Strawberry Alarm Clock Discography 1966-1998
This list includes known mainstream releases by Strawberry Alarm Clock, including early singles by Thee Sixpence and the band's various compilation albums. Excluded are foreign-language/international releases and various artists-type compilations that contain no unique SAC songs ("Incense And Peppermints", and to a lesser degree, "Tomorrow", have appeared on countless 60s comps).This discography can be used to make sure you get everything possible from Strawberry Alarm Clock. Basically, you need the four original albums (the Japanese CD version of Good Morning Starshine being one of them), Step By Step by Thee Sixpence, and the Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls soundtrack for the one song there unavailable elsewhere.
Note that Strawberry Alarm Clock have been slow to make their original songs available for MP3 download outside of a few compilations. Finding CD and LP copies of all their albums is not too hard though.
1966
"Fortune Teller" / "My Flash On You" (1966) Permalink
by Thee Sixpence
All-American 313 & Dot 16959
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First release from Thee Sixpence, with the popular song "Fortune Teller" and Love's "My Flash On You".
"In The Building" / "Hey Joe" (1966) Permalink
by The Sixpence
All-American 333
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The b-side is misspelled "Hay Joe" on the label, and the band's name is misspelled (not "Thee" but "The") on both sides of the record.
"Long Days Care" / "Can't Explain" (1966) Permalink
by Thee Sixpence
All-American 303
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The b-side "Can't Explain" is a cover of Love's song from their 1966 self-titled debut.
1967
"Heart Full Of Rain" / "(Gotta Get The) First Plane Home" (1967) Permalink
by Thee Sixpence
All-American 353
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First release of "Heart Full Of Soul", which would be quickly reissued with a different b-side for unclear reasons.
"Heart Full Of Rain" / "Fortune Teller" (1967) Permalink
by Thee Sixpence
All-American 353
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Re-pressing of All-American 353, with the same catalog number but a different b-side ("Fortune Teller", which had been released earlier as the a-side of Thee Sixpence's first single, All-American 313).
"Incense And Pepermints" / "The Birdman Of Alkatrash" (1967) Permalink
by Thee Sixpence
All-American 373
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These tracks would be released by Uni under the new band name Strawberry Alarm Clock, but they are the same recordings. "Peppermints" is misspelled on the label.
"Incense And Peppermints" / "The Birdman Of Alkatrash" (1967) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55018
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The non-LP "The Birdman Of Alkatrash" was originally the intended a-side, but the flip got all the attention and sent SAC to the top of the charts. "Birdman" has been included on several SAC compilations.
Incense And Peppermints (1967) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 73014
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Tracks:
The World's On Fire - Birds In My Tree - Lose To Live - Strawberries Mean Love - Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow - Paxton's Back Street Carnival - Hummin' Happy - Pass Time With the SAC - Incense And Peppermints - Unwind With The Clock
Notes:
This is the original 1967 release. An early 90s compilation with a similar but noticeably different cover was also called Incense & Peppermints, confusing things for collectors and fans alike. To look for this actual album make sure it has the cover art shown here.
Curiously, for an album recorded on the back of such a huge hit single, no other singles were released from the album, despite some fantastic songs like "Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow" and "Paxton's Back Street Carnival".
1968
Wake Up... It's Tomorrow (1968) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 73025
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Nightmare Of Percussion - Soft Skies, No Lies - Tomorrow - They Saw The Fat One Coming - Curse Of The Witches - Sit With The Guru - Go Back (You're Going The Wrong Way) - Pretty Song From Psych-Out - Sitting On A Star - Black Butter, Past - Black Butter, Present - Black Butter, Future
Notes:
More varied and definitely weirder than Incense And Peppermints, SAC's second album is a classic that contains several of the best tracks of the group's career.
Note that the cover art was also used for a 1993 anthology of SAC. Be sure you're getting the right album when buying this. (The 1993 comp shrinks the cover down to fit black text on a white border around the outside.)
"Tomorrow" / "Birds In My Tree" (1968) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55046
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The 'other' Strawberry Alarm Clock hit, "Tomorrow" was backed with the first album's "Birds In My Tree" as the b-side.
"Sit With The Guru" / "Pretty Song From Psych-Out" (1968) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55055
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Both tracks from the Wake Up... It's Tomorrow LP.
