The Strawberry Alarm Clock made musical history with its first single, the infectiously psychedelic “Incense and Peppermints,” which topped the singles charts in December 1967. It remains one of the Aquarian Age’s most enduring anthems. And as the California combo’s debut LP demonstrates, there was a lot more to the Strawberry Alarm Clock than their iconic trademark hit.
Incense and Peppermints combines gorgeously melodic flights with a Sunset Strip sensibility—the album is filled with trippy soundscapes, fuzzy guitars, sophisticated harmonies and the evocative lyrics of tracks such as “The World’s on Fire,” “Birds in My Tree,” “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow” and “Paxton’s Back Street Carnival.” The result is a surprise-filled collection that All Music Guide calls “a strangely compelling mix of psychedelia, sunshine pop, garage rock, and California harmony.”
Mastered from the original stereo UNI?reels, this compact disc edition includes new liner notes by Domenic Priore and features the album’s unique original cover art.
Sundazed
Tracks
1. The World's on Fire (E. King, G. Bunnell, L. Freeman, M. Weitz, R. Seol) - 8:25
2. Birds in My Tree (S. Bartek, G. Bunnell) - 1:54
3. Lose to Live (C. King, T. Stern) - 3:15
4. Strawberries Mean Love (G. Bunnell) - 3:02
5. Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow (S. Bartek, G. Bunnell) - 3:04
6. Paxton's Back Street Carnival (S. Bartek, E. King, G. Bunnell, L. Freeman, M. Weitz, R. Seol) - 2:04
7. Hummin' Happy (E. King, G. Bunnell, L. Freeman, M. Weitz, R. Seol) - 2:24
8. Pass Time With The SAC (G. Bunnell, L. Freeman, E. King, J. Pitman, M. Weitz) - 1:21
9. Incense and Peppermints (J. Carter, T. Gilbert) - 2:47
10.Unwind with the Clock (E. King, M. Weitz) - 4:13
Strawberry Alarm Clock
*George Bunnell - 2nd Bass Guitar, Vocals
*Randy Seol - Drums, Bongos, Vibes, Vocals
*Lee Freeman - Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
*Edward King - Guitar, Vocals
*Mark Weitz - Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harpsichord
*Gary Lovetro - 1st Bass Guitar, Vocals
For more Strawberries
1968 Wake Up...It's Tomorrow
1968-69 The World In A Sea Shell / Good Morning Starshine
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Thank you very much !
ReplyDeleteChris
Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ για αυτή την ανάρτηση!
ReplyDeletevery much appreciated, marios. you're the best...
ReplyDeleteGreat post.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Marios,
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed the postings of all the other SAC albums,
(unfortunately for me)neither of the Link Safe options for the debut seems active. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could repost this. Also, it would be a major coup if you or any of your contributors could post a vinyl rip of Hunger's The Lost Album put out by Arkama. This album features non other than The Alarm Clock's Ed King on Lead & Twin Lead Guitar. Every other post of this album on the web uses the CD version which omits two of the better tracks (Mind Machine & Colors) from the aforementioned "Lost Abum."
Thanks,
Capp
Hi Capp,
ReplyDeletelink safe is for protection, maybe if you use another browser it works,
as for Hunger I have only the Akarma CD edition.
Thank you.
Marios,
ReplyDeleteI got it to work. I was probably past my daily allowance of non premium member downloads. It's a shame about The Hunger LP. Maybe one day I'll have the means to convert my vinyl to MP3 in decent quality. This fantastic site will have first dibs on the Rip.
Thanks,
Capp
Thank you for this absolute classic!
ReplyDeleteDon't need this already have it. Saw them live in a small club around the time this came out. We were expecting a rock show like the Grateful Dead also from San Fransisco. They came out with acoustic guitars and tambourines, and could hardly play those. This band was put together just to capitalize on the San Fransisco hippie movement.
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ReplyDeleteHello Marios.
ReplyDeletePlease would it be possible for you to share this title again ?
http://rockasteria.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/strawberry-alarm-clock-world-in-sea.html
Many thanks in advance.
Michael
Thursday 19th February 2015
Thank you for replying Marios.
ReplyDeleteI apologise for not being clear in my earlier post.
I should have said please would you consider reuploading the following albums by the Strawberry Alarm Clock
1968 The World In A Sea Shell
1969 Good Morning Starshine
When you click on the hyperlinks to each of these two albums a message arrives which says
" Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist "
Thank you in advance for your help Marios.
Michael
Friday 20th February 2015
.....Michael, check now...Thanx
ReplyDeletethank you
ReplyDeleteThank you Marios
ReplyDeleteYou always post interesing albums