Electric Comic Book
Electric Comic Book is the second album by the American rock band the Blues Magoos, the follow-up to their successful debut release Psychedelic Lollipop. The psychedelic garage rock style is followed again on this release but without a high-charting single. A couple of tracks, "Intermission" and "That's All Folks" (a very brief, hard-rocking parody of the Looney Tunes end theme) showcase the band's bizarre sense of humor.
Electric Comic Book | ||||
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Released | April 1967 | |||
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Length | 29:58 | |||
Label | Mercury Repertoire (2004 CD reissue) | |||
Producer | Bob Wyld, Art Polhemus | |||
Blues Magoos chronology | ||||
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Singles from Electric Comic Book | ||||
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One single was released from Electric Comic Book, "Pipe Dream" b/w "There's a Chance We Can Make It". However, "Summer is the Man" and "Life is Just a Cher O'Bowlies" were released as B-sides of two singles from their next album, Basic Blues Magoos.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Track listing
- "Pipe Dream" (Ron Gilbert, Ralph Scala) – 2:25
- "There's a Chance We Can Make It" (Gilbert, Scala) – 2:16
- "Life Is Just a Cher O'Bowlies" (Gilbert, Scala) – 2:37
- "Gloria" (Van Morrison) – 6:02
- "Intermission" (Mike Esposito) – 1:05
- "Albert Common is Dead" (Gilbert, Scala) – 1:49
- "Summer Is the Man" (Esposito, Gilbert) – 3:00
- "Baby, I Want You" (Gilbert, Emil Theilhelm) – 2:43
- "Let's Get Together" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:06
- "Take My Love" (Gilbert, Scala) – 1:51
- "Rush Hour" (Geoff Daking, Gilbert, Esposito) – 2:36
- "That's All Folks" (Blues Magoos) – :09
Personnel
Blues Magoos
Technical
- Art Polhemus – producer, engineer
- Bob Wyld – producer
- Ray Fox – liner notes
Charts
Album – Billboard (USA)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1967 | Pop Albums | 74 |
Album – RPM (Canada)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1967 | TOP LPs[2] | 14 |
Singles – Billboard (USA)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1967 | "There's a Chance We Can Make It" | Pop Singles | 81 |
1967 | "Pipe Dream" | Pop Singles | 60 |
Singles – RPM (Canada)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1970 | "Pipe Dream" | Canada RPM 100[3] | 40 |
References
- "Electric Comic Book > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- "RPM Top 25 LPs - May 27, 1967" (PDF).
- "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 29, 1967" (PDF).
External links
- Classic Bands
- AllMusic entry
- Electric Comic Book at Discogs (list of releases)