Electric Comic Book is an album by the rock band Blues Magoos

Blues Magoos

The Blues Magoos was a rock music group from the The Bronx, New York. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning as early as 1966.-1964 - 1971:The band was formed in 1964 as "The Trenchcoats"...

, the follow-up to their successful debut release Psychedelic Lollipop. The psychedelic rock/garage rock formula 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

Looney Tunes

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 end theme) showcase the band's bizarre sense of humor.

Three singles were released from Electric Comic Book, "Summer is the Man", "Life is Just a Cher O'Bowlies", and "There's A Chance We Can Make It", the latter being the only to chart and it's B-Side, "Pipe Dream" charting higher.

Track listing

1. "Pipe Dream" (Gilbert, Scala)
2. "There's a Chance We Can Make It" Gilbert, Scala)
3. "Life is Just a Cher O'Bowlies" (Gilbert, Scala)
4. "Gloria" (Van Morrison
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5. "Intermission" (Esposito)
6. "Albert Common is Dead" (Gilbert, Scala)
7. "Summer is the Man" (Esposito, Scala)
8. "Baby, I Want You" (Gilbert, Theilhelm)
9. "Let's Get Together" (Reed)
10. "Take My Love" (Gilbert, Scala)
11. "Rush Hour" (Daking, Gilbert, Esposito)
12. "That's All Folks" (Blues Magoos)

Personnel

• Ralph Scala - keyboards, vocals
• Emil "Peppy" Theilhelm – guitar, vocals
• Ron Gilbert – bass, vocals
• Mike Esposito – guitar
• Geoff Daking – drums, percussion

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1967	Pop Albums	74

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1967	"There's A Chance We Can Make It "	Pop Singles	81
1967	"Pipe Dream"	Pop Singles	60

External links

• Classic Bands
• [ Allmusic entry]