The Strawberry Alarm Clock Incense & Peppermints 1967 Original UNI Records VG++
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The Strawberry Alarm Clock ~ Incense and Peppermints 1967 Original, 1st pressing. UNI Records - STEREO UNI 73014 Vinyl is VG++: very minor and faint inner-sleeve-like, inaudible surface-marks faintly visible upon close inspection in very good light. Vinyl plays VG++ with minor background-wear between tracks and faintly heard during some quiet passages. Cover is VG+ to VG++, mostly VG++ with minor corner-bends and wear, minor cover-wear and minor edge-indentations. Labels are VG++ to Mint-: minor manufacturer imperfections. Original inner-sleeve has intact seams. Out of Print
"This is the debut long-player from the southern California-based Strawberry Alarm Clock -- the title track of this album topped national singles charts in December of 1967. As the cover art might suggest, their image practically defined both the musical as well as peripheral aspects of the pseudo-psychedelic counterculture. However, below that mostly visual veneer, Strawberry Alarm Clock actually have more in common with other "Summer of Love" bands such as Love and Kak than the bubblegum acts they have long been associated with. Prior to Strawberry Alarm Clock, the band was initially named Thee Sixpence and issued a 45 -- "In the Building" b/w "Hey Joe" -- in the spring of 1966. As legend has it, none of the actual bandmembers sang lead on the hit single; the singer was in fact a vocalist named Greg Munford, who was attending the session as a visitor. The track was originally issued by Thee Sixpenceon the regional All-American label. By the second pressing, however, the band's name had changed toStrawberry Alarm Clock. Sensing the possibility of a national hit, they were scooped up by the MCA Records subsidiary Uni and given the go-ahead to commence recording this, their debut LP. Much of the band's sound is due at least in part to the writing styles of George Bunnell (bass/vocals) and the uncredited Steve Bartok (flute/vocals). The edgy fuzz-toned guitar sound of "Birds in My Tree" and the Los Angeles freeway-inspired "Paxton's Back Street Carnival" exude a garage rock flavor similar in style to that of Spirit's self-titled debut long-player. Another distinguishing factor is Strawberry Alarm Clock's multi-layered vocals. "Hummin' Happy" and "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" are precursors to the sophisticated harmonies that would also inform "Tomorrow" and "Pretty Song From Psych-Out," from their follow-up long-player, Wake Up...It's Tomorrow."
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