Electric Prunes Want More!

Members of 1960s band Electric Prunes sue record label, music publisher
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two members of the 1960s rock band Electric Prunes sued their record label and a company that published their songs, alleging in two separate lawsuits the companies failed to pay them royalties totalling $1 million.
Bass player Mark Tulin filed the lawsuit Monday in Superior Court against Damo Productions Inc., which the lawsuit alleges recorded albums for the rock band.
Tulin and lead singer James Lowe also filed a separate lawsuit Monday against Newcomer Music Publishing Co., which the lawsuit alleges published the band’s songs.
Tulin and Lowe were representing themselves in the two lawsuits, each asking for $500,000 US in damages.
Damo Productions and Newcomer Music officials could not be located for comment Tuesday.
The companies’ business licences were suspended in the late 1960s, according to the California Secretary of State.
In the lawsuit against Damo, Tulin alleges the company owes him royalties from album sales based on a 1966 written contract.
Tulin and Lowe allege in their lawsuit against Newcomer that they are owed royalties based on an oral agreement they and the company agreed upon in 1967.
The Electric Prunes were formed in Seattle in 1965 and recorded more than a dozen albums. Their biggest hit was the 1965 song I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night.