Electric Prunes, The
The Electric Prunes are an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. Much of the band's music was, as music historian Richie Unterberger described it, possessed of "an eerie and sometimes anguished ambiance." Their most successful material was by songwriters Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz, though the group also penned their own songs. Incorporating psychedelia and elements of embryonic electronic rock, the band's sound was marked by innovative recording techniques with fuzz-toned guitars and oscillating sound effects. In addition, guitarist Ken Williams' and singer James Lowe's concept of "free-form garage music" provided the band with a richer sonic palette and exploratory lyrical structure than many of their contemporaries. The band was signed to Reprise Records in 1966 and released their first single, "Ain't It Hard", in the latter part of the year. Their first album, The Electric Prunes, included the band's two nationally charting songs, "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" and "Get Me to the World on Time". With the appearance of their second album, Underground, the band was more free to create their own material. However, the original group disbanded by 1968 when they proved unable to record the innovative and complex arrangements by David Axelrod on the albums Mass in F Minor and Release of an Oath. Both albums were released under the band's name, the rights to which were owned by their record producer David Hassinger, but were largely performed by other musicians. Several of the original band members reconvened in 1999 and began recording again. The band still performs occasionally, although the only remaining original member is lead singer James Lowe. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1965, Died Ceased 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 118003 | 10/10/1966 | I had too much to dream last night | Electric Prunes, The | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118004 | 10/10/1966 | Lovin' | Electric Prunes, The | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118036 | 10/13/1966 | World of darkness | Electric Prunes, The | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118037 | 10/13/1966 | Hideaway | Electric Prunes, The | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118038 | 10/13/1966 | Way of my own | Electric Prunes, The | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Electric Prunes, The," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/313841.
Electric Prunes, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/313841.
"Electric Prunes, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: The Electric Prunes
Discogs: Electric Prunes, The
Allmusic: Electric Prunes, The
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Electric Prunes (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95042400
Wikidata: The Electric Prunes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1509107
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/140508723
MusicBrainz: The Electric Prunes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8cb8b329-e152-4394-80d0-6aab033ec16c
ISNI: 0000 0001 1013 086X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000011013086X
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