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In
the winter of 1967, a psychedelic-garage-punk band from Woodland Hills,
California, arrived in Europe for what would be their first and last tour
of the continent. On the strength of their hit single "I Had Too Much
To Dream Last Night," the band was welcomed with open arms by European
rock fans as well as British rock royalty - they smoked out with Hendrix,
partied with Brian Jones and Keith Moon, and hung out in the studio with
the Beatles - but were also subjected to harassment and ridicule over the
fact that their homeland was at war in Vietnam.
Stockholm '67 finds the Electric Prunes at the height of the powers.
Over-amplified and fuzzed to the max, the 'Prunes here are
explosive, noisy and wild. |
This recording proves that the Electric
Prunes deserve to be ranked alongside the very best bands of their era.
Birdman Records will simultaneously release a live seven-inch record of
the reunited Electric Prunes from June 16, 2001 - their first live performance
since 1968.
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