![Various artists -- Psych-Out [soundtrack]](http://www.megaministore.com/images/discogs/18-103.jpg)
Psych-Out [soundtrack] (1968) Permalink
by Various artists
Sidewalk T-5913
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Tracks:
Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow - The World's On Fire - The World's On Fire [long version]
Notes:
There are two songs performed by Strawberry Alarm Clock on this soundtrack album, both of them taken from Incense And Peppermints. "The World's On Fire [long version]" is the same one that opens SAC's 1st album; the other is a three-minute chunk from the middle of it.
The recording of "Pretty Song From Psych-Out" is very similar to SAC's version (available on their second album), but is actually by a group called The Storybook.
The World In A Sea Shell (1968) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 73035
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Tracks:
Sea Shell - Blues For A Young Girl Gone - An Angry Young Man - A Million Smiles Away - Home Sweet Home - Lady Of The Lake - Barefoot In Baltimore - Wooden Woman - Heated Love - Love Me Again - Eulogy - Shallow Impressions
Notes:
The Clock quickly followed up Wake Up... It's Tomorrow with this album, which focussed the weirdness of the preceding LP into a more melodic, lusher and accomplished set of songs.
"Barefoot In Baltimore" / "An Angry Young Man" (1968) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55076
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Both tracks taken from the The World In A Sea Shell LP.
"Sea Shell" / "Paxton's Back Street Carnival" (1968) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55093
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The lush, lovely "Sea Shell" from The World In A Sea Shell is backed with one of Incense And Peppermints' better songs, "Paxton's Back Street Carnival".
1969
Good Morning Starshine (1969) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Tracks:
Me And The Township - Off Ramp Road Tramp - Small Package - Hog Child - Miss Attraction (album version) - Good Morning, Starshine - Miss Attraction (single version) - Write Your Name In Gold - (You Put Me On) Stand By - Dear Joy - Changes -
Japanese bonus tracks: Desireé - I Climbed The Mountain - Three - Starting Out The Day - California Day - Girl From The City
Notes:
The final full-length LP by SAC. The 1997 Japanese release is by far the recommended version, since it collects all of the non-LP songs from the singles released after the album.
"Desireé" / "Changes" (1969) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55158
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The a-side "Desireé" is a non-LP song, while the b-side "Changes" is from the Good Morning Starshine album. "Desireé" is on the excellent Japanese bonus-track version of the album.
"(You Put Me On) Stand By" / "Miss Attraction" (1969) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55113
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Both songs are from the Good Morning Starshine LP. "Miss Attraction" is one of the best songs of SAC's entire career, a gloriously brutal rock song with classic Clock guitars.
"Good Morning Starshine" / "Me And The Township" (1969) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55125
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Both tracks from the Good Morning Starshine album.
"Starting Out The Day" / "Small Package" (1969) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55185
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The non-LP a-side is available on the excellent Japanese bonus track version of the Good Morning Starshine CD.
1970
"I Climbed The Mountain" / "Three" (1970) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55190
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Both non-LP songs on this single are available on the Japanese bonus track version of the Good Morning Starshine CD.
"California Day" / "Three" (1970) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55218
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This rare single features two non-LP songs (including the second 45rpm in a row with "Three" as the b-side) available on the Japanese bonus track version of the Good Morning Starshine CD.
"Girl From The City" / "Three" (1970) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 55241
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"Girl From The City" is from the Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls soundtrack, and is available on the LP and CD versions of that album as well as the Japanese bonus track version of the Good Morning Starshine CD.
Perhaps as some kind of weird joke, this is the third and final 45rpm single in a row from SAC with "Three" as the b-side. Tee hee.
The Best Of Strawberry Alarm Clock (1970) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Uni 73074
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Tracks:
Incense And Peppermints - Tomorrow - Sit With The Guru - An Angry Young Man - Barefoot In Baltimore - Pretty Song From "Psych-Out" - Birds In My Tree - Sea Shell - Miss Attraction - Good Morning Starshine - Desireé - Starting Out The Day
Notes:
The first SAC compilation. Often listed as having two otherwise unavailable tracks, but this is apparently a reference to the last two songs ("Desireé" and "Starting Out The Day"), which were both released on 45rpm singles and are now available on the Japanese bonus track version of the Good Morning Starshine CD.
