The Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 was an American garage rock band formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1966. Experimenting with inventive vocal arrangements and fuzz-tonedguitar melodies, the group was a forerunner in the musical genre of psychedelic rock. The band released what is commonly agreed by music historians[who?] as the first psychedelicsingle by a native New Mexican group, with their first single "I Wanna Come Back (From the World of LSD)".
Formed in 1966, the band was originally known as the Playmates and included Victor Roybal (organ), Eddie Roybal (drums), Mike Layden (lead guitar), Joe Abeyta (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ernie Gonzales (bass guitar). The group soon recruited Danny Houlihan (lead vocals) and replaced Abeyta with Eddie James, who already had experience performing with the Champs.[1] With the addition of two members, the Playmates decided a name change was in order. It was initially suggested by Houlihan to rechristen the group the Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum, the phrase said by the giant in the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". However, feelings toward the proposal were split and, as a compromise, they agreed on the Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 (the total number of band members).[2]
The band performed around New Mexico, developing a sizable following and hiring Tommy Bee as their manager in the process. Bee arranged a recording contract with Lance Records, resulting in the Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 being guided through the recording process with record producerNorman Petty, who had past successes with Buddy Holly and the Fireballs.[2] The group entered Norman Petty Studios in late 1966 to record Houlihan's "I Wanna Come Back (From the World of LSD)", a song about an individual struggling to escape the horrors of a bad LSD trip. With bone-chilling wails and distorted guitar melodies, "I Wanna Come Back" has all the elements of early psychedelic rock.[3] Speaking about the band's hallucinatory sound, Roybal explained why the group was eager to branch out from usual pop music: "We were looking for a new and original sound. Much of what we had been doing [was] performing top 40 sounds which people requested to hear."[1]
In 1967, Lance Records released "I Wanna Come Back" with "Double-Crossin' Girl" on the Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2's first single. It is generally agreed upon by music historians[who?] that "I Wanna Come Back" was the first psychedelic song released by a New Mexican band. Original pressings of the record printed the tag line "(From the World of LSD)", until requests by distributors resulted in its removal. This slight alteration did not affect the single's sales, as the release's regional success prompted Polydor Records to issue "I Wanna Come Back" in Europe.[4] In mid-1967, the Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 recorded a follow-up single, "Mr. Sweet Stuff", not for Lance Records, but rather the small Odex label after Bee had a falling out with supervisors. The Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 did not receive much advertisement support from Odex, and, as a consequence of the draft decimating the line-up, the group disbanded in 1968.[1]
^"I Wanna Come Back (From the World of LSD)". Cosmic Mind at Play. 24 April 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2015 – via WordPress.
^"The Lance Records Story". 60s Garage Bands. Retrieved November 21, 2015.[dead link]
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 was an American garage rock band formed in Santa Fe New Mexico in 1966 Experimenting with inventive vocal arrangements and fuzz toned guitar melodies the group was a forerunner in the musical genre of psychedelic rock The band released what is commonly agreed by music historians who as the first psychedelic single by a native New Mexican group with their first single I Wanna Come Back From the World of LSD The Fe Fi Four Plus 2Background informationOriginSanta Fe New Mexico United StatesGenresGarage rock psychedelic rockYears active1966 1966 1968 1968 LabelsLance OdexPast membersVictor Roybal Eddie Roybal Mike Layden Joe Abeyta Ernie Gonzales Danny Houlihan Eddie JamesHistory EditFormed in 1966 the band was originally known as the Playmates and included Victor Roybal organ Eddie Roybal drums Mike Layden lead guitar Joe Abeyta rhythm guitar backing vocals and Ernie Gonzales bass guitar The group soon recruited Danny Houlihan lead vocals and replaced Abeyta with Eddie James who already had experience performing with the Champs 1 With the addition of two members the Playmates decided a name change was in order It was initially suggested by Houlihan to rechristen the group the Fe Fi Fo Fum the phrase said by the giant in the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk However feelings toward the proposal were split and as a compromise they agreed on the Fe Fi Four Plus 2 the total number of band members 2 The band performed around New Mexico developing a sizable following and hiring Tommy Bee as their manager in the process Bee arranged a recording contract with Lance Records resulting in the Fe Fi Four Plus 2 being guided through the recording process with record producer Norman Petty who had past successes with Buddy Holly and the Fireballs 2 The group entered Norman Petty Studios in late 1966 to record Houlihan s I Wanna Come Back From the World of LSD a song about an individual struggling to escape the horrors of a bad LSD trip With bone chilling wails and distorted guitar melodies I Wanna Come Back has all the elements of early psychedelic rock 3 Speaking about the band s hallucinatory sound Roybal explained why the group was eager to branch out from usual pop music We were looking for a new and original sound Much of what we had been doing was performing top 40 sounds which people requested to hear 1 In 1967 Lance Records released I Wanna Come Back with Double Crossin Girl on the Fe Fi Four Plus 2 s first single It is generally agreed upon by music historians who that I Wanna Come Back was the first psychedelic song released by a New Mexican band Original pressings of the record printed the tag line From the World of LSD until requests by distributors resulted in its removal This slight alteration did not affect the single s sales as the release s regional success prompted Polydor Records to issue I Wanna Come Back in Europe 4 In mid 1967 the Fe Fi Four Plus 2 recorded a follow up single Mr Sweet Stuff not for Lance Records but rather the small Odex label after Bee had a falling out with supervisors The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 did not receive much advertisement support from Odex and as a consequence of the draft decimating the line up the group disbanded in 1968 1 Since its initial distribution I Wanna Come Back has appeared on numerous compilation albums such as Pebbles Volume 5 New Mexico Punk Groups from the Sixties Pebbles Box Sixties Archives Volume 4 and Garage Beat 66 Volume 1 Like What Me Worry 1 Discography Edit I Wanna Come Back From the World of LSD b w Double Crossin Girl Lance Records 80 101 8 1967 Pick Up Your Head b w Mr Sweet Stuff Odex Records DR 1042 1967References Edit a b c d The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 home unet hl Retrieved November 21 2015 a b Pebbles Volume 5 CD booklet BFD Records 1992 I Wanna Come Back From the World of LSD Cosmic Mind at Play 24 April 2013 Retrieved November 21 2015 via WordPress The Lance Records Story 60s Garage Bands Retrieved November 21 2015 dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 amp oldid 1132857409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
