[2][3] According to Jerry Osbourne, "The Flame is widely-regarded as the first quad LP.

"[citation needed] To avoid confusion with James Brown's band of the same name, the "s" on the Flames was dropped, but it was retained on South African pressings.

[4] Unlike previous Flames albums, which contain covers, all eleven tracks are originals written by the band.

The album was released on CD by the UK Fallout label in 2006.

The album was re-released in 2011 under the name Psychedelic Essentials with a slightly different track order.