Fire - 1970 - The Magic Shoemaker

Artist....: Fire

Title.....: The magic Shoemaker

Rel. Date.: 1970

Type/Genre: Psychedelic rock

Size......: 83mb

Format....: mp3

Bitrate...: 256



* *

********************************************************************************

* *

Tracklist:





1. Children Of Immagination

2. Tell You A Story

3. Magic Shoes

4. Reason For Everything

5. Only A Dream

6. Flies Like A Bird

7. Like To Help You If I Can

8. I Can See The Sky

9. Shoemaker

10. Happy Man Am I

11. Children Of Imagination



Fire was a late 60's early 70's British psychedelic band consisted of Dave Lambert (who later joined Strawbs), Bob Voice and Dick Duffall. Best known for their superb debut single “Father’s Name is Dad” (Decca, 1967).



In January 1970, the band began recording The Magic Shoemaker, a whimsical concept album about a shoe cobbler named Mark and his pair of magic shoes which allow the hero of the story to fly. On this album, Fire was assisted by the Strawbs' frontman Dave Cousins on banjo, and guitarist Paul Brett (of Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera).



The original version on the Pye label, stereo, NSPL 18343 is impossibly rare and expensive (one of the top 100 rare albums).



Personnel:

David Lambert - vocals, keyboards, guitar, spoken narrative

Dick Dufall - bass, vocals

Bob Voice - drums, vocals

Dave Cousins - banjo

Paul Brett - guitar

Ray Hammond - producer