During the April leg of the tour, several dates in the South were canceled after Martin Luther King's assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968. In November 1967, then again in April 1968, SAC toured on a bill with the Beach Boys and Buffalo Springfield. Bartek played flute on the first two albums and would continue to be involved with SAC in its later incarnations. Some early Strawberry Alarm Clock songs were penned by Bunnell with Steve Bartek (who would much later join Oingo Boingo, as well as orchestrate Danny Elfman's film scores). Bunnell would also become their main songwriter. Shortly after recording "Incense and Peppermints", the band added George Bunnell (bass, rhythm guitar, vocals) before making their first LP in 1967, also titled Incense and Peppermints, which hit #11 on the US album chart. A gold disc was awarded for one million sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 19 December 1967. The single stayed at #1 for one week with 16 weeks in total on the chart. This instrumental was originally intended as a B-side to "The Birdman of Alkatrash", which ultimately became the B-side to "Incense and Peppermints". Mark Weitz and Ed King were denied songwriting credits by Slay because (according to him) they did not write the melody line or the lyrics, though the song was built on an instrumental by Weitz with a bridge by King. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1967. The band was not impressed by songwriter John Carter's singing, so Slay chose Greg Munford, a 16-year-old friend of the band who was from another group called Shapes of Sound, to sing lead. Their first and most famous single was " Incense and Peppermints", produced by Frank Slay and initially released by Thee Sixpence on All American Records, owned by Bill Holmes, the band's manager and producer. It was Seol that would eventually bring in songwriters George Bunnell and Steve Bartek. Randy Seol (drums, vibes, percussion, vocals) and Mark Weitz ( keyboards, vocals) joined to replace the departing Gunnels and Luciano just as the name change to SAC was occurring. The group, originally named "Thee Sixpence", initially consisted of Ed King (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Luciano ( vocals), Lee Freeman ( rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals), Gary Lovetro (bass), Steve Rabe ( guitar, vocals) and Gene Gunnels ( drums). 1.3 1970-81: Break Up and Brief ResumptionĬareer 1966-67: Formation and early success.1.1 1966-67: Formation and early success.They are often thought of as a " one-hit wonder", although that is an inaccurate assessment, having charted five songs (including two Top 40 hits) and were instrumental in the development of so named bubblegum pop music in the United States. The group took its name as an homage to the Beatles' psychedelic hit " Strawberry Fields Forever", reportedly, at the suggestion of their record company Uni Records. Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles best known for their 1967 hit " Incense and Peppermints". Uni Records, Big Beat Records, MCA Special Products, One Way Records, Collector's Choice Music Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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