Incense And Peppermints / Wake Up... It's Tomorrow = 2 CD = (CD)
Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the '60s Psychedelic Popsters. They may have made one of the defining records of the Summer of Love with the US chart-topping 45 'Incense And Peppermints', but The Strawberry Alarm Clock were far more than one-hit wonders. This release couples their first two albums, the inevitably-titled debut set Incense And Peppermints and the sophomore release Wake Up...It's Tomorrow, and adds a trio of bonus tracks culled from contemporaneous singles. The 16 page booklet features a new essay on the band that, with the aid of fresh quotes from the leading players, examines the SAC's labyrinthine tale in assiduous detail, including the full, controversial story behind that iconic single and details of the band's exploits on the road with the likes of the Beach Boys and Buffalo Springfield. Coupled with mastertape sound quality and some extremely rare photos, this is the definitive early Strawberry Alarm Clock package. Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around...
01 The world's on fire 02 Birds in my tree 03 Lose to live 04 Strawberries mean love 05 Rainy day mushroom pillow 06 Paxton's back street carnival 07 Hummin' happy 08 Pass time with the SAC 09 Incense and peppermints 10 Unwind with the clock 11 The birdman of alkatrash (bonus)
Disc 2
01 Nightmare of percussion
02 Soft skies 03 no lies 04 Tomorrow 05 They saw the fat one coming 06 Curse of the witches 07 Sit with the guru 08 Go back (you're going the wrong way) 09 Pretty song from psych-out 10 Sitting on a star 11 Black butter 12 past 13 Black butter 14 present 15 Black butter 16 future 17 Tomorrow (single mix) 18 Sit with the guru (single mix)