The Flame is a 1970[1] album released by South African band the Flames produced by Beach Boys member Carl Wilson. It's the only non-Beach Boys album to be released on their Brother Records label—albeit distributed by Starday-King Records as opposed to Reprise.[2][3] According to Jerry Osbourne, "The Flame is widely-regarded as the first quad LP."[citation needed] To avoid confusion with James Brown's band of the same name, the "s" on the Flames was dropped, but it was retained on South African pressings.[4] Unlike previous Flames albums, which contain covers, all eleven tracks are originals written by the band.
| The Flame | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Brother | |||
| Producer | Carl Wilson | |||
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The album was released on CD by the UK Fallout label in 2006. The album was re-released in 2011 under the name Psychedelic Essentials with a slightly different track order.
Track listing
editAs per label, all songs written by Fataar/Chaplin/Fataar/Fataar.
- "See the Light" – 3:06
- "Make It Easy" – 3:06
- "Hey Lord" – 3:49
- "Lady" – 3:28
- "Don't Worry, Bill" – 3:17
- "Get Your Mind Made Up" – 4:10
- "Highs and Lows" – 4:49
- "I'm So Happy" – 3:17
- "Dove" – 2:18
- "Another Day Like Heaven" – 5:42
- "See the Light (Reprise)" – 1:28
Personnel
edit- Blondie Chaplin – guitar, vocals
- Ricky Fataar – drums, vocals
- Steve Fataar – guitar, vocals
- Brother Fataar – bass, vocals
- Steve Desper – engineer
- Robert Jenkins – art direction, photography
- Carl Wilson – producer
Sources
edit- ^ "discogs". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "Brother Records Album Discography". Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "The Flame - The Flame". allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved February 15, 2018.