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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.

This is the second (and previously unreleased) album by the Dutch psychedelic hard rock band Cosmic Dealer. Their first album "Crystallization" from 1971 is an outstanding and rare masterpiece for all psych collectors and one of the best Euro-Underground rock albums of the 70s. In 1971 the band disbanded, but reformed in 1973 with a few line-up changes. The music however remained heavy psychedelic, progressive guitar driven hard rock. This album contains 6 songs which were recorded in 1973, plus 3 demos from 1971 and as bonus a 7" EP with 4 live cuts (25 mins) recorded in 1971, including the title track from their debut Crystallization. The album is is carefully re-mastered, and contains a poster plus liner notes and photos.

The Electric Prunes - Too Much to Dream: Original Group Recordings Reprise 1966-1967 (2007) {2CD Rhino–Warner 8122-74882-2}
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© 1966-67, 2007 Reprise / Rhino / Warner | 8122-74882-2
Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Garage Rock / Acid Rock

For a band that scored two major hit singles in their first year as recording artists, the Electric Prunes were given precious little respect by their record label, Reprise Records; the group was allowed to perform a mere two original tunes on their debut album I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night), and when their second, Underground, didn't sell, they became glorified session men under composer and arranger David Axelrod on Mass in F Minor. When the Prunes couldn't play Axelrod's charts to his satisfaction, they were replaced by session men, and the original bandmembers weren't even invited to participate on two "Electric Prunes" albums later released by Reprise, Release of an Oath and Just Good Old Rock and Roll.