▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁L ance ▁Records , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Fe - Fi - F our ▁Plus ▁ 2 ▁being ▁gu ided ▁through ▁the ▁recording ▁process ▁with ▁record ▁producer ▁Norman ▁Pet ty , ▁who ▁had ▁past ▁success es ▁with ▁Bud dy ▁Hol ly ▁and ▁the ▁Fire ball s . ▁The ▁group ▁entered ▁Norman ▁Pet ty ▁Studios ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁record ▁Hou li han ' s ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Come ▁Back ▁( From ▁the ▁World ▁of ▁L SD )", ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁an ▁individual ▁struggling ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁horror s ▁of ▁a ▁bad ▁L SD ▁trip . ▁With ▁b one - ch illing ▁w ails ▁and ▁dist orted ▁guitar ▁mel od ies , ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Come ▁Back " ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁elements ▁of ▁early ▁psych ed el ic ▁rock . ▁Spe aking ▁about ▁the ▁band ' s ▁hall uc in atory ▁sound , ▁keyboard ist ▁Victor ▁Roy bal ▁explained ▁why ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁branch ▁out ▁from ▁usual ▁pop ▁music : ▁" We ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁original ▁sound . ▁Much ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁had ▁been ▁doing ▁[ was ] ▁performing ▁top ▁ 4 0 ▁sounds ▁which ▁people ▁requested ▁to ▁hear ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁L ance ▁Records ▁released ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Come ▁Back " ▁with ▁" Double - C ross in ' ▁Girl " ▁on ▁the ▁Fe - Fi - F our ▁Plus ▁ 2 ' s ▁debut ▁single . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁agreed ▁upon