Label: Rhino Records / Reprise Records (Europe), 8122-74882-2
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Time: 50:31, 59:21
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 275, 354 Mb
2 albums: The Electric Prunes (1967) & Underground (1967), + bonus tracks.
For
a band that scored two major hit singles in their first year as
recording artists, the Electric Prunes were given precious little
respect by their record label, Reprise Records; the group was allowed to
perform a mere two original tunes on their debut album I Had Too Much
to Dream (Last Night), and when their second, Underground, didn't sell,
they became glorified session men under composer and arranger David
Axelrod on Mass in F Minor. When the Prunes couldn't play Axelrod's
charts to his satisfaction, they were replaced by session men, and the
original bandmembers weren't even invited to participate on two
"Electric Prunes" albums later released by Reprise, Release of an Oath
and Just Good Old Rock and Roll. Despite it all, the Electric Prunes'
best work is still the stuff of legend among garage rock enthusiasts,
and with good reason -- the freaked-out, fuzz-enhanced guitar lineup of
Ken Williams, Jim Lowe and Weasel Spagnola created a wild and
distinctive sound most of their peers would envy, and they fused the
energy of the garage generation and the sonic experimentation of the
burgeoning psychedelic scene with a skill few have matched before or
since. Reprise finally gives the genuine Electric Prunes the tribute
they deserve with Too Much to Dream -- Original Group Recordings:
Reprise 1966-1967, a two-disc set that features the albums I Had Too
Much to Dream (Last Night) and Underground in their entirety, as well as
handful of non-LP singles, unreleased tracks and monophonic mixes. Disc
one, featuring the debut album, is more enjoyable, featuring the
group's biggest hits and most memorable tunes, but Underground suggests
the real tragedy that the Prunes were not allowed to follow their own
muse in the studio again -- the group sounds tighter, more creatively
unified and more mature on Underground, and it's not hard to imagine
they could have had several more fine albums in them if they'd had the
chance to chart their own path. As it is, this set collects some superb
and atypical '60s garage stuff, the bonus material is solid and
intriguing if not always revelatory, Jim Lowe and Mark Tulin tell the
band's story in the thick liner booklet, and the Prunes' famous radio ad
for Vox wah-wah pedals even makes the cut. This is a first-rate
anthology from a wildly underrated band, and folks with a jones for
mid-'60s rock will want to find room for this in their collections.
(allmusic.com/album/too-much-to-dream-original-group-recordings-reprise-1966-1967-mw0000778074)
01. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (02:58)
02. Bangles (02:29)
03. Onie (02:42)
04. Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less) (02:25)
05. Train for Tomorrow (03:01)
06. Sold to the Highest Bidder (02:24)
07. Get Me to the World on Time (02:32)
08. About a Quarter to Nine (02:13)
09. The King Is in the Counting House (02:01)
10. Luvin' (02:04)
11. Try Me on for Size (02:21)
12. Tunerville Trolley (02:37)
13. Ain't It Hard (02:15)
14. Little Olive (02:43)
15. World of Darkness (02:17)
16. I've Got a Way of My Own (02:11)
17. Luvin' (mono single version) (02:07)
18. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (mono single version) (03:00)
19. Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less) (mono single version) (02:25)
20. Get Me to the World on Time (mono single version) (02:35)
21. Vox Wah-Wah Pedal Radio Spot (01:02)
01. The Great Banana Hoax (04:09)
02. Children Of Rain (02:37)
03. Wind-Up Toys (02:26)
04. Antique Doll (03:13)
05. It's Not Fair (02:04)
06. I Happen To Love You (03:19)
07. Dr. Do Good (02:26)
08. I (05:14)
09. Hideaway (02:42)
10. Big City (02:46)
11. Captain Glory (02:14)
12. Long Day's Flight (03:15)
13. Everybody Knows (You're Not In Love) (03:07)
14. You Never Had It Better (02:10)
15. Shadows (02:22)
16. Dr. Do Good (Mono Single Version) (02:32)
17. Hideaway (Mono Single Version) (02:47)
18. Wind-Up Toys (Mono Single Version) (02:31)
19. The Great Banana Hoax (Alternate Version) (03:21)
20. Long Day's Flight (Mono Single Version) (03:55)
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