One thing to always keep in mind with one-hit wonders is that they never intended to start off this way. There were always many attempts at getting a hit following the breakthrough.
The Lemon Pipers from Ohio scored a big hit with Green Tambourine in 1968. An album was thrown together and really shines with the extended psych jams that close the record. Unfortunately, with a bubblegum psych hit to their credit, they were ignored by the target audience.
Fast forward (well not so fast really) to their second (and final) album released a few months later
The Lemon Pipers - Jungle Marmalade (Buddah 1968)
I almost typed Green Marmalade without thinking.
Anyway, A few tracks start the record that are obvious attempts to get another bubblegum psych hit.
Side two is where it gets a little interesting. Extended jams that must have been exciting when performed in one of the psychedelic dungeons popping up on every street.
A fan of dated psych lyrics, I'm particularly fond of 'You're on a dead end street without the sense to turn around!'
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