1971
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (soundtrack) (1971) Permalink
by Various artists
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Tracks:
Girl From The City - I'm Coming Home
Notes:
Features "Girl From The City", available on a rare 1970 single and the Japanese CD version of Good Morning Starshine as a bonus track, and the otherwise unavailable "I'm Coming Home". (The art shown is from the CD re-release, which contains both songs as well as non-SAC tracks.)
Changes (1971) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
Vocalion 73915
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Tracks:
Changes - Write Your Name In Gold - Dear Joy - Small Package - Blues For A Young Girl Gone - Lady Of The Lake - Black Butter, Past - Black Butter, Present - Black Butter, Future - Love Me Again
Notes:
Another compilation with no new tracks, taking an odd assortment of songs from all but the first SAC LP.
1990
![Strawberry Alarm Clock -- Incense & Peppermints [compilation]](http://www.megaministore.com/images/discogs/18-100.jpg)
Incense & Peppermints [compilation] (1990) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
MCA
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Tracks:
Incense And Peppermints - Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow - Birds In My Tree - Sit With The Guru - Tomorrow - Barefoot In Baltimore - Good Morning Starshine - Birdman Of Alkatrash - Strawberries Mean Love - Starting Out The Day
Notes:
Annoyingly titled the same as Strawberry Alarm Clock's 1st LP with the same cover photo (but obviously different cover art). Decent introduction to the band, but not the best.
There is an alternate cover from a 2004 issue featuring the same band photograph with a garish multicolor swirl and latter-day pseudo-psychedelic lettering above it.
1992
Strawberries Mean Love (1992) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Tracks:
Incense And Peppermints - Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow - Sit With the Guru - Tomorrow - Black Butter, Present - Love Me Again - Pretty Song From Psych-Out - The World's On Fire - Birds In My Tree - The Birdman Of Alkatrash - Small Package - They Saw The Fat One Coming - Strawberries Mean Love - Desireé - Barefoot In Baltimore - Paxton's Back Street Carnival - Hummin' Happy - Sea Shell - (You Put Me On) Stand By - I Climbed The Mountain - Three
Notes:
Yet another compilation with the same band photo confusingly imported from Strawberry Alarm Clock's 1967 debut LP. Pretty good track listing though, and the generally-available CD now available has 8 songs not on the original release including some of the latter-day single-only SAC songs. If you're not enough of a fan to just get all the original albums, this is the compilation for you.
This has four of SAC's non-LP songs, lacking "Starting Out The Day" and "Girl From The City", which are on the Japanese CD version of Good Morning Starshine, and "I'm Coming Home" which is on the Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls soundtrack.
1993
The Strawberry Alarm Clock Anthology (1993) Permalink
by Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Tracks:
Incense And Peppermints - Tomorrow - Sit With The Guru - Barefoot In Baltimore - Paxton's Back Street Carnival - The World's On Fire - Strawberries Mean Love - Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow - Sea Shell - Blues For A Young Girl Gone - Pretty Song From Psych-Out - The Birdman Of Alkatrash - They Saw The Fat One Coming - Small Package - Love Me Again - Black Butter, Past - Black Butter, Present - Black Butter, Future
Notes:
This compilation is, again, nothing special, comprising the usual suspects and released with a cover confusingly similar to the band's second album Wake Up... It's Tomorrow.
1998
Step By Step (1998) Permalink
by Thee Sixpence
Akarma AK 034
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Tracks:
Long Days Care - Can't Explain - Fortune Teller - My Flash On You - In The Building - Hey Joe - Heart Full Of Rain - (Gotta Get The) First Plane Home - Incense And Peppermints - The Birdman Of Alkatrash - The World's On Fire
Notes:
Complete album of all known Thee Sixpence singles. The band released six singles that represented 10 (not 12) different songs. Note that these include the well-known "Incense And Peppermints" and "The Birdman Of Alkatrash" -- this album includes those as well as "The World's On Fire" from SAC's first album, so besides those three songs this album has 8 songs that are definitely necessary for any SAC fan.
Released on vinyl; there seems to be a CD version but it's not clear how official it is. Akarma has been known to press CDs directly from vinyl or tape sources without digital processing. Whatever the case here, for Strawberry Alarm Clock fans this album is a necessity and sounds fine to us.
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