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‘I am the Muffin Man’: The whimsical pop-psych of The World of Oz
11.05.2014
01:36 pm
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Is this the greatest / goofiest song ever written? I think it very well might be. Certainly it’s… catchy. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you obscure ‘60s pop-psych combo World of Oz performing their semi-hit “The Muffin Man” on Beat Club in 1968.

The World of Oz were signed to Deram Records, Decca’s progressive imprint. The label’s president, Wayne Bickerton, personally produced “Muffin Man”—utilizing the talents of an expensive 33-piece orchestra—during their first recording session.
 

 
There’s not tons of information about this band out there. The long and short of it seems to be that they had a couple of quasi-hit singles in Europe and were on a few TV shows, but that they’d split up before their album even came out.

I’ve been putting this on mixed tapes and CD for over 25 years. That there is a video for this number warms my heart.

Have a muffin now and you won’t forget it… ever.
 

Posted by Richard Metzger
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11.05.2014
01:36 pm
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