Arthur Brown - Rare 1968 Colour Footage

This is a rare clip of Arthur performing I put a Spell on you and Nightmare from a 1968 TV Programme about Gerald Scarfe the artist. Please have in mind there is precious little footage of Arthur from the 60s in existence so every scrap is a treasure in its own right.
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[@JohnsysChannel]

I just saw Arthur at Glastonbury, and he sounds just as good today as he did in 1968. Brilliant stuff

[@playsindirtnapsalot.299]

Kids today think lady gaga is new. As usual, kids don't know much. We had this guy. So glad I'm old.

[@vano758]

Arthur Brown is the Top Man!

[@75amoeba]

Arthur Brown is the Top Man.

[@alexbruce9]

agree w/Dougzilla Thanks You Tube and those of you out there who upload this stuff. I grew up with it and I am very glad to be able to enjoy it again.

[@EligosPoltergiest]

Arthur Brown is definitely a pioneer in dark music and stage theatrics, brilliant stuff. This is really heavy music for its time.

[@heylaceface]

incredible post! ty!

[@jonsilence]

Brilliant, rare. I saw this band live in 68 and it was an incredible show...behind him is Atomic Rooster with Carl Palmer and Vincent Crane (RIP). Arthur, the first official FRIGHTMAN of rock!

[@philipsmovies]

A very rare relic indeed.Thanks for sharing.

[@WoaSPodcast]

This is incredible footage!

[@patmasco8697]

Brilliant ty...

[@Toracube]

Great, great post.

[@massiveorangecrayon]

Arthur has an amazing and fantastic obsession with flaming hats.

[@alexbruce9]

to Higher ways Woman :-) you are right memory lane does look good from this perspective. It is an amazing video.

[@DocPross]

GREAT MATERIAL!!!

[@WoodRatGirl]

It sucks that there isn't enough talented people like this today.

[@normaninhell]

A CLASSIC UNDERRATED ALBUM ONE OF THE BEST VOICES EVER!

[@HigherWaysWoman]

@alexbruce9 I SECOND THIS!!! I grew up w/it too & give deep gratitude for those who find these awesome vintage footage to be shared w/all future generations. Memory Lane never looked so good from this perspective! ;-) :-P

[@vicdemoya628]

I really dig this cat!

[@emilyoshiro]

Yay, this rocks! Saw him on the Tom Jones show, I was 13, sitting at the dinner table watching this cat, head on fire, blowing minds left and right! Hear he's still touring.

[@MrRatherino]

next lifetime...straight to the opera stage.....

[@thelastnic]

this is great, can see where alice cooper got his face paint, and the chili peppers fire hats.

[@joehiggs100]

Arthur is a gentleman, I booked him and band for a benefit gig years ago, which made no money, ten people came, but they did the whole show, mad costumes (bass player dressed as an eight foot long galleon etc. all well pre Spinal Tap). I couldn't pay the band.Later he sent me a cheque which was handsome, but couldn't possibly have covered their exes. Comedians as well rock entertainers. The great Nina Simone took 'I Put a Spell on You' to another sinister dimension. Arthur's still gigging.Ta.

[@DominusLuna]

Arthur appears on Alan parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (edgar allan poe) - The tell tale heart. One of my favorites.

[@crudaygula]

really good mr really good mr!! hahaha so loco

[@elpolarbear]

like a flashback.lol he was the precursor of Alice,KISS,King Diamond,etc.great stuff and quite trippy

[@dougzilla]

Great footage! Thanks -- this is a classic example of why youtube is so cool. Where else can you see this stuff?

[@HigherWaysWoman]

@DominusLuna "Equal Means Equal"...what a fantastic line!!!~I grew up in a township that was surrounded by sevral rivers...was much like living on an island~Whites basically on 1 side of the road & hispanic on the other side~I never got this growing up!1of the saddest times growing up there was when a colored family bought a home there~The next thing I heard was sum1 burned a cross in their yard~I was appaulled & so ashamed of us~I was 7 in this yr of 69~I hurt for them espec'ly their children

[@DaedalosC9]

The same of Brazil O_o man u are unique! thx

[@darera24]

@420Slaterson Good point! Thanks!

[@raymondfiammetta72]

How is it that this guy Arthur Brown is not considered Shock Rock or Heavy Metal before Black Sabbath.

[@MatthewNorthArchive]

He is to those that Know.

[@weaselidiotu]

oh the face painting !

[@mikebott6940]

indeed they are.... has anyone else read (i think the article was in mojo) about brown's plan for a stage show based on the aztec rites in tenochtitlan ?

[@gahrzahk]

There are (excellent) sounding compilation CD's out there, mostly OOP.; I'll dig into my vault and give a title, lable and number when I get a chance.

[@sp1midholm]

@darera2001 Alice specifically said that he did so. Arthur Brown was a guest star at Alice's concert at Alexandra Palace last October, and Alice introduced him saying exactly this.

[@MistressMorrigan]

Fun fact: Arthur was inspired by Screaming Lord Sutch who was inspired by Screaming Jay Hawkins. SJH is credited as the first shock rocker. No shock Arthur here is covering SJH's signature song.

[@eddiemperor]

@EligosPoltergiest Yes I barely Discovered his music and I tought Alice Cooper was the pioneer for the Theatrics, Sound and Image, now i know this guy is the Original, How incredible this was in the 60's before King Diamond and Ozzy, and even the 90's Satanic Black Metal Scene.

