strangelands

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to release the classic lost album by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Strangelands. Recorded in the Autumn of 1969, the sessions were an attempt to resurrect the Crazy World by Arthur Brown and featured some classic material. Divided into four sub-headings, ( The Country, The City, The Cosmos and The Afterlife ), Strangelands was certainly ahead of its time but failed to gain a full release for nearly two decades. In hindsight, the material can be seen as the blueprint for Arthur s next project, the innovative Kingdom Come. "

This Esoteric Recordings reissue also adds the legendary Replicas sessions by Rustic Hinge. Featuring Crazy World drummer Drachan Theaker and guitarist Andy Rickell, the project was originally intended to feature Arthur Brown as vocalist and also featured the legendary High Tide guesting on one track. With Brown leaving the group to form the first incarnation of Kingdom Come, Rustic Hinge would eventually release material on John Peel’Dandelion label, whilst the Replicas sessions would remain unreleased for a further 20 years. This Esoteric reissue has been newly re-mastered and includes a new essay "

Strangelands Part One: The Country Life Jacket / Purple Airport Of Love / All Over The Country / The Lord Doesn’t Want You Part Two: The City / The Sound Of The City Part Three: The Cosmos / All Forms And Distinctions / Beyond The Sea / Planets Of The Universe / Twisted Wreckage / Hold On Cosmos Part Four: The Afterlife / Endless Sleep / Rustic Hinge: Replicas - T On The Lawn For 3 / Excitation Wavelength / Litmus Transformation / Ocus Pocus / Crystallized Petard / Kinesis / But That Was Then That Was But / High Tide Play Rustic Hinge / Macedonia"