There would be one other strange development before the single was released. To this day, they have received 100 percent of the royalties.” Frank Slay ultimately credited that melody line solely to the writing team of John Carter and Tim Gilbert. John Carter was solely responsible for conjuring up the lyrics and the controversial melody line extracted out of the finished musical track. Our producer Frank Slay decided to send the fully mixed music track (recorded on eight tracks of mono!) to John Carter, a member of the band the Rainy Daze, who Slay also produced at the time. At the time when the music was recorded at Art Laboe’s Original Sounds studio in Hollywood, there was only a temporary title to the song, and lyrics had not yet been written. In an interview with the website, Weitz explained: “I wrote the intro (the oriental-sounding riff), the verses and the ending (the major sevenths) while Ed King, at my request for some help on completing the song, co-wrote the bridge (the F # part) and of course the lead guitar parts. Carter and Tim Gilbert, who had come up with the lyrics and part of the melodic idea but were not even members of the band. The song was based on an instrumental concept by Thee Sixpence’s keyboardist, Mark Weitz, and guitarist, Ed King, but when it was released, full credit had been given to John S. They began as Thee Sixpence, a Los Angeles-based garage-style band that had already cut four singles for Bill Holmes’ All-American Records: “Long Day’s Care” b/w “Can’t Explain.” “My Flash on You” b/w “Fortune Teller,” “In the Building” b/w “Hey Joe” and “Heart Full of Rain” b/w “First Plane Home.”įor their next All-American single, the band recorded an original titled “The Birdman of Alkatrash,” with “Incense and Peppermints” as the intended B-side. As is so often the case in rock lore, there’s more to the story than you might have known.įor starters, there was the lead singer, who was not even a member of Strawberry Alarm Clock. It was called “Incense and Peppermints,” and the group, in the spirit of the times (Vanilla Fudge, Chocolate Watch Band, Peanut Butter Conspiracy), was Strawberry Alarm Clock. It was one of the biggest hits of 1967 and remains one of the most memorable, an intoxicating psychedelic-lite feel-good tune dripping with kaleidoscopic organ, taut and tough guitar licks, uplifting vocal harmonies, a bit of cowbell and prototypically opaque Summer of Love lyrics urging listeners to “Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around.” The Bee Gees and Chuck Berry Performing “Reelin’ and Rockin'” Is What You Need.Billy Joel Sets 101st Date of Madison Square Garden Residency.Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of the Isley Brothers, Dies.When Bob Dylan Won the Nobel Prize for Literature.When Paul Simon Dazzled on Opening Night of His Farewell Tour.Lynyrd Skynyrd Are Celebrated With ‘Fyfty’ Collection.Paul McCartney’s Surprise 300-Seat 2016 Club Gig.‘Ed Sullivan Show’: Some Legendary Music Clips – Watch.When the Chambers Brothers’ ‘Time’ Had Come.‘Heavenly Cream: An Acoustic Tribute’ Album, Featuring Ginger Baker, Coming.Grateful Dead Expanded ‘Wake of the Flood’: Review.Justin Hayward Interview: ‘Days of Future Passed’. ‘Shawshank Redemption’: Hope is a Dangerous Thing.‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Gets Stand-Alone Remaster Editions.Paul Simon ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’: A Solo Triumph.
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