The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown : The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

I AM THE GOD

OF HELLFIRE

AND I BRING YOU....

FIRE...

 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 

is the debut

studio album

by the 

English

 rock band

 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 

Released in 

the United Kingdom

 in June 1968 

by Track Records 

and in the

 United States

 in September 1968 

through Atlantic, 

the album was an

 international success, 

propelled by the 

transatlantic hit single

 "Fire".

 It was the only album

 released during

 the Crazy World's 

original incarnation.

A psychedelic soul album,

its style is 

defined by 

front man

 Arthur Brown's

wide-ranging

theatrical vocals 

and mystical lyrics,

 with the first side

 of the original LP 

comprising a

 conceptual song cycle

 known as

 "the Fire Suite". 

The album's sound 

and Brown's

 stage act

 influenced subsequent 

musicians such as

 David Bowie, 

Peter Gabriel,

Alice Cooper,

 Marilyn Manson

 and 

George Clinton.

Recording

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 

had recorded

a single called

 "Devil's Grip", 

Atlantic Records

 was interested in 

recording an album

of the band's music, 

and the band 

went to work on

 The Fire Suite,

a concept album 

built around

 their song

"Fire", 

which was popular

 in their live act.

The album was 

produced by

 the Who's manager

 Kit Lambert

for his own label, 

Track Records, 

with associate

production by 

Pete Townshend. 

The band

 line-up

 consisted of 

Arthur Brown 

(vocals), 

Vincent Crane

(organ, piano and vibes),

and

Drachen Theaker

(drums). 

Bass guitar, 

where used, 

was provided by

Nick

Greenwood; 

session drummer

John Marshall

replaced Theaker

on two selections.

The album was

recorded on

four-track reels 

with instrumentation

consisting of

bass,

drums, 

keyboard, 

and 

Brown's vocals.

The drumming was

recorded on

the same tape

as the keyboards.

On Ronnie Wood's

show on

November 2011, 

both 

Wood and

Alice Cooper

claim that 

Wood played 

bass guitar 

on the single

"Fire",

but 

Polly Marshall's

biography of

Arthur Brown

states that 

"[Wood] 

must have

 confused it

with the 

BBC session 

"There is no 

bass guitar on

"Fire", 

only bass pedals.

After recording 

the album, 

the Crazy World of Arthur Brown

embarked on their

first American tour,

supporting

 the Doors, 

Frank Zappa 

and 

MC5. 

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