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guested, providing backing guitar to bolster the group's sound. Later, band members reflected on the experience and disavowed their first album for the lack of studio session control they had.
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in March 1967 and topped at number 93 on the national
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878:"The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading – Review"
773:"The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading – Review"
856:"Billboard Hot 100 - The Peanut Butter Conspiracy"
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60:December 1966 – January 1967
828:"The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – Biography"
302:. It was released in March 1967 under the
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476:"Why Did I Get So High"
323:The Mamas and the Papas
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451:Daniel Walter Dalton
290:is the debut studio
222:Professional ratings
162:The Great Conspiracy
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616:lead guitar
610:bass guitar
600:lead vocals
358:in 1966 on
929:Categories
758:References
659:Gary Usher
604:percussion
532:Lance Fent
311:Gary Usher
140:chronology
131:Gary Usher
68:Columbia,
52:March 1967
837:April 25,
728:Billboard
700:Billboard
692:position
653:Technical
585:Personnel
504:Writer(s)
395:Writer(s)
356:The Ashes
350:Billboard
70:Hollywood
913:April 8,
887:March 8,
861:April 8,
782:April 8,
730:Hot 100
663:producer
648:– guitar
642:– guitar
560:Brackett
491:Side Two
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465:Brackett
382:Side One
304:Columbia
241:AllMusic
126:Producer
119:Columbia
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
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546:Merrill
518:Merrill
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352:Hot 100
345:Boss 30
306:label.
180:Singles
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675:Charts
507:Length
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338:single
298:band,
235:Rating
232:Source
97:Length
65:Studio
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720:Year
680:Album
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