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James Lowe, Lead Singer of Psychedelic Band the Electric Prunes, Dead at 82

James Lowe, lead singer and principal member of the Sixties psychedelic band the Electric Prunes, has died at the age of 82.

James Lowe, lead singer and principal member of the Sixties psychedelic band the Electric Prunes, has died at the age of 82. The group’s 1967 self-titled LP, release on Reprise Records, also featured their last Top 40 single “Get Me to the World on Time.” The original Electric Prunes would release two more albums in the late Sixties — 1967’s Underground and 1968’s overly ambitious Mass in F Minor, a collaboration with songwriter and producer David Axelrod — before Lowe and the core members disbanded. While the Electric Prunes — whose manager assumed control of the band name after the original members left — continued to operate in the post-Sixties decades with a revolving door lineup (which included Kenny Loggins at one point), renewed interest in the group thanks to the Nuggets compilation inspired Lowe to reclaim the moniker and reunited with former bandmates Mark Tulin (bassist), Ken Williams (guitarist), and drummer Michael Weakley.

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