Name: The Complete Reprise Singles
Brand: Electric Prunes, The
SKU: 24158248
Price: 30.16 USD
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The Complete Reprise Singles

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Album: The Complete Reprise Singles
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ain't It Hard	More Info...	0:02
2)	Little Olive	More Info...	0:02
3)	I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)	More Info...	0:03
4)	Luvin'	More Info...	0:02
5)	Get Me to the World On Time	More Info...	0:02
6)	Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoyin' It Less)	More Info...	0:02
7)	Dr. Do-Good	More Info...	0:02
8)	Hideaway	More Info...	0:02
9)	The Great Banana Hoax	More Info...	0:03
10)	Wind-up Toys	More Info...	0:02
11)	Everybody Knows (You're Not in Love)	More Info...	0:03
12)	You've Never Had It Better	More Info...	0:02
13)	Sanctus	More Info...	0:03
14)	Credo	More Info...	0:05
15)	Shadows	More Info...	0:02
16)	Help Us (Our Father, Our King)	More Info...	0:03
17)	The Adoration	More Info...	0:04
18)	Hey Mr. President	More Info...	0:03
19)	Flowing Smoothly	More Info...	0:03
20)	Violent Rose	More Info...	0:02
21)	Sell	More Info...	0:03
22)	Love Grows	More Info...	0:03
23)	Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers	More Info...	0:03
24)	Vox Wah Wah Pedal Radio Spot	More Info...	0:01

Album: The Complete Reprise Singles
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ain't It Hard	More Info...	0:02
2)	Little Olive	More Info...	0:02
3)	I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)	More Info...	0:03
4)	Luvin'	More Info...	0:02
5)	Get Me to the World On Time	More Info...	0:02
6)	Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoyin' It Less)	More Info...	0:02
7)	Dr. Do-Good	More Info...	0:02
8)	Hideaway	More Info...	0:02
9)	The Great Banana Hoax	More Info...	0:03
10)	Wind-up Toys	More Info...	0:02
11)	Everybody Knows (You're Not in Love)	More Info...	0:03
12)	You've Never Had It Better	More Info...	0:02
13)	Sanctus	More Info...	0:03
14)	Credo	More Info...	0:05
15)	Shadows	More Info...	0:02
16)	Help Us (Our Father, Our King)	More Info...	0:03
17)	The Adoration	More Info...	0:04
18)	Hey Mr. President	More Info...	0:03
19)	Flowing Smoothly	More Info...	0:03
20)	Violent Rose	More Info...	0:02
21)	Sell	More Info...	0:03
22)	Love Grows	More Info...	0:03
23)	Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers	More Info...	0:03
24)	Vox Wah Wah Pedal Radio Spot	More Info...	0:01

Performer Notes

Audio Remasterer: Charles Benson.
Liner Note Author: Richie Unterberger.
Photographer: Gered Mankowitz.
Although they certainly had an experimental and exploratory side, at least for a garage band, the Electric Prunes were always considered first and foremost a singles band by Reprise Records, and the group's singles were carefully mixed to sound perfect coming through a mono car radio, while the LP versions of the same songs would be mixed for a home-based stereo system, which means the radio mixes were much punchier. This 24-track set collects all of the Prunes' singles for Reprise during the heady psychedelic period of 1966 through 1969, including the classic hit "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)," the Bo Diddley-rhythmed "Get Me to the World on Time," and other oddities that didn't get much or any radio time like "Wind-Up Toys," which rides an intriguing, staggered beat and shows that this band could have done just fine if left alone to develop. They weren't left alone to do that. By the time of their third LP, Mass in F Minor, a concept album of psychedelic versions of Latin prayers produced by David Axelrod (it was essentially his solo project), the Electric Prunes had become a brand and not a band, and none of the original members were left in the group. This collection hints at a band that had the grit of the Rolling Stones, the innovative flair of the Beatles, and a willingness to try new things, even if they didn't work out so well. These tracks have a grit and growl that the LPs lack. They still sound great blasting from the past out of a car sound system, mono or not. Oh, then there's the extra treat of a wah-wah pedal radio spot the band did for the Vox company. It was a different time. ~ Steve Leggett