I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die is the second studio album by the influential San Francisco psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, released at the end of 1967.

[2] During this time, the band continued to build on their growing reputation by performing at local venues like the Fillmore Auditorium and appearing at festivals including Monterey Pop and The Fantasy Faire.

[4] Recordings took place in Vanguard studios in 71 West 23rd Street, New York City, during July and August 1967 with the exception of "Thought Dream" which was an outtake from the February 1967 sessions for Electric Music for the Mind and Body.

"Colors For Susan" had evolved out of a long talk between Joe and producer Samuel Charters over the emotions the latter felt after hearing Erik Satie's "Les Sonneries de la Rose-Croix" in a still New York garden at sunset.

The group had been staying at the Chelsea Hotel in New York under brutal summer heat, recording during the day at Vanguard Studios located in the same building, while playing a two-week residency at the Cafe Au Go Go at night.

At one point during the sessions Joe became so exhausted that the band recorded the backing track for "Janis" without him, leaving him to take a nap and add overdubs when awake.

[6] During this time Joe made his way up the coast playing Portland, Seattle and Vancouver whilst the band stayed largely in the Bay Area working theaters and some smaller venues.

David was a wizard, Joe was a soldier and Barry chose a Nazi uniform, although the swastika on his armband was later replaced by Vanguard with an American flag.

By contrast, the original Billboard review declared it "isn't up to the group's par",[11] while Richie Unterburger at AllMusic called it an inferior period piece compared to its predecessor but noted that besides containing the classic title track, "Who Am I?"

Bonus cuts include an unreleased alternate mix of the title track (minus sound effects) and an instrumental version of "Janis" (the original flip side to the single of the same name), both on the mono disc, and a deluxe 40-page booklet stuffed with rare photos and memorabilia.