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'''The Electric Prunes''' are an American [[psychedelic rock]] [[musical ensemble|band]], formed in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electricprunes.com|title=Meet Electric Prunes|publisher=Teen Handbook|year=1967|access-date=June 15, 2015}}</ref> Much of the band's music was, as music historian [[Richie Unterberger]] described it, possessed of "an eerie and sometimes anguished ambiance." Their most successful material was by songwriters [[Annette Tucker]] and Nancie Mantz, though the group also penned their own songs.<ref name=had>{{cite web|url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/prunes1.html|title=LINER NOTES FOR THE ELECTRIC PRUNES' I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM (LAST NIGHT)|website=Richieunterberger.com|author=Unterberger, Richie|access-date=June 15, 2015}}</ref> Incorporating [[psychedelia]] and elements of embryonic [[electronic rock]], the band's sound was marked by innovative recording techniques with [[distortion (music)|fuzz-toned]] [[guitars]] and oscillating sound effects. In addition, guitarist Ken Williams' and singer [[James Lowe (musician)|James Lowe]]'s concept of "free-form garage music" provided the band with a richer sonic palette and exploratory lyrical structure than many of their contemporaries.<ref>{{citation|title=''Lost Dreams'' (CD booklet)|author=Weller, Don|publisher=Heartbeat Records cat. # CA91806|page=2|year=2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/lowe.html|title=James Lowe Interview |website=Richieunterberger.com|access-date=June 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=before>{{cite book|title=''1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die...And 10,001 You Must Download''|url=http://www.listology.com/thisisentertainment/list/1001-songs-you-must-hear-you-die|page=928|year=2014|edition=4th|publisher=Universe Publishing|location=New York, NY|author=Viscounti, Tony|isbn=9780789320896|access-date=2015-06-30|archive-date=2012-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031002140/http://listology.com/thisisentertainment/list/1001-songs-you-must-hear-you-die|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The band was signed to [[Reprise Records]] in 1966 and released their first [[single (music)|single]], "Ain't It Hard", in the latter part of the year. Their first [[album]], ''[[The Electric Prunes (album)|The Electric Prunes]]'', included the band's two nationally charting songs, "[[I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)]]" and "[[Get Me to the World on Time]]". With the appearance of their second album, ''[[Underground (The Electric Prunes album)|Underground]]'', the band was more free to create their own material.<ref name=prunes>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-electric-prunes-mn0000135543|title=The Electric Prunes - Biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|author=Unterberger, Richie|access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> However, the original group disbanded by 1968 when they proved unable to record the innovative and complex arrangements by [[David Axelrod (musician)|David Axelrod]] on the albums ''[[Mass in F Minor]]'' and ''[[Release of an Oath]]''. Both albums were released under the band's name, the rights to which were owned by their [[record producer]] [[David Hassinger]], but were largely performed by other musicians.<ref>{{citation|title=Interview with David Axelrod|publisher=Dazed and Confused|year=1999|pages=45–53}}</ref> Several of the original band members reconvened in 1999 and began recording again.<ref name=prunes/> The band still performs occasionally, although the only remaining original member is lead singer James Lowe.
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