The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens

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The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens
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Studio album by
Beacon Street Union
ReleasedAugust 1968
Genre Psychedelic rock
Label MGM
Producer Wes Farrell

The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens is the second album from Beacon Street Union, a psychedelic rock group based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Contents

Overview

The album was released in 1968. The dead clown on the cover was also used previously in 1967, by Joel Brodsky on The Doors's album Strange Days . The album peaked on the Billboard Top LP's at No. 173. [1] [2]

AllMusic rated the album three stars, stating "The tragedy of The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens is that it could have been so much more." [3]

Track listing

  1. "The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens"
  2. "The Clown's Overture"
  3. "Angus of Aberdeen"
  4. "Blue Suede Shoes"
  5. "A Not Very August Afternoon"
  6. "Now I Taste the Tears"
  7. "King of the Jungle"
  8. "May I Light Your Cigarette"
  9. "Baby, Please Don't Go"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LP's [4] 173

References

  1. ↑ "B | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Cabison, Rosalie (January 2, 2013). "Billboard 200™". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens - The Beacon ... | AllMusic , retrieved June 28, 2025
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 16. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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