[@Nadertoboul]

and also King Diamond.

[@whiskeynale69]

Well, Arthur was the pioneer of theatrics with great music. Peter Gabriel/Genesis picked up on it along with Alice Cooper....then came King Diamond, who admits he was heavily influenced by Alice.

[@theaceofspades56]

This guy reminds me of king diamond

[@signcrash]

@wookie72 Didn't Gerald Scarfe also do the titles for the TV shows "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister?"

[@frankensteinmoneymac]

Wow I just got the whole "You have recently posted several comments. Enter the text in the image to continue posting" and the word I had to write in was "dessessess" IS That Freakin Cool Or What?!?!

[@luvwings]

Arthur Brown scared me when I saw him in 68, plus I took some acid...

[@DominusLuna]

@craigmorganheder I was about 6 in '68 ... I think I was born about 10 years late. I so wished I could have participated in the hippy culture rather then observing it.

[@brnleague99]

Anyone have footage of Arthur doing "Come And Buy?"

[@klotchie]

Arthur was one of the first, but Screamin Jay Hawkins was def the godfather/ grandfather/father of shock.

[@Kris.G]

Drachen's drumming was essential to the original feel of those songs. Palmer had a different feel and swayed the songs from jazzy blues to rock.

[@aristipo]

At 1:30 it sounds very similar to the ending of "Long long long" by the Beatles....

[@Rockpiled]

where is the full amount of the video ?

[@420Slaterson]

@darera2001 First off, the word you're looking for is influenced. Arthur's theatrics may have predated Cooper's, but not only is Cooper's songwriting style different, he developed his own unique act. Arthur Brown's the god of hellfire, when Alice Cooper's the villain of rock n' roll. Secondly, Cooper has not only acknowledges Brown's influence, but he also featured Brown in his Halloween Night of Fear show on October 29th, 2011.

[@poffy8888]

What happened tothe rest of it ? It really needs to be enjoyed in its entirity, altho this is better than nothn.

[@benmac1089]

What is the name of this full TV program and is it accessible anywhere?

[@Tamerlane666RLSV]

Copied is such a juvenile term, especially if you are trying to garnish support for what you think is some sort of revelation that is surely your own. It is called an HOMAGE. MANY artists have CITED Arthur Brown as an INSPIRATION.

[@eggkranium]

Things stop being rare when they hit youtube, kinda like what piratebay did for CD´s :)

[@HigherWaysWoman]

I grew up in this horrible time(s). When I reached hi school it was on the tail end of this brutality. I refused to ever be a part of it & had some very close calls myself. Teachers were told 2 go in 2-3's into restrooms as were students. I can't stand racism & I cant hardly watch the brutality at which the blacks endured 2 get their freedom & to be recognized as part of the HUman race, which was something no 1 of any color/culture should ever need to do! Right on Arthur, tell it like it is/was!

[@83RockaRolla]

Not the first one, before him you already had Screaming Lord Sutch

[@Pighood]

@darera2001 He admitted as much. Alice has class.

[@slalomluke]

Don't forget the dance moves Iggy Pop picked up from him. He made it his own thing, but the similarities are unmistakable.

[@raymondfiammetta72]

That is one really scary make up he's wearing Arthur Brown , this is before Alice Cooper and KISS.

[@Ziggyztarz]

@munchies23 .... he doesn't care about the people he uses, that's for sure....

[@jmm1233]

and this is were kiss got there face paint ideas from

[@slalomluke]

Give the New York Dolls a try. I've never seen transvestism look so goddamn badass.

[@MichaelWellsMW]

Thumbs up if you think people are too stupid to figure out the difference between "copied" and "influence". Hint: people who are "influenced" freely admit it, just like Coop does. Just like Manson was influenced by Cooper, Cooper was influenced by Brown and Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

[@Funkplus1]

yeah king mercyful but arthur is a G

[@therockmannorl]

Well he actually admitted to being influenced by him.

[@BonzoMcBonzo]

THis is the artwork by the man who animated the WALL!?

[@benmac1089]

Yes.

[@westrokker]

sounds like frank zappa kinda

[@Jemasonj]

Yeah. I think he burned his head another time too.

[@ozzyscruggs1]

Scarfe = Pink Floyd, The Wall.

[@DominusLuna]

@HigherWaysWoman They were some very bigoted times. As long as people consider color to be an important attribute we're always going to have this racial division. Equal means equal. Color has no place in it.We should be proud of our heritage but not expect any special treatment because of it. Equal is equal.

[@darera24]

Thumb up if you think Alice cooper copied Arthur Brown...

[@buzztopburnett]

He need's to lay off from LSD back in that time period

[@balrogtheundefeated]

I think he looks like Nicholas Cage.

[@chrisradano]

Creedence Clearwater Revival's version is good, too.

[@MuddyRawwr]

The make up?

[@pollaris18]

Thumbs Up if you tink Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, King Diamond and black metal band copied Arthur Brown

[@mellotrongirl]

you mean "Roooster" (sic) jus kidding

[@imitione]

@darera2001 and kiss Copied Alice cooper

[@depauleable]

And Arthur Brown copying screamin Lord sutch copying screamin Jay Hawkins!

[@MKPesich]

Artur Brown is too original to be copied by Alice Cooper,...