Incense and Peppermints/Wake Up It's... Tomorrow

by Strawberry Alarm Clock

Overview

A pair of early releases by seminal Californian psych-rockers the Strawberry Alarm Clock are lovingly repackaged here by British imprint Tune In Records. Their debut LP, Incense and Peppermints, which featured the massive Summer of Love hit of the same name, has been remastered along with the group's 1968 follow-up Wake Up...It's Tomorrow. Augmenting this collection are a pair of alternate mix singles from the latter album -- "Tomorrow" and "Sit with the Guru" -- as well as the original "Incense and Peppermints" B-side "The Birdman of Alkatrash." With their lush, stacked harmonies, trippy organ, and generally upbeat -- if obscure -- songs, SAC evoke a very specific time and place in the constantly changing landscape of the '60s rock scene. While they may not be considered landmark works of their era, these two albums do represent a time of discovery and willful experimentation, and it's hard not to get swept along on their magic carpet ride. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2013
Label:	Tune In
UPC:	5013929091023

Tracks

1. The World's on Fire
2. Birds in My Tree
3. Lose to Live
4. Strawberries Mean Love
5. Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow
6. Paxton's Back Street Carnival
7. Hummin' Happy
8. Pass Time with the SAC
9. Incense and Peppermints
10. Unwind with the Clock
11. The Birdman of Alkatrash
12. Nightmare of Percussion
13. Soft Skies, No Lies
14. Tomorrow
15. They Saw the Fat One Coming
16. Curse of the Witches
17. Sit With the Guru
18. Go Back (You're Going the Wrong Way)
19. Pretty Song From Psych-Out
20. Sitting on a Star
21. Black Butter, Past
22. Black Butter, Present
23. Black Butter, Future
24. Tomorrow [Single Mix]
25. Sit with the Guru [Single Mix]