The Devil's Anvil were 60's New York rockers that released as far as I know this sole album.
They were regulars in Greenwich village playing cafes and bars with their unique Middle East influenced rock sound. Felix Pappalardi (producer of Cream's Disraeli Gears, later to play in Mountain) was the arranger and producer as well as bass guitarist, tambourist, percussionist and support vocals on this album.
This band and album were doomed to failure on thecharts as bad luck and bad fortune would have it that the very same day that Hard Rock From The Middle East hit the stores, the 1967 Arab-Israeli War broke out, and not a single radio station anywhere would go near the album!
Its too bad cause this album is just so psychy and fused with middle eastern vibes and rock genres throughout. I love the Arabic, Turkish and Greek lyrics and the wild instrumentation with the heavy rock tendencies ....this is an album that you need to sit and listen to very carefully.
There is also a vast array of world instrumentation on this album featuring the electric oud, bouzouki, tamboura, durbeki as well as fuzz guitar, bass and hand and rock drums.
This is a very tasty album but dont forget to brush your teeth !
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