in los angeles, during the group’s early years, they were known for their elaborate psychedelic light shows which accompanied their live performances. the wcpaeb first recorded on the small fifo record label the album "volume one" in 1966. they recorded three albums on the larger reprise label between 1967 and 1968. "a child’s guide to good and evil" is generally considered their best work, but the band’s commercial success was limited. after 1967, the wcpaeb was strictly a studio band. two albums, "where’s my daddy?" and "markley, a group", were released on independent record labels before the group broke up in 1970.