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Strawberry Alarm Clock
American psychedelic band
Strawberry Alarm Clock is an American psychedelic band formed in 1967, originating in Glendale, California, a city about ten miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The band is best known for its 1967 hit single "Incense and Peppermints." Their music is categorized as acid rock, psychedelic pop, and sunshine pop, and they charted five songs in the United States and Canada, including two Top 40 hits.
members: Steve Bartek, Ed King, Ikky Shivers, Paul Marshall, Mark Weitz, Gene Gunnels, Lee Freeman, Jimmy Pitman
formed in: Los Angeles
genres: psychedelic rock
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1966–1967: Formation and early success
A history of the band written by George Bunnell states that "The Strawberry Alarm Clock came about by parts of two bands, Thee Sixpence and Waterfyrd Traene, morphing into one." The group, originally named Thee Sixpence, initially consisted of Ed King (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Luciano (vocals), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals), Gary Lovetro (bass), Steve Rabe (guitar, vocals), and Gene Gunnels (drums). Randy Seol (drums, vibes, percussion, vocals) and Mark Weitz (keyboards, vocals) joined to replace the departing Gunnels, Rabe, and Luciano just as the name change to Strawberry Alarm Clock was occurring. Seol eventually brought in songwriters Bunnell and Steve Bartek, who participated in the writing and recording of...
American psychedelic rock band founded in 1966 in Los Angeles.
Evolved from Thee Sixpence.
Also known as: S. A. Clock, S.A. Clock, SAClock, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The, Strawberry Alarmclock
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Strawberry Alarm Clock, the records, oldest first
Incense and Peppermints
1967 album
The World in a Sea Shell
1968 album
Wake Up... It's Tomorrow
1968 album
Good Morning Starshine
1969 album
Wake Up Where You Are
2012 album
Where's One?
2026 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
Good Morning Starshine is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock, released in 1969 on Uni Records. It featured a considerably altered lineup and a departure from the sound on the group's past psychedelic pop works, toward blues rock.
The album itself failed to chart, but a single, "Good Morning Starshine", peaked in the lower reaches of the Billboard Hot 100.
Background
Lineup changes within Strawberry Alarm Clock began with drummer Randy Seol and bassist George Bunnell, who were both aboard for the group's first three albums, but departed after the release of their third album, The World in a Sea Shell, near the end of 1968. However, ex-manager Bill Holmes, who was fired for incompetency, offered the two former members, along with three other musicians, a deal to form another Strawberry Alarm Clock and tour under that moniker. After multiple legal disputes, in which Holmes eventually withdrew his version of the band, promoters were confused over which incarnation of the group was authentic, and refused to book either one. In the meantime, the band found replacements in singer/guitarist Jimmy Pitman and...
"Sit with the Guru" was a song recorded and released by Strawberry Alarm Clock in 1968. It was included on the band's second album, Wake Up...It's Tomorrow.
"Sit with the Guru" went to No. 65 on the US, Hot 100.
