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Strawberry Alarm Clock was a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles, known for their 1967 hit “Incense and Peppermints”.
The group originally consisted of Ed King (lead guitar), Mark Weitz (keyboards), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar), Gary Lovetro (bass), and Randy Seol (drums). On their first and most famous single, “Incense and Peppermints”, lead vocals were sung by Greg Munford, a 16-year-old friend of the band. The song reached #1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in late 1967. After that success the band added George Bunnell (bass and rhythm guitar) before making their first LP in 1967, also titled Incense and Peppermints. Bunnell would also become their main songwriter.
Membership changes were many. Gary Lovetro left the band before the second album, Wake Up It’s Tomorrow (also 1967). The single “Tomorrow” from this album was a minor hit and their only other top 40 appearance, reaching #23 in early 1968. Although the group followed up with more LPs in 1968 (The World in a Seashell) and 1969 (Good Morning Starshine) the band had begun to fall apart and the audience was mostly gone. In various forms the group managed to keep performing until 1971, when it finally broke up.
The Strawberry Alarm Clock made two notable appearances in films, first in the 1968 Jack Nicholson movie Psych-Out, where they played several songs, including “Incense and Peppermints”, “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow”, and “The Pretty Song from Psych-Out”, and then in the 1970 Russ Meyer camp classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
The group originally consisted of Ed King (lead guitar), Mark Weitz (keyboards), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar), Gary Lovetro (bass), and Randy Seol (drums). On their first and most famous single, “Incense and Peppermints”, lead vocals were sung by Greg Munford, a 16-year-old friend of the band. The song reached #1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in late 1967. After that success the band added George Bunnell (bass and rhythm guitar) before making their first LP in 1967, also titled Incense and Peppermints. Bunnell would also become their main songwriter.
Membership changes were many. Gary Lovetro left the band before the second album, Wake Up It’s Tomorrow (also 1967). The single “Tomorrow” from this album was a minor hit and their only other top 40 appearance, reaching #23 in early 1968. Although the group followed up with more LPs in 1968 (The World in a Seashell) and 1969 (Good Morning Starshine) the band had begun to fall apart and the audience was mostly gone. In various forms the group managed to keep performing until 1971, when it finally broke up.
The Strawberry Alarm Clock made two notable appearances in films, first in the 1968 Jack Nicholson movie Psych-Out, where they played several songs, including “Incense and Peppermints”, “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow”, and “The Pretty Song from Psych-Out”, and then in the 1970 Russ Meyer camp classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
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kjrsti wrote:
scary hummin' happy!
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Pi_Puppids wrote:
So much more than a "one-hit wonder"...
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eSpinoza88 wrote:
sunshine rainy music. love it!
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Color_Of_Sound wrote:
Trip to the cosmic lands and mysteries. (3)
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bituperio wrote:
Wake up, it's tomorrow
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galuhindi wrote:
Trip to the cosmic lands and mysteries. (2)
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LusciousSpirit wrote:
Trip to the cosmic lands and mysteries.
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ouliwen wrote:
:)
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Epannihilator wrote:
I love this band and their music... So much!!!
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jeff2007 wrote:
The World Is On Fire is such a groovy song. THE BEST!
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bituperio wrote:
One of the best bands from the 60s[3] . THE BEST
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staywaivy wrote:
One of the best bands from the 60s[2]
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tjbeaul1eu wrote:
One of the best bands from the 60s
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bituperio wrote:
CheapRegrets escribió: Why everyone is talking about Incense and Peppermints? They have a lot of awesome songs, not only one. // HELL YEAHH, Awesome band.
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CheapRegrets wrote:
They've become one of my favourite bands in a very short time.
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bad__fish wrote:
♥
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CheapRegrets wrote:
Why everyone is talking about Incense and Peppermints? They have a lot of awesome songs, not only one.
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DREWSEIBERT wrote:
but for now i find it hard to reson with myself, and just in case i can't concieve of anyone else i tried and tried to make it clear that what i want is not real at all.
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robinsoncano24 wrote:
Incense and Peppermints puts me in the happiest mood. so happy my friend showed me strawberry alarm clock
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dreamingqueen21 wrote:
I loved Incense & Peppermints since I was like 15!!!
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