Electric Prunes, The

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Profile:Psychedelic garage rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. They reached their highest charting success in the USA in 1966 with I Had To Much to Dream Last Night (peaking at 11). They released two albums in 1967: The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) and Underground. They broke up in 1968 while recording the third album, Mass in F Minor, produced by David Axelrod who completed the album using session musicians and a Canadian band, The Collectors. A fourth album, Release of an Oath, was released in 1968, also produced by David Axelrod, with session musicians backing up the vocals by The Electric Prunes.
It was followed in 1969 by a Just Good Old Rock and Roll recorded by a different group of musicians under the name of The Improved New Electric Prunes, since the name was legally owned by their producer, Dave Hassinger.
The original band re-formed 30 years later, touring in 2001 and releasing a new CD, Artifact and a DVD, Rewired, in 2002.
From the ever changing personnel, the one below is regarded as the classic line-up:
- Jim Lowe: vocals
- James "Weasel" Spagnola: guitar
- Ken Williams: guitar
- Mark Tulin: bass
- Preston Ritter: drums
URLs:http://www.electricprunes.net/
http://www.electricprunes.com/
Members:James "Weasel" Spagnola, Ken Williams (7), Mark Tulin, Preston Ritter, Thaddeus James Lowe
Name Variations: All | Electric Prunes, The | E. Prunes | Electric Prunes
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Releases:
I Had Too Much To Dream (7") Reprise Records (France)  
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) / I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight (7", Single) Warner Special Products, American Pie  
I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night (LP, RE) Reprise Records  
Long Day's Flight (7") Reprise Records (France)  
Mass In F Minor (CD) Rhino Special Products  
Underground (LP, Album, RP) Reprise Records  
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (7") Reprise Records 1966
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) / Luvin' (7", Single) Reprise Records 1966
The Electric Prunes (LP, Album, RP) Reprise Records 1967
The Electric Prunes (LP, Album, Mono) Reprise Records 1967
The Electric Prunes (LP, Album) Reprise Records 1967
Underground (LP) Reprise Records 1967
Mass In F Minor (LP, Album, RP) Reprise Records 1968
Release Of An Oath (LP, Album) Reprise Records 1968
Just Good Old Rock And Roll (LP, Album) Reprise Records 1969
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) / Lies (7", Promo) Elektra 1973
Mass In F Minor (LP, RE) Midi 1973
Mass In F Minor (LP) Midi (2) 1974
Long Day's Flight (LP) Edsel Records 1986
Long Day's Flight (CD, Comp) Edsel Records 1989
Mass In F Minor (CD, Album, RE) Linea Records 1990
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (CD, Album, RE) Rhino Special Products, Collectors' Choice Music 2000
Lost Dreams (CD) Birdman Records 2000
Lost Dreams (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Heartbeat Records 2001
Release Of An Oath (CD, Album) Collectors' Choice Music 2006
Appears On:
Strychnine (CD, Album) Too Much To Dream New Rose Records 1992
Are You Scared To Get Happy? (CD) Onie Friendly Noise 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Easy Rider (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) Kyrie Eleison Mardi Gars MCA Records, MCA Records  
Easy Rider (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Kyrie Eleison MCA Soundtracks  
Easy Rider (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Kyrie Eleison ABC Records Europe  
Easy Rider (Music From The Soundtrack) (Reel, 4 T) Kyrie Eleison Reprise Records  
Easy Rider (Music From The Soundtrack) (LP, Comp) Kyrie Eleison Reprise Records  
Easy Rider - Songs As Performed In The Motion Picture (LP) Kyrie Eleison Mardi Gras WEA Musik GmbH, MCA Records Ltd.  
Easy Rider - Songs As Performed In The Motion Picture (LP) Kyrie Eleison Mardi Gras EMI Columbia  
Easy Rider (Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) Kyrie Eleison Dunhill 1969
Easy Rider (Songs As Performed In The Motion Picture) (LP, Comp) Kyrie Eleison ABC Records UK 1969
Easy Rider - Songs As Performed In The Motion Picture (LP) Kyrie Eleison Mardi Gras Stateside 1969
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (2xLP, Comp) I Had Too Much To Drea... Elektra 1972
The Rock Revelation (3xLP) Credo Atlantic 1975
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (2xLP, Comp, Rei) I Had Too Much To Drea... Sire Records Company 1976
Nuggets Volume One: The Hits (LP) I Had Too Much To Drea... Rhino Entertainment Company 1984
Easy Rider (Original Soundtrack Recording) (CD, Album) Kyrie Eleison MCA Records 1985
Easy Rider - Songs As Performed In The Motion Picture (LP) Kyrie Eleison Mardi Gras Castle Classics 1987
Summer Of Love (2xLP) I Had Too Much To Drea... Rhino Entertainment Company 1987
Classic Rock - 1967 (CD) I Had Too Much To Drea... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1988
Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance (CD) Get Me To The World On... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
The Psychedelic Years (3xCD) I Had Too Much To Drea... Knight Records Ltd 1990
The Psychedelic Years Revisited (3xCD) Get Me To The World On... Sequel Records 1992
Guitar Rock: 1966-1967 (CD, Album) I Had Too Much To Drea... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1994
Diggin Deeper 4 (Vinyl, Comp) Holy Are You Diggin Deeper 1995
Guitar Rock: The Late '60s: Take Two (CD, Album) Get Me To The World On... Time Life Music, Sony Music Special Products 1996
Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68 (Box + 4xCD, Comp) I Had Too Much To Drea... Rhino Entertainment Company 1998
1968 To 1970 An Anthology (CD, Album) Holy Are You, General ... Stateside 1999
1968 To 1970 An Anthology (2xLP) Holy Are You, General ... Stateside 1999
All Back To Mine (CD) Holy Are You Regal Recordings 1999
All Back To Mine (2xLP) Holy Are You Regal Recordings 1999
Caiga Quien Caiga - 40 Clásicos Originales Del Rock (2xCD) I Had Too Much To Drea... DRO EastWest S.A. 1999
Right On! (2xLP) General Confessional Warner Music UK Ltd. 1999
Easy Rider (Music From The Soundtrack) (CD, Comp, RE) Kyrie Eleison/Mardi Gr... MCA Records 2000
17-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD) I Had Too Much To Drea... Uncut Magazine 2001
Right On! - Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic & Warner Vaults (4xCD, Comp + Box) General Confessional Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
Ere's Your Xmas (CD, Maxi) Ere's Your Xmas Step-Forward Records 2003
Music Guide Vol. 1: Instant Garage (CD) I Had Too Much To Drea... Mojo Magazine 2003
Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults (CD, Comp) Antique Doll Rhino Handmade 2004
Summer In The Sixties (2xCD) I Had Too Much To Drea... EMI Music (New Zealand) 2004
A Journey Into Fresh Diggin' Vol. 1 - Quazimoto Meets Himself (File, MP3, Mixed) Holy You Are DaFarm 2005
Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68 (2xLP, RE) I Had Too Much To Drea... Rhino (UK) 2006
Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68 (CD) I Had Too Much To Drea... Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
Psychedelica Volume One (2xCD) Last Night At The Rend... Northern Star 2006
25 Ans De Musique D'Avant Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Holy Are You Nova Records 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Diggin' 3 (LP) General Confessional Diggin Breaks Records  
Mystic Moments (LP) Holy Are You Not On Label  
Stockholm 12-14-67 (7") Not On Label  
The Beatnuts Collection (2xLP) General Confessional Strictly Breaks Records 2003
The Beatnuts Collection 2 (2xLP) The Adoration Strictly Breaks Records 2004

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