The Electric Prunes - The Electric Prunes (1967)

The Electric Prunes - The Electric Prunes (1967)

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The Electric Prunes - The Electric Prunes

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Side One

1. "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)"   2:55

2. "Bangles"   2:27

3. "Onie"   2:43

4. "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)"   2:21

5. "Train for Tomorrow"   3:00

6. "Sold to the Highest Bidder"   2:16

Side Two

7. "Get Me to the World on Time"   2:30

8. "About a Quarter to Nine"   2:07

9. "The King Is in the Counting House"   2:00

10. "Luvin'"   2:03

11. "Try Me on for Size"   2:19

12. "The Toonerville Trolley"   2:34

Total length:   29:15

CD Bonus Tracks

13. "Ain't It Hard"   2:14

14. "Little Olive"   2:40

Total length:   34:09

 

The Electric Prunes Band Members / Musicians

James Lowe – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5-14), autoharp, rhythm guitar, tambourine

Ken Williams – lead guitar

James "Weasel" Spagnola – rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals (tracks 3, 4)

Mark Tulin – bass guitar, piano, organ

Preston Ritter – drums, percussion

Dave Hassinger – producer, liner notes

Richie Podolor – engineer

Bill Cooper – assistant engineer

Perry Botkin Jr. – string and brass arrangements

Ed Thrasher – art director

Jane McCowan – photography

The Electric Prunes, sometimes referred to as I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), is the 1967 debut album by the American garage rock band, the Electric Prunes, released on Reprise Records. The first track, "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", was a hit and became the band's signature tune. The album also contains another notable psychedelic rock composition, "Get Me to the World on Time". The album was listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

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", and, early on, mainly consisted of material 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 Electric Prunes Band Members / Musicians

James Lowe – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, theremin, guitar, autoharp (1965–1968, 1999–present)

Steve Kara – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)

Jay Dean – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–present)

Walter Garces – drums (2006–present)

Rocco Guarino– bass, backing vocals (2013–present)

Mark Tulin (1965–1968, 1999–2011; died 2011) - bass, keyboards

Ken Williams (1965–1968, 1999–2003, 2006) - lead guitar

Michael "Quint" Weakley (1965–1966, 1967, 2001) - drums, percussion

Steve Acoff (1965)

Dick Hargraves (1965) - keyboards

Preston Ritter (1966–1967; died 2015) - drums, percussion

James "Weasel" Spagnola (1966–1967; died c.2000) - rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals

Joe Dooley (1967–1968, 2001–2005) - drums

Mike Gannon (1967–1968) - rhythm guitar

John Herron (1968–1970; died 2003) - keyboards

Mark Kincaid (1968–1970; died c.1994) - guitar, backing vocals

Brett Wade (1968–1970) - bass, backing vocals, flute

Dick Whetstone (1968–1970) - drums, lead vocals, guitar

Kenny Loggins (1968)

Jeromy Stuart (1968)

Ron Morgan (1969–1970; died 1989) - guitar

Cameron Lowe (2001–2003) - keyboards

Mark Moulin (2001–2003) - lead guitar

Glen Bostic (2007)

The Electric Prunes Discography Full - Studio albums

The Electric Prunes (1967)

Underground (1967)

Mass in F Minor (Composed by David Axelrod) (1968)

Release of an Oath (1968)

Just Good Old Rock and Roll (1969)

Artifact (2001)

California (2004)

Feedback (2006)

WaS (2014)

Live Albums

Stockholm '67 (Heartbeat BMRO39), 1997

Return to Stockholm Live at Debaser 2004 (PruneTwang 8-69691-13), 2012

U.S. singles

"Ain't It Hard" / "Little Olive" (Reprise 0473), 1966

"I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" / "Luvin" (Reprise 0532) 1966 (US #11, UK #49)

"Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying it Less)" (Reprise 0564), 1966, (US #27, UK #42)

"Vox Wah-Wah Ad" (Thomas 08-000132-0), 1967

"Dr. Do-Good" / "Hideaway" (Reprise 0594), 1967 (US #128)

"The Great Banana Hoax" / "Wind-up Toys" (Reprise 0607), 1967

"Everybody Knows You're Not in Love" / "You Never Had it Better" (Reprise 0652), 1968

"I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" / "Get Me to the World on Time" (Reprise 0704 – Double A-side), 1968

"Shadows" (Reprise PRO 287), 1968, one-sided single

"Sanctus" / "Credo" (Reprise PRO 277), 1968

"Help Us (Our Father, Our King)" / "The Adoration" (Reprise PRO 305), 1968

"Hey! Mr. President" / "Flowing Smoothly" (Reprise 0756), 1969

"Sell" / "Violent Rose" (Reprise 0833), 1969

"Love Grows" / "Finders, Keepers, Losers, Weepers" (Reprise 0858), 1969

"Hollywood Halloween" (Birdman Records BMR1313), 2001, Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) backed by The Electric Prunes)

"Get Me to the World on Time" (Live) (Birdman Records BMR037), 2002 (recorded at Voxfest III in June 2001)

"Left in Blue" (original by Azure Halo)

European Singles

"I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" / "Luvin" (Reprise RS 20532), 1966, UK

"Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" (Reprise RS 20564), 1967, UK

"The Great Banana Hoax" / "Wind-Up Toys" (Reprise RS 20607), 1967, UK

"Long Days Flight" / "The King In His Counting House" (Reprise RS 23212), 1967, UK

"I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" / "Luvin'" / "Little Olive" / "Ain't It Hard" (Reprise RVEP 60098), 1967, France

"Everybody Knows You're Not In Love" / "You Never Had It Better" (Reprise RS 20652), 1968, UK

"Long Day's Flight" / "Dr. Do-Good" / "The Great Banana Hoax" / "Captain Glory" (Reprise RVEP 60110), 1968, France

"Everybody Knows You're Not In Love" / "You Never Had It Better" (Reprise RV 20149), 1968, France

"Hey Mr President" / "Flowing Smoothly" (Reprise RV 20198), 1969, France

"I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" / ("Lies" by the Knickerbockers) (Elektra K 12102), 1973 (from the Nuggets compilation), UK

"I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" / "Luvin" (Radar ADA 16 – picture sleeve reissue), 1979, UK

Compilation Albums

Long Day's Flight (Edsel Records / Demon Records), 1986, UK

The Singles (Gone Beat), 1995, Israel

Lost Dreams (Birdman Records / Heartbeat Records), 2000, US

The Sanctions / Jim and the Lords - Then Came the Electric Prunes (Heartbeat Productions), 2000, UK (pre-Electric Prunes recordings)

Too Much To Dream - Original Group Recordings: Reprise 1966-1967 (Rhino Records / Reprise Records), 2007, UK & Europe

The Original Albums Series, 5-CD box set, released 2012

Easy Rider, 1969 (includes "Kyrie Eleison")

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (includes "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)"), 1972 Elektra, reissued 1976 Sire, reissued 1998 as a 4-CD Box Set Rhino, also includes "Get Me To The World On Time").

Pebbles, Volume 2, 1979 (includes "Vox Wah-Wah Radio Ad"), BFD Records, reissued 1992 on CD by AIP Records

Rarities, 1981 (4 songs from a 1967 concert in Stockholm plus the Vox ad, split with Count Five), Great Live Concerts label

DVDs

Rewired (Snapper Music), 2002, UK