The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Arthur Brown

Overview

Though a bit over the top, this album was still powerful and surprisingly melodic, and managed to be quite bluesy and soulful even as the band overhauled chestnuts by James Brown and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. "Spontaneous Apple Creation" is a willfully histrionic, atonal song that gives Captain Beefheart a run for his money. Though this one-shot was not (and perhaps could not ever be) repeated, it remains an exhilaratingly reckless slice of psychedelia. This CD reissue includes both mono and stereo versions of five of the songs. Although the mono mixes lack the full-bodied power of the stereo ones, they're marked by some interesting differences, especially in the brief spoken and instrumental links between tracks. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/21/2021
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031420171
Rank:	40618

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Arthur Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown   Primary Artist
Arnold Brown   Primary Artist
Vincent Crane   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Drachen Theaker   Drums
Sean Nicholas   Bass

Technical Credits

Pete Townshend   Associate Producer
Andy Dalby   Composer
David Montgomery   Photography
David King   Cover Design
Jay Hawkins   Composer
Michael Finesilver   Composer
Herbert Slotkin   Composer
Arthur Brown   Composer
Peter Ker   Composer
Mike Finesilver   Composer
Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Composer
Walter Spriggs   Composer
Vincent Crane   Composer,Arranger
Kit Lambert   Producer
Kingdom Come   Composer
James Brown   Composer
Ed Strait   Compilation Producer