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The first MacArthur album, known in collectors circles as 'The Black Forest' due to the '80s vinyl bootleg of the same title, was recorded in 1979 with a four-track machine. Produced by Bill Heffelfinger, 'MacArthur' is a progressive/psychedelic US basement concept album, highlighted by devastating, ripping fuzz guitar solos and mini-Moog/synth attacks. The album was originally issued by the band in a primitive hand-made sleeve with just a sticker on front and a paper sheet with the credits glued on back. Now this first ever legit reissue comes in a printed sleeve with embossed letters on the front, as the band originally intended.
| A1 | Light Up | 3:25 |
| A2 | Laughing Like A Lark | 4:57 |
| A3 | Generations/First Contact | 6:38 |
| A4 | Push On | 4:39 |
| B1 | Of Only Then | 5:53 |
| The Black Forest | (5:10) | |
| B2.1 | The Journey In | |
| B2.2 | Demonic Encounter | |
| B2.3 | Presence Of The Dark Force | |
| B2.4 | The Battle | |
| B2.5 | The Escape | |
| B2.6 | The Journey Out | |
| B3 | Prelude No.1 In C Major | 4:25 |
| The Shock Of The New | (4:00) | |
| B4.1 | The Molecular Meeting | |
| B4.2 | The Reaction/Atomical Fusion | |
| B4.3 | Confusion/The Interaction | |
| B4.4 | The Molecular Release | |
| B4.5 | Finale |
Bass – Scott Stockford
Drums, Percussion – Jeff Bauer
Engineer – Bill Heffelfinger
Lyrics By – Ben MacArthur
Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Classical] – Bill Heffelfinger
Producer – Bill Heffelfinger
Vocals, Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar – Ben MacArthur
Written-By – Ben MacArthur (A1 to B1)
Written-By – Bill Heffelfinger (A1, A4, B2 to B4)
Drums, Percussion – Jeff Bauer
Engineer – Bill Heffelfinger
Lyrics By – Ben MacArthur
Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Classical] – Bill Heffelfinger
Producer – Bill Heffelfinger
Vocals, Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar – Ben MacArthur
Written-By – Ben MacArthur (A1 to B1)
Written-By – Bill Heffelfinger (A1, A4, B2 to B4)
First ever legit vinyl reissue with original artwork.
Insert with liner notes and photos with printed sleeve with embossed letters on front, as the band originally intended.
Insert with liner notes and photos with printed sleeve with embossed letters on front, as the band originally intended.