In 1967, the illustrious Summer of Love, A psychedelic sunshine pop standard, hit number one on the US charts, Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock but the song was cloaked in controversy, first of all, it was supposed to be a BSIDE, then it was found that the song was allegedly based off of an instrumental idea from two of the band members who given credit. One Ed King, who would go on to help compose Sweet Home Alabama in Lynyrd Skynyrd… Then when the band was recording it, they hated the lyrics so no one in the band wanted to sing them, amazingly they were sung by a friend of the band, a 16yearold kid who happened to be at the recording as a guest! Up next we get the story from An interview with the cofounder of this mystery band, Mark Weitz on Professor of Rock.

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It’s time for another edition of Bottled Lightning. Most call ‘em onehit wonders we call them Bottled Lightning… where a band’s one big Song ruled the charts but wasn’t able to sustain longterm domination… Here’s the deal. There are certain songs that when played, are more effective than a time machine. They evoke the decade better than any other emotion or feeling outside of being there.

Unfortunately, I never got to experience the 1960s I was born in the decade after. But growing up, I got a firsthand experience of growing up in that wondrous decade from my Dad who told me about all of his experiences coming of age in that time. I’ve also heard hundreds of stories from the many artists from that time who released lifechanging music.

I remember my Dad telling me about several songs from the 60s that were so potent, so drenched in the sounds of that era that it instantly took him back. To him, Incense and Peppermint was one of those songs. A slice of Psychedelic Sunshine pop and one of the first #1 hits of that genre by a band with an equally groovy name Strawberry Alarm Clock.

The song went to #1 in the Summer of Love and has lived on since then in pop culture. There’s an interesting story behind it. It was allegedly based off of an instrumental idea by band members keyboardist Mark Weitz and guitarist Ed King. God bless the last Ed King who passed away from cancer a few years ago. Ed would go on to be a charter member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and create one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time.

Mark Weitz and Ed King created the instrumental Idea only they didn’t get any credit for it. It was officially credited to producer/A&R man John S. Carter and Tim Gilbert of the band the Rainy Daze. At the very least Weitz has stated that he and Ed should’ve received a cowriting credit. Sadly It’s an ofttold story from the early days of Rock and Roll... musicians not being fairly credited or compensated. Then their friend a 16yearold kid named Greg Munford who was attending the rescind session as a visitor to watch was given the chance to sing the song when the band members weren’t big fans of the lyrics which John S. Carter wrote using a rhyming dictionary.