Fire - The Magic Shoemaker 1970 (UK, Psychedelic Rock)
The trio was formed in 1966 in London Hounslow area that near Heathrow Airport. «White Bear» His first performances «Friday's Chyld» given in a certain bar. They noticed just two record companies - «Decca» and «Apple», with both of them signed contracts. Change the sign on the «Fire», they entered the studio and under the direction of Tony Clarke ( «Decca») recorded his first «Father's Name Is Dad / Treacle Toffee World» (1968). The song is from the "A" immediately got into heavy rotation on the radio. But then it intervened Paul McCartney himself, who believed that the song «Father's Name Is Dad» is not good enough. He proposed to add backing vocals and guitar enter another octave higher. I had to withdraw the circulation and redo everything again. As a result, the market appeared two versions of the single. Next worse - the record company «Apple» dismissed all the material they had to turn out, and Mike Berry producer offered to record his group thing «Round The Gum Tree». Dave Lambert agreed to sing, the band refused to play. For things «Toothie Ruthie», written by their managers, the three general nothing have not wanted, and record a track abandoned, but, nevertheless, in November 1968 under the guise of «Fire» the band released the single «Round The Gum Tree / Toothie Ruthie "which failed miserably. Relations with group «Apple» and «Decca» completely soured. They had to leave, and they were soon signed to «Pye Records». In January 1970, with the help of Dave Cousins, frontman «Strawbs», and guitarist «Velvet Opera» Paul Brett, work began on the creation of a concept album «The Magic Shoemaker». All material has been prepared personally Lambert. Immediately after the release, Lambert dismissed «Fire» and later joined the «Strawbs», and Dick Dufall and Bob Voice went to Paul Brett in «Paul Brett's Sage».
Tracks:
01. Children Of Imagination - 0:18
02. Tell You A Story - 6:41
03. Magic Shoes - 3:42
04. Reason For Everything - 7:35
05. Only A Dream - 5:41
06. Flies Like A Bird - 5:07
07. Like To Help You If I Can - 4:06
08. I Can See The Sky - 5:15
09. Shoemaker - 5:18
10. Happy Man Am I - 0:57
11. Children Of Imagination - 0:39
Bonuses:
12. Father's Name Is Dad (Single A-Side, 1968) - 2:32
13. Treacle Toffee World (Single B-Side, 1968) - 2:09
14. Round The Gum Tree (Single A-Side, 1968) - 1:33
15.Toothie Ruthie (Single B-Side, 1968) - 1:57
Personnel:
Dave Lambert - guitar, piano, organ, vocals, narrator
Dick Dufall - bass, vocals
Bob Voice - drums, percussion, vocals
