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Arthur Brown - The Story Of Arthur Brown (2003)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Prelude- Nightmare
  2. You Don't Know 28:27
  3. Don't Tell Me 2:29
  4. Baby You Know What You're Doing 1:55
  5. The Green Ball 3:22
  6. Devil's Grip 3:21
  7. Give Him A Flower 3:02
  8. Rest Cure 2:46
  9. Fanfare- Fire Poem 2:02
  10. Fire! 2:54
  11. I Put A Spell On You
  12. Child Of My Kingdom 7:00
  13. The Lord Doesn't Want You 3:00
  14. Eternal Messenger
  15. Night Of The Pigs 1:04
  16. Sunrise 4:31
  17. Creep-Creation 4:06
  18. Love Is (The Spirit That Will Never Die) 4:19
  19. Time Captives 7:46
  20. Spirit Of Joy 3:15
CD2
  1. Gypsy 9:11
  2. The Lord Will Find You 4:15
  3. Eyesight To The Blind 5:54
  4. The Gremlin (The Song Of)
  5. Universal Zoo 2:43
  6. The Lord Is My Savour 3:40
  7. Tight Rope 3:54
  8. Speaknotech 23:59
  9. The Fire-Ant Said To The Cockroach
  10. Lord Of The Dance 3:11
  11. Hound Dog 2:16
  12. Let A Little Sunshine (Into Your Life) 2:46
  13. Heartaches 5:13
  14. A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall 5:30
  15. Silver Machine 5:15
  16. Fire (Remix) 10:18

Notes

One of the most electrifying one-shot artists of the '60s, British singer Arthur Brown briefly set the charts alight in 1968, as well as thrilling audiences with his theatrical performances, which saw him wearing helmets of fire and outlandish costumes. His debut album was surely one of the most left-field commercial successes of the late '60s, if not of rock history. In addition to topping the British charts (and reaching number two in the U.S.) with his brilliantly demonic single "Fire," the self-proclaimed god of hellfire actually scored a Top Ten LP with his 1968 debut. Unveiling Brown's demented, fire-obsessed lyrical visions and swooping, theatrical vocals, it showcased his band's manic, agitated psychedelic sound, which was anchored by incendiary drumming, Pete Townshend's production, and an organist who could be best described as Jimmy Smith on acid. Brown's original band broke up in early 1969; in the early '70s he released several albums with Kingdom Come, which saw him pursuing a maddeningly obscure and less exciting brand of art rock. He recorded off and on after, with an additional flash of fame springing from his role as a priest in the film Tommy.