Saturday, August 30, 2008

V.A. - Pebbles Vol. 2

Volume 2 (BFD-5019 / 1979) of this classic collection of Garage Punk and the second installment is my favourite. The whole compilation is from the start up to the end a revelation (OK, maybe not the Bobby Fuller song).

Tracklist:
1. Satans - Makin' Deals
taken from the single Makin' Deals/Lines And Squares (Manhattan 801) 1966
Line-up incl.: Mike Murphy, Randy Stewart.
Band origin: Fullerton (California/US)
2. Moving Sidewalks - 99th Floor
taken from the single
99th Floor/What Are You Going To Do? (Tantara 3101 + Wand 1156) 1967
Line-up: Bill Gibbons (gtr, vcls), Don Summers (bs), Tom Moore (organ, piano), Dan Mitchell (drms). Band origin: Houston (Texas/US)
3. Sons Of Adam - Feathered Fish
taken from the single
Feathered Fish/Baby Show The World (Alamo 5473) 1966
Line-up: Craig Tarwater (gtr), Joe Kooken (gtr), Mike Port (bs), Michael Stuart (drms). Band origin: Los Angeles (California/US)
4. Electric Prunes - Vox Wah Wah Commercial
Radio Ad 1967
5. Road - You Rub Me The Wrong Way
taken from the single
You Rub Me The Wrong Way/It's So Hard To Find (Blue Onion 106) 1968
Line-up: unknown. Band origin: Painesville (Ohio/US)
6. Lyrics - So What!
taken from the single So What!!/They Can't Hurt Me (Era 3153) 1965
Line-up: Chris Gaylord (vcls, harp, keyb'ds), Micheal Allen (lead gtr), Billy Garcia (gtr), Danny Garcia (bs), Gary Neves (drms).
Band origin: San Diego (California/US)
7. Buddhas - Lost Innocence
taken from the single Lost Innocence/My Dream (Smell-Dee 101) 1967
Line-up: unknown. Band origin: Bakersfield (California/US)
8. Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl
taken from the single
I Need You/Bad Girl (J-Beck 1006 + Mercury 72633) 1967
Line-up: Chris Gerniottis (vcls), John Lopez (lead gtr), Pete Stinson (gtr), Rex Gregory (bs), Stan Moore (drms). Band origin: Corpus Christi (Texas/US)
9. Randy Alvey & Green Fuz - Green Fuz
taken from the single Green Fuz/There Is A Land (Big Tex 445) 1969
Line-up: Randy Alvey (vcls), Les Dale (lead gtr), Jimmy Mercer (rhythm gtr), R.E. Houchens (bass), Mike Pearce (drms).
Band origin: Bridgeport (Texas/US)

10. Squires - Go Ahead
taken from the single Going All The Way/Go Ahead (Atco 6442) 1966
Line-up: Tom Flanigan (lead gtr), Jim Lynch (gtr), John Folcik (bs), Kurt Robinson (keyb'ds), Mike Bouyea (drms, violin, vcls).
Band origin: Bristol (Connecticut/US)
11. Little Boy Blues - I Can Only Give You Everything
taken from the single
I Can Only Give You Everything/You Don't Love Me (IRC 6939) 1966
Line-up: Paul Ostroff (lead gtr), Frank Biner (vcls, gtr), Ray Levin (bs, piano, organ, flute), James Boyce (drms, vcls). Band origin: Chicago (Illinois/US)
12. Dovers - She's Gone
taken from the single
She's Gone/What Am I Going To Do (Miramar 118) 1965
Line-up: Tim Granada (lead vcls, rhythm gtr), Bruce Clawson (lead gtr, vcls), Robbie Laudewig (bs), Tony 'Goosey' Rivas (sax, tamb, vcls), Rick Morinini (drms). Band origin: Santa Barbara (California/US)
13. Phil & The Frantics - I Must Run
taken from the single I Must Run/Pain (Rabbit 1219) 1966
Line-up: Phil Kelsey (vcls, sax), Steve Forman (lead gtr), Bill Powell (gtr, vcls), John Lambert (bs, vcls), Rick Rose (keyb'ds), Joe Martinez (drms).
Band origin: Dallas (Texas/US)
14. Dovers - What Am I Going To Do
See Track 12
15. Choir - It's Cold Outside
taken from the single
It's Cold Outside/I'm Going Home (Can Am 203) 1966
Line-up: Dave Smalley (vcls, gtr), Wally Bryson (lead gtr), Dann Klawon (gtr, hrmnca), Dave Burke (bs), Jim Bonfanti (drms, vcls, tamb).
Band origin: Cleveland (Ohio/US)
16. Bobby Fuller Four - Wine Wine Wine
taken from the single
Wine, Wine, Wine/King Of The Beach (Exeter EXT 122) 1964
Line-up: Bobby Fuller (lead vcls, gtr), Randy Fuller (bs), Jim Reese (gtr), Dalton Powell (drms). Band origin: El Paso (Texas/US)
17. Litter - I'm A Man
taken from the single Somebody Help Me/I'm A Man (Warick 6711) 1967
Line-up: Dan Rinaldi (gtr, vcls), Tom 'Zippy' Caplan (lead gtr), Jim Kane (bs, moog), Denny Waite (vcls, organ), Tom Murray (drms).
Band origin: Minneapolis (Minnesota/US)

Get it here (Artwork included / vinyl rip)

Listen to Satans - Makin' Deals

Listen to Road - You Rub Me The Wrong Way

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

just 1

THX !!!!

Anonymous said...

Buffalo: Hey don't be gettin down on my man Bobby Fuller! Anyway, a big thanks for running this series. I bought these back when they came out, but the quality of your files is better than I remember. Consider this note encouragement to continue to post the rest. Cheers Bro!

Muckinfuggly

Anonymous said...

Estas colecciones son el abecedario garagero. Fantásticas.

Ryan Shepard said...

Thanks very much for posting this - I heard "It's Cold Outside" on Beyond the Beat Generation this afternoon and was stopped in my tracks. Very glad to be able to get a copy of it!

Anonymous said...

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