More importantly, the band had been lacking a hit single and had hopes that expressing their versatility would appeal to their fan base. Pitman's twangy instrumentals and soulful vocals were, in part, a reason for their direction change. With Pitman at the helm as one of the prime songwriters, the band began to branch out from their closely associated brand of psychedelic pop to a hard-edged take on blues rock. It was the first time either of us had the chance of really controlling the sound from beginning to end". I say Ed and I because we were interested in doing it, and worked well together, right down to the mixdowns. According to keyboardist Mark Weitz, "It was the first time Ed and I produced an album without any help. Good Morning Starshine was the first album produced by the band members. Katin was unable to gel with the group and, without recording with the band, was replaced by Gene Gunnels, who had appeared on the number one hit " Incense and Peppermints". Pitman assumed duties as lead guitarist and Ed King moved over to bass guitar, which he had already played on some material on Strawberry Alarm Clock's second and third albums. In the meantime, the band found replacements in singer/guitarist Jimmy Pitman and drummer Marty Katin. After multiple legal disputes, in which Holmes eventually withdrew his version of the band, promoters were confused over which incarnation of the group was authentic, and refused to book either one. However, ex-manager Bill Holmes, who was fired for incompetency, offered the two former members, along with three other musicians, a deal to form another Strawberry Alarm Clock and tour under that moniker. Lineup changes within Strawberry Alarm Clock began with drummer Randy Seol and bassist George Bunnell, who were both aboard for the group's first three albums, but departed after the release of their third album, The World in a Sea Shell, near the end of 1968. The album itself failed to chart, but a single, " Good Morning Starshine", peaked in the lower reaches of the Billboard Hot 100. It featured a considerably altered lineup and a departure from the sound on the group's past psychedelic pop works, toward blues rock. Davis, L.Good Morning Starshine is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock, released in 1969 on Uni Records ( see 1969 in music). Freeman) - 2:10ġ2.Black Butter, Future ( E. Freeman) - 2:23ġ1.Black Butter, Present ( E. By then, we had played on the road together, we were just more polished, and getting tighter."ġ.
That led ultimately to a better all-around-sounding album. UNI, I guess, was willing to spend more on the second album, in a better studio (TTG) with better equipment and sound. Also, at that point, we knew who was more musically talented and who was not, as far as contributing to the overall ideas of our sound.
After we completed the first album, we became a little more sure of each other. We had not had a lot of experience playing together yet, especially in a studio environment. Some of the songs were worked out in the studio right before recording! It was recorded in a low tech studio, we were all feeling each other out. "The first album was written quickly, recorded all in one week on a small budget at Original Sound studio on Sunset, in Hollywood. "Our first album sold well (250,000 copies), we had a nationwide number one record!" exclaims Weitz. The recording process would be different this time around as well.
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