Strawberry alarm clock greatest hits12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() And they have in a third like you were saying Birdman of Alcatrash was on the flip side and it was a novelty song that Mark had written with Leon, that day. I finished up the recording and released the record. And, started to do some shows with them, and it came out Incense, and Peppermints. But anyway, so Randy ended up getting the gig with the with, they were called Thee Sixpence. Red Rubber Ball? That’s what it was! Yeah! Yeah, they were kind of like that. You say, The Cyrkle? “C-y”… the ones that did Red Rubber Ball? Kind of like the band the Cyrkle that turn down anything. And he was in this other band called Factory that was a great band, but they never made it. Anyway, he put himself out there, to audition for all kinds of groups, he even auditioned for The Seeds, and The Electric Crows, and you know, other bands. Y’know, he – all the musicians like, that’s how we got him, you know, through our local music store here. So, the manager got wind of Randy Seol, our drummer, who was also a singer, and Randy Seol had come up from Riverside, and he had like kind of a… he was known because of the music circuit. And anyway, I went when Gene his, after his girlfriend gave him the ultimatum, he decided to go with the girlfriend and quit the band right after he played drums on the track, for Incense, and Peppermints so it’s him on the recording. And he had already gone to Valley State College and so he was on his way. And at the time, their drummer was Gene Gunnels And what ended up happening was Gene’s girlfriend gave him an ultimatum because nothing was going on with their band, and they were all kind of like already out of school. They were called Thee Sixpence and they were you know the other half of what ended up being Strawberry Alarm Clock which is Mark Weitz on keyboards and Ed King on guitar and Lee Freeman on lead vocals. Steve Bartek and I were writing the songs and Fred Schwarts and Randy Zacuto, were writing songs together too.Īnd a lot of those songs Randy Seol ended up going an getting an audition with the Strawbaerry Alarm Clock but they won’t call it the Strawbaerry Alarm Clock. Criss Jay was the lead singer and Randy Zacuto, the lead guitar player and Fred Schwartz, was the keyboard player. ![]() And there were three other guys in our band. I was in a band with Randy Seol, the drummer and Steve Bartok, who put flute on the first album and he was also a guitar player. The way it all started is there was two different bands. If you got a good story or to just lay it on me. So, you got to kind of bring me up to speed. I know I missed a little bit of what you’ve been going through growing up. I’m like, Damn, I missed out on this on this whole episode here. Yeah, I noticed because I was checking some of the stuff out. I mean, you worked out some pretty, pretty tight harmonies. Your vocals are as good as Beach Boys are Crosby, Stills and Nash. Right, and you guys are like pure die-hard. But in retrospect, I’m looking at the whole psychedelic scene and the music business was changing, and then it went from like the British Invasion and then Bubblegum came in and then you came out just when groups like the Lemon Piper’s and other groups, but when I listen to your songs, you don’t sound Bubblegum at all. You know, I tried all the stuff… back in the dayĪnd I didn’t really get a real good gauge about what The Strawberry Alarm clock was all about back then. I was drinking a lot with my friends… or doing acid. Now I gotta be honest with you, I remember Incense and PeppermintsĪnd, admittedly, you know, who was it? Tom Rush? Somebody said, “If you remember the 60s, he weren’t there.”Īnd I kind of fall into that trap. Jon Walmsley – guitars, keyboards, vocals Lee Freeman – rhythm guitars, harmonica, vocals Randy Seol – drums, vibes, percussion, vocals George Bunnell – bass, rhythm guitars, vocals Strawberry Alarm Clock – Official Band Website Links to Strawberry Alarm Clock Website, Videos and Resources Links to Strawberry Alarm Clock Website, Videos and Other Resources Remaking Incense and Peppermints, Licensing woes Other names that came up: Frankie Avalon,Connie Stevens, John Walmsley, Richard Marx and Madonna. Ontario Motor Speedway gig with Ben Balloon Other songs – Curse of the Witches and World on Fire More personnel swaps and other Alarm Clock stories Writers of Incense and Peppermints getting “jacked”īad practices in the music businesses by music biz types. Band history and foundation of Strawberry Alarm Clock ![]()
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