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Day 13:  #mayvinylchallenge : Friday The 13th!  Superstitions & Spooks First off, the only Superstition I have is a Stevie Wonder record.  But in the spirit of it all, let's look into a "spooky" record: 🔺️ The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - S/T [1968] "I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE!!!" exclaimed Brown on his first hit, the Kit Lambert/Pete Townsend produced "Fire", and it sounds like it!  A psychedelic macabre classic, Arthur professes that "you're gonna burn" while screaming and wailing away as the brilliant organ work of Vincent Crane and drumming of Drachen Theaker provides the eerie orchestra.  The song was a huge hit, selling one million copies, peaking at number one in the U.K. and Canada, and reaching number two in America. Alongside the hit single, the record features the same theme...psychedelic nightmare.  Helped with his television performances, dressed in a gown with extreme makeup and a colander acting as a helmet, doused in methanol and set ablaze.  His early theatrics would go on to influence the likes of Alice Cooper, KISS, George Clinton and others. The record is pretty trippy, especially given Brown's operatic range and penchant for horror/macabre-styled lyrics.  Right on time and ahead of time, the Lambert-Townsend production on this is at its most quirky, and its finest. Today's theme, brought to you by:  @vinyl_addict_570 and @jennn_erator Vinyl Challenge Conduit:  @jennn_erator 📷 :  @rosemcgiggles Album pics:  Super Flesh Man #vinylcommunity #vinylchallenge #vinyllust #vinyllife #vinyl #vinylcollector #records #wreckastow #mayvinylchallenge #fridaythe13th #superstitionandspooks #thecrazyworldofarthurbrown #arthurbrown #vincentcrane #drachentheaker #kitlambert #petetownsend #dopeness #chrislebrane https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdg9D5OL29a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=