknight8656]

love is all you need

[@MeandMaeForever]

I wanna buy the whole film... Used to watch this and the other one with the crazies at the lake with my children

[@MeandMaeForever]

Sitting in a Dream

[@snakeknife7518]

RJ Dio rules.