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Pebbles Vol. 8 - Southern California Pt. 1 (1996)
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Length:  1:00:10
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Terry Randall - S.O.S.    2:17
      2.  
      		 The Gigolos - She's My Baby    2:59
      3.  
      		 Starfires - I Never Loved Her    2:44
      4.  
      		 Grains of Sand - She Needs Me    2:42
      5.  
      		 The Humane Society - Knock Knock    2:58
      6.  
      		 The Cindermen - Don't Do It Some More    1:48
      7.  
      		 The Hysterics - