Strawberry Alarm Clock

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One Hit Wonder? Psychedelic Pop? Tasty Anthem of The Summer of Love?

All of the above?  You be the judge … here

Incense and Peppermint by the Strawberry Alarm Clock was released in July of 1967 (the summer of love) as the B side of their fourth single “The Birdman of Alkatrash.”  It spent a total of 16 weeks on the Billboard chart, finally reaching the #1 spot on November 25, 1967 and being certified gold on December 19, 1967.

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