The Electric Prunes are an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965.
CD1 - The Electric Prunes
CD2 - Underground
CD3 - Mass In F Minor
CD4 - Release Of An Oath And Just Good Old Rock And Roll
CD5 - Shadows 45 mixes, rare tracks and extended versions
CD6 - Stockholm 67
Though they got considerable input from talented L.A. songwriters and producers, with their two big hits penned by outside sources, the Electric Prunes did by and large play the music on their records, their first lineup writing some respectable material of their own. On their initial group of recordings, they produced a few great psychedelic garage songs, especially the scintillating "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night," which mixed distorted guitars and pop hooks with inventive, oscillating reverb. Songwriters Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz wrote most of the Prunes' material, much of which in turn was crafted in the studio by Dave Hassinger, who had engineered some classic Rolling Stones sessions in the mid-'60s. "Too Much to Dream" was a big hit in 1967, and the psychedelized Bo Diddley follow-up, "Get Me to the World on Time," was just as good, and also a hit. Nothing else by the group made it big, and their initial pair of albums was quite erratic, although a few scattered tracks were nearly as good as those singles. Although they began to write more of their own material on their second album, their subsequent releases were apparently the products of personnel who had little to do with the original lineup. Their third LP, Mass in F Minor, was a quasi-religious concept album of psychedelic versions of prayers; a definitively excessive period piece, its best song ("Kyrie Eleison") was lifted for the Easy Rider soundtrack. None of the original Prunes were still in the lineup when the band dissolved, unnoticed, at the end of the '60s.
CD1 - The Electric Prunes
01. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (2:57)
02. Bangles (2:29)
03. Onie (2:43)
04. Are You Lovin Me More (But Enjoyin It Less) (2:26)
05. Train For Tomorrow (3:02)
06. Sold To The Highest Bidder (2:26)
07. Get Me To The World On Time (2:33)
08. About A Quarter To Nine (2:13)
09. The King Is In The Counting House (2:02)
10. Luvin (2:05)
11. Try Me On For Size (2:23)
12. Tunerville Trolley (2:43)
13. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) Mono (3:01)
14. Bangles (Mono) (2:29)
15. Onie (Mono) (2:45)
16. Are You Lovin Me More (But Enjoyin It Less) (Mono) (2:25)
17. Train For Tomorrow (Mono) (3:01)
18. Sold To The Highest Bidder (Mono) (2:26)
19. Get Me To The World On Time (Mono) (2:35)
20. About A Quarter To Nine (Mono) (2:14)
21. The King Is In The Counting House (Mono) (2:02)
22. Luvin (Mono) (2:07)
23. Try Me On For Size (Mono) (2:22)
24. Tunerville Trolley (Mono) (2:33)
CD2 - Underground
01. The Great Banana Hoax (4:10)
02. Children Of Rain (2:39)
03. Wind-Up Toys (2:29)
04. Antique Doll (3:13)
05. Its Not Fair (2:06)
06. I Happen To Love You (3:15)
07. Dr Do-Good (2:26)
08. I (5:15)
09. Hideaway (2:43)
10. Big City (2:46)
11. Capt Glory (2:16)
12. Long Day's Flight (3:19)
13. The Great Banana Hoax (Mono) (4:09)
14. Children Of Rain (Mono) (2:33)
15. Wind-Up Toys (Mono) (2:34)
16. Antique Doll (Mono) (3:15)
17. Its Not Fair (Mono) (2:05)
18. I Happen To Love You (Mono) (3:19)
19. Dr Do-Good (Mono) (2:32)
20. I (Mono) (5:15)
21. Hideaway (Mono) (2:44)
22. Big City (Mono) (2:47)
23. Capt Glory (Mono) (2:15)
24. Long Days Flight (Mono) (3:12)
CD3 - Mass In F Minor
01. Kyrie Eleison (3:21)
02. Gloria (5:45)
03. Credo (5:04)
04. Sanctus (2:57)
05. Benedictus (4:52)
06. Agnus Dei (4:36)
07. Kyrie Eleison (Mono) (3:22)
08. Gloria (Mono) (5:43)
09. Credo (Mono) (5:05)
10. Sanctus (Mono) (2:58)
11. Benedictus (Mono) (4:53)
12. Agnus Dei (Mono) (4:30)
CD4 - Release Of An Oath And Just Good Old Rock And Roll
01. Kol Nidre (4:19)
02. Holy Are You (4:11)
03. General Confessional (4:21)
04. Individual Confessional (2:19)
05. Our Father Our King (3:15)
06. The Adoration (3:53)
07. Closing Hymn (3:02)
08. Sell (3:16)
09. 14 Year Old Funk (3:36)
10. Love Grows (4:12)
11. So Many People To Tell (4:03)
12. Finders Keepers Losers Weepers (3:34)
13. Giant Sunhorse (4:09)
14. Violent Rose (2:45)
15. Thorjon (3:01)
16. Silver Passion Mine (2:54)
17. Tracks (2:46)
18. Sing To Me (3:24)
CD5 - Shadows 45 mixes, rare tracks and extended versions
01. Aint It Hard (2:14)
02. Little Olive (2:43)
03. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (3:01)
04. Luvin (2:07)
05. I ve Got A Way Of My Own (2:11)
06. World Of Darkness (2:18)
07. Get Me To The World On Time (2:35)
08. Are You Lovin Me More (But Enjoyin It Less) (2:26)
09. Dr Do-Good (2:33)
10. Hideaway (2:48)
11. The Great Banana Hoax (Extended Version) (4:27)
12. Wind-Up Toys (2:32)
13. Everybody Knows (Youre Not In Love) (3:06)
14. You ve Never Had It Better (2:10)
15. Long Days Flight (Til Tomorrow) (Extended Version) (3:55)
16. Shadows (2:23)
17. Hey Mr President (2:51)
18. Flowing Smoothly (3:07)
19. Vox Wah Wah Pedal Radio Spot (1:02)
CD6 - Stockholm 67
01. You Never Had It Better (5:27)
02. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (3:31)
03. Try Me On For Size (9:55)
04. I Happen To Love You (3:31)
05. I Got My Mojo Workin (6:56)
06. Long Days Flight (Til Tomorrow) (3:21)
07. Smokestack Lightning (5:31)
08. Get Me To The World On Time (7:26)
09. Im Free (2:33)
10. Little (Lil) Olive (3:25)
11. Too Many People (2:45)
12. Im Down (2:02)
