Also known as: Electric Prunes, The
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
One of the earlier bands to be labeled "psychedelic", the Electric Prunes hit #11 on the U.S. charts with their late 1966 smash 'I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)'. Their outlandish moniker became somewhat of a blueprint for similarly named bands of the era ( Ultimate Spinach , Strawberry Alarm Clock , etc.). Their sound is sometimes categorized as garage-punk, but most definitely also qualifies as psychedelic with the group's inventive use of the Vox Wah-Wah pedal early on, and their later fusion of classical music with progressive rock. The group formed in 1965 with original members James…