The Electric Prunes
Concerts & Performances
January - June 1967

The Electric Prunes performing 'I Had Too Much To Dream'
and 'Get Me To The World On Time' on the 'Hy Litt Show' in 1967

January 7th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence on the 'American Bandstand' (episode number 1756) where they performed 'I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)'. Other guests included Neil Diamond ('You Got To Me' and 'Solitary Man') and a Sean Boniwell phone interview

The Electric Prunes performing on 'American Bandstand' and being interviewed by Dick Clark

January 11th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence on 'Where The Action Is' (episode number 398) where they performed 'I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)'. The other guest on the show was Keith

The Electric Prunes performing on 'Boss City' in 1967

January 20th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence on 'Where The Action Is' (episode number 405). The other guests on the show were Joe Tex ('Papa Was Too') and Keith Allison ('Winchester Cathedral')

The Electric Prunes & The Left Banke backstage after a concert in February 1967

February 10th, 1967

Venue : Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami, Florida, USA

Other Acts : Beach Boys, Question Mark and The Mysterians, Keith, The Left Banke

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Miami Herald (February 7th, 1967)
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

February 12th, 1967

Venue : Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Other Acts : Beach Boys, Question Mark and The Mysterians, Keith, The Left Banke

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Florida Times-Union (February 3rd, 1967)
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

February 17th, 1967

Venue : Robertson Memorial Field House, Peoria, Illinois, USA

Other Acts : Beach Boys; The Lefte Bank; Keith

Review by Jonathan Sweet :

The world-famous Beach Boys will be performing tonight to a sold-out Robertson Memorial Field House.

The Beach Boys will headline a concert including the Electric Prunes, the Left Banke and Keith as part of the "Pet Sounds" tour.

The university is planning special security measures to keep the "screaming crowds of teeny-boppers" expected for the concert under control, according to officials.

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Peoria Journal Star (February 4th, 1967)
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

February 18th, 1967

Venue : Memorial Hall, Dayton Ohio, USA

Other Acts : Beach Boys; The Lefte Bank; The Fabulous Keith

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Dayton Journal Herald (February 15th, 1967)
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

February 19th, 1967

Venue : Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, USA

Other Acts : Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield

Above : The Electric Prunes performing on a Sunday night at the Detroit Masonic Temple

February 24th, 1967

Venue : Possibly Rainbow/Marigold Ballroom or Wonderland Rink, Fresno, California, USA

Other Acts : The Road Runners

Above : Posters for the Electric Prunes concert at Fresno on 24th February, 1967
(Images courtesy of Dr. Dennis Hickey Collection)

February 25th, 1967

Venue : Continental Auditorium, 1600 Martin Avenue, Santa Clara, California, USA

Other Acts : The New Delhi River Band; Teddy and His Patches

Above : Handbill from the above concert
(First printing Bindweed Press handbill on thick paper ( very thin card stock ) -
5 11/32" x 8 1/2" - black on thick white paper (or very thin card stock) - Artwork by Cannon)

February 26th, 1967

Venue : Shadowland, Silver Beach, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA

Advertised in : News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, February 4th, 1967

March 7th, 1967

Venue : Mod Street West in Culver City, California, USA

Heart Fund Charity concert advertised in : LA Times, March 10th, 1967 & Billboard, March 18th, 1967

March 11th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence at Komer's Reseda House of Music to open a local music shop and judge a combo contest which was finally won by The Counts.

Above : Invitation to the opening of Komer's Reseda House of Music

Above : Advert in Valley News (7th March 1967) for the Electric Prunes appearance at the Reseda House of Music

March 11th, 1967

Venue : Sam Riddle Show, Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, California, USA

Other Acts : Standells, Harper's Bizarre, Real Don Steele, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Merry-Go Round.

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Los Angeles Free Press (March 10th,1967)

Above : Advert for the Electric Prunes at the Cheetah Club

April 7th, 1967

Venue : Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum, Florida, USA

Other Acts : Buckinghams, The Turtles, Lou Christie, Brian Hyland, Tommy James and the Shondells, Royal Guardsmen, The Blues Magoos and The Casinos.

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Florida Times-Union (Sunday Magazine - April 2nd,1967)
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

April 8th, 1967

Venue : WBAM All-Star Spring Show, AL State Coliseum, Alabama, USA

Other Acts : Buckinghams, The Turtles, Lou Christie, Brian Hyland, Tommy James and the Shondells, Royal Guardsmen, The Blues Magoos and The Casinos.

Above : Poster for the above concert

April 10th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence on the 'Mike Douglas Show'

The band performed three songs - 'I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)', 'Get Me To The World On Time' and 'Toonerville Trolley'. Preston gave drum lessons to guest 'Get Smart!' star Barbara Feldon and they all finished the show singing together with Cab Calloway, Cab's daughter, comedian Marty Ingels and host Mike.

Left to right : Mark Tulin, Cab Calloway, Cab's daughter, Preston Ritter, James Lowe, Ken Williams, Mike Douglas, actress Barbara Feldon (played Agent "99" on popular TV sitcom "Get Smart"), Jim "Weasel" Spagnola and comedian Marty Ingels

April 15th, 1967

Venue : Lagoon Amusement Park, outside Salt Lake City, USA

Advertised in : Salt Lake Tribune, April 8, 1967

Above : Advert in the Salt Lake Tribune (12th July 1967) for the Electric Prunes concert at the Lagoon

April 16th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence on the 'Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' TV show (show number 10) where the band a lip sync performance of 'Get Me To The World On Time'

The Electric Prunes performing 'Get Me to the World On Time' on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

James, Preston, Mark and Weasel performing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
(courtesy : Pamela Lowe)

April 19th, 1967

Venue : Autographed records at the Sears in Long Beach, USA

April 28th - April 29th, 1967

Venue : California State University, Northridge (in Los Angeles), USA

Above : Article in the LA Times on April 27, 1967 advertising the Electric Prunes at the annual two day State Fair at Valley State College

May 6th, 1967

Venue : Guest appearence on the 'American Bandstand' (episode number 1773) where they performed 'Get Me To The World On Time'. Other guests included Brenda Holloway who sang 'Just Look What You've Done'

May 7th, 1967

Venue : Swingin' Gate Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Above : Advert for the the grand opening of a popular club publicised with an ad in the Fort Wayne Sentinel on Thursday, May 4th, 1967
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

May 19th, 1967

Venue : Concert Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

Advertised in : Albuquerque Tribune, May 18th, 1967

Notes : The Electric Prunes also played a late show in Santa Fe so theband left the sttraight from the University of Mexico concert to play another show in Santa Fe. According Variety magazine (May 11th, 1967), the band were advertised to play at the Civic Auditorium, Fort William, Canada (now known as Thunder Bay, Canada). This was said to be the first of a series of 8 on-nighters in Canada but they obviously didn't play this tour because they were actually at the concert in Albuquerque.

The Electric Prunes on stage in Georgia in 1967
(courtesy : Simon Edwards)

May 20th, 1967

Venue : The Crater, Roswell, New Mexico, USA

Other Acts : Drifters; The Soul Merchants

Above : Poster for The Crater concert

May 29th, 1967

Venue : The Evergreen (on Old Highway, halfway between Olympia and Fort Lewis), Washington, USA

Other Acts : The Deacons

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Centralia Daily Chronicle (May 26th, 1967)

May 1967

Venue : The Trips Festival, Civic Centre Arena, Seattle, USA

Other Acts : The Byrds; Jefferson Airplane; Don & The Goodtimes; The Emergency Exit

Above : The Trips Festival Poster

June 2nd, 1967

Venue : The Civic Auditorium, Chehalis, Washington, USA

Advertised in : Daily Chronicle, (Centralia) June 1st, 1967

Note : This concert was cancelled due to illness but was rebooked for 1968.

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Centralia Daily Chronicle (May 26th, 1967)

Click here for articles & posters on the Civic Auditorium concert (May 1967)

June 9th, 1967

Venue : The Embassy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Other Acts : The Spectrums; The Random Samples

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Boston Traveler (June 26th, 1967)

June 10th, 1967

Venue : "Where It's At", USA

Above : The Electric Prunes poster from June 1967 advertising their appearance at the 'KRUX Teen-age Fair 1967'

June 16th, 1967

Venue : Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire, USA

 

The Electric Prunes Live in 1967 featuring James, Mark and Weasel

June 17th, 1967

Venue : The Birmingham Municipal Auditorium, , USA

Other Acts : The Lovin' Spoonful; The Turtles; The Fifth Estate

Above : Advert for the above concert from the Birmingham News (June 14th, 1967)
(courtesy : Joe McMichael)

June 18th (or possibly 19th), 1967

Venue : Teen Fair, State Fairground, Phoenix, USA

Advertised in : Arizona Republic, June 10th, 1967

June 24th, 1967

Venue : The Spectrum, Pasadena Civic Auditorium Ballroom, USA

Advertised in : Independent Star-News (Pasadena), June 10th, 1967

June 28th, 1967

Venue : Tippy, Lake Tippecanoe, Leesburg, Indiana, USA

Other Acts : Sixth Generation

Above : Poster for the above concert at Lake Tippy

Above : Newspaper advert for the above concert at Lake Tippy

June 23rd - July 2nd, 1967

Venue : 1967 World Teen Fair, Navy Pier, Grand Avenue & Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, USA

Other Acts : Dino, Desi& Billy; Yellow Ballons; Neil Diamond; Happenings; Cryan Shames; Outsiders

Show Information : The Electric Prunes played 4 sets on the main stage at the World Teen Fair :

1. Thursday June 29th - 2:30pm and 4:00pm - with The 5th Union and The Prophets.
2. Thursday June 29th - 8:30pm and 10:00pm - with Sons of Adam and The Revelles.
3. Friday June 30th - 2:30pm and 4:00pm - with Faded Blues and Sons of Adam.
4. Friday June 30th - 8:30pm and 10:00pm - with The Diff's and The Revelles.

Above : Newspaper article announcing tickets for sale for the 1967 World Teen Fair in Chicago

Above : Rare poster from the 1967 World Teen Fair in Chicago

Above : Band schedule for the 1967 World Teen Fair in Chicago

Above : Programme cover for the 1967 World Teen Fair in Chicago