Blues magoos albert common is dead by earpjohn by earpjohn blues magoos. Blues magoos psychedelic lollipop electric comic book. Blues magoos psychedelic lollipop electric comic book music. Listen to your favorite songs from electric comic book by the blues magoos now. Alan rand pioneering psychedelic rockers the blues magoos will play a new series of shows in the northeastern u. Electric comic book is the second album by the american rock band the blues magoos, the followup to their successful debut release psychedelic lollipop. The original magoos split up in 1969, but thielheim couldnt resist beating a dead horse and led a mediocre blues rock version of the band into 1972. All and all electric comic book a solid body of music, though its important to realize that one can not compare this album to say dylans blonde on blonde or anything the beatles were doing, because to so do would only make this record sound ridiculous and trivial. A couple of tracks, intermission and thats all folks a very brief, hardrocking parody of the looney tunes end. Blues magoos electric comic book 1967 written by bluesever friday, 30 july 2010. The blues magoos launched their recording career with the lp psychedelic lollipop. In 1999, collectables released psychedelic lollipopelectric comic book, which contained two complete albums psychedelic lollipop 1966, originally released on mercury and electric comic book 1967, originally released on mercury by the blues magoos on one compact disc.
They found mike esposito lead guitar who was several years older. Provided to youtube by universal music group pipe dream the blues magoos electric comic book. The psychedelic garage rock style is followed again on this release but without a highcharting single. Listen to electric comic book in full in the spotify app. The band released four more albums in the ensuing four years, including electric comic book 67, basic blues magoos 68, never goin back to georgia 69 and gulf coast sound 70.
Blues magoos electric comic book 1967 blues magoos psychedelic lollipop 1967 the fredric phases and faces 1968 the new mix the new mix 1968 fapardokly fapardokly 1968 h. Blues magoos psychedelic lollipop lp mercury mono deep groove psych garage vinyl. The equally impressive electric comic book refines the bands mix of rock. Their single we aint got nothin yet was their most successful effort, rising into the top 10 on many national charts. Blues magoos are a rock group formed in new york during the 60s music era, with the founding members consisting of emil peppy thielhelm also known peppy castro, dennis lepore, ralph scala, ron gilbert and jon finnegan. The blues magoos electric comic book 1967 60s70s rock. Guitarist peppy theilhelm was 16 years old at the time of the singles release. Electric comic book partially lived up to its title by including a comic book insert with ads designed to entice kids into forking over their allowance money, hawking ironon transfers while one ad proclaimed you no longer have to be a 98 lb. Basic blues magoos 1968 never goin back to georgia 1969 gulf coast bound 1970. Provided to youtube by universal music group take my love the blues magoos electric comic book. The quintet was formed by bronx, new york school chums ralph scala keyboards, ronnie gilbert bass and emil peppy thielheim guitar. As a fan of the blues magoos from back in the day, i bought electric comic book, the bands second album, when it was first released.
After one more minor chart single with one by one, subsequent singles were largely ignored by record buyers. The band features three members from its classic 1960s lineup frontmankeyboardist ralph scala, singerguitarist peppy castro and drummer geoff daking. The original members were emil thielhelm aka peppy castro vocals and guitar, dennis lapore lead guitar, ralph scala organ and vocals, ronnie gilbert bass and john finnegan drums. Electric comic book is the second album by the american rock band the blues magoos, the followup to their successful debut. Electric comic book by blues magoos album, psychedelic. Electric comic book by the blues magoos on amazon music. The sophomore effort is a noticeably more ambitious piece of work than the magoos. The band was signed to abc records, but only castro agreed to continue and started up a revamped blues magoos, with eric kaz, richie dickon, john leillo and roger. The blues magoos second longplayer, electric comic book 1967, has been significantly expanded with ten 45 rpmonly titles otherwise unavailable on cd. Bounty things 1968 the artwoods art gallery 1966 paper garden paper garden presents1969 piccadilly line the huge world of emily small.
The blues magoos were a music group which hailed from the bronx, new york. Psychedelic lollipopelectric comic book blues magoos. Blues magoos electric comic book lp sundazed music. In 2014, the blues magoos released their first new album in 43 years, titled psychedelic resurrection. Amazingly, they released a third album, with an equally absurd title, electric comic book, that wasnt nearly as bad as it sounds. The two albums released after psychedelic lollipop electric comic book and basic blues magoos were not successful. A couple of tracks, intermission and thats all folks showcase the bands bizarre sense of humor. Thielhelm went on to front a mediocre blues rock version of the blues magoos that sputtered and died in 1972. One single was released from electric comic book, pipe dream bw theres a chance we can make it. All and all electric comic book a solid body of music, though its important to realize that one can not compare this album to say dylans blonde on blonde or anything the beatles were doing, because to so do would only make this record sound ridiculous and trivial, when in fact, its a knockout album from the genre and times it lived in. The blues magoos first album, psychedelic lollipop, earned the band a major hit single, we aint got nothin yet, and in the grand tradition of striking while the iron was hot, the new yorkbased quintet were back with their second lp, 1967s electric comic book, less than five months later. The album saw the group transitioning from psychedelia back to their blues rock roots.
Blues magoos keyboardist ralph scala says band plays. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ralph scala at the discogs marketplace. The equally impressive electric comic book refines the bands mix of rock n roll and dayglo psychedelia. Basic blues magoos is the third album by the american rock band the blues magoos. Madcap music and special effects helped these allamerican hippies create a crazy blend of pop art and cartoonish musical lunacy that brightened up the late. Scala and peppy reunited on november 9, 2000, at the garage band revival, cavestomp, while the two were joined by daking in july 2008, for two. Psychedelic lollipop is the debut album by the american rock band the blues magoos, and is one of the first records to have the word psychedelic on the sleeve.
The blues magoos electric comic book 1967 the blues magoos second longplayer, electric comic book 1967, has been significantly expanded with ten 45 rpmonly titles otherwise unavailable on cd. Though the album has gained more favor over the years, it was received as a disappointment upon its original distribution and. Let me tell you, that old vinyl disc is pretty much worn out from all the years of playing, so i was really happy to find it in this form now. It was released on mercury records in may 1968 see 1968 in music. Ralph scala keyboards, vocals, peppy castro guitar, vocals, ron gilbert bass, vocals, mike esposito guitar, geoff daking drums, percussion. That punchy yet playful approach animates such distinctive numbers as pipe dream, rush hour, theres a chance we can make it and albert common is dead. Where 1966s psychedelic lollipop and 1968s electric comic book share similarities of aesthetic and intention though, in my opinion, electric comic book saw the band grow in a very unexpected way, but i digress, basic blues magoos is easily their finest, most advanced, and perhaps even their most personal record yet. Electric comic book blues magoos free internet radio. Blues magoos electric comic book limited edition cd. By 1968, the band was discouraged and they split up. Blues magoos electric comic book 1967, vinyl discogs. Electric comic book blues magoos release info allmusic. The most prominent offer touted the psychedelite lava. Neither of the two albums released after psychedelic lollipop, electric comic book and basic blues magoos, had much success.
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