Incense and Peppermints

Incense and Peppermints
Studio album by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Released	December 1967 (1967-12)
Recorded	1966 - 1967
Studio	Original Sound Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre	Psychedelic rock acid rock psychedelic pop
Length	32:17
Label	Uni
Producer	Frank Slay
Strawberry Alarm Clock chronology
Incense and Peppermints (1967) Wake Up...It's Tomorrow (1968)Wake Up...It's Tomorrow1968

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Incense and Peppermints is the first album by psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock. Released in late 1967, the album reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album charts^[2] and included the band's No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit^[3] "Incense and Peppermints". In addition to the six official members of the band, the album also featured the flute playing of Steve Bartek, who co-wrote four songs on the album with bass player George Bunnell.^[2]

The tracks "The World's on Fire", "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" and "Incense and Peppermints" were all featured in the motion picture Psych-Out, along with a new song, "Pretty Song from Psych-Out", which later appeared on the band's second album, Wake Up...It's Tomorrow.

A compilation album of the same name (albeit spelled with an ampersand) was released by MCA in 1990. To date, the album has been released on CD only in Japan and (more recently) on Sundazed Records.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "The World's on Fire" (S.A. Clock)
2. "Birds in My Tree" (George Bunnell, Steve Bartek)
3. "Lose to Live" (Mark Weitz, S.A. Clock)
4. "Strawberries Mean Love" (Bunnell, Bartek)

Side 2

1. "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" (Bunnell, Bartek)
2. "Paxton's Back Street Carnival" (Bunnell, Bartek)
3. "Hummin' Happy" (Bunnell, Randy Seol)
4. "Pass Time with the SAC" (S.A. Clock) - instrumental
5. "Incense and Peppermints" (John S. Carter, Tim Gilbert)
6. "Unwind with the Clock" (Lee Freeman)

Japanese CD bonus track

11. "The Birdman of Alkatrash"

Personnel

• Mark Weitz - Organ, piano, harpsichord, vocals
• Randy Seol - Drums, bongos, vibraphone, vocals
• Ed King - lead guitar, vocals
• Lee Freeman - rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica, drums, vocals, woodwind
• George Bunnell - Bass, vocals
• Gary Lovetro - Bass, vocals
• Steve Bartek - Flute
• Greg Munford - lead vocals on "Incense and Peppermints" (uncredited)

Technical

• Paul Buff - engineer
• Ed Caraeff - photography

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. 1 2 http://www.edking.net
3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel. (2008). Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Record Research Inc. p. 814. ISBN 0-89820-172-1.