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.
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.
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 Ralph Scala – keyboards, vocals Emil "Peppy" Theilhelm – guitar, vocals Ron Gilbert – bass, vocals Mike Esposito – guitar Geoff Daking – drums, percussion
Technical Art Polhemus – producer, engineer Bob Wyld – producer Ray Fox – liner notes
Charts Album – Billboard (USA) YearChartPosition1967Pop Albums74
Album – RPM (Canada) YearChartPosition1967RPM TOP 25 LPs14
Singles – Billboard (USA) YearSingleChartPosition1967"There's a Chance We Can Make It"Pop Singles811967"Pipe Dream"Pop Singles60
Singles – RPM (Canada) YearSingleChartPosition1970"Pipe Dream"Canada RPM 10040
References
External links Classic Bands [ AllMusic entry]