THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK ‘INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS’ LP

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The Strawberry Alarm Clock made musical history with its first single, the infectiously psychedelic Incense and Peppermints, which topped the singles charts in December 1967. It remains one of the Aquarian Ages most enduring anthems. And as the California combos debut LP demonstrates, there was a lot more to the Strawberry Alarm Clock than their iconic trademark hit. Incense and Peppermints combines gorgeously melodic flights with a Sunset Strip sensibilitythe album is filled with trippy soundscapes, fuzzy guitars, sophisticated harmonies and the evocative lyrics of tracks such as The Worlds on Fire, Birds in My Tree, Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow and Paxtons Back Street Carnival. The result is a surprise-filled collection that All Music Guide calls a strangely compelling mix of psychedelia, sunshine pop, garage rock, and California harmony.Mastered from the original stereo UNI reels, our vinyl edition features the albums unique original cover art. These LA scene regulars mined the final year of hippydom to produce this debut LP led by the spiralling, organ-drenched title tracka US Number 1 in 1967. RBMojo magazine Also available on compact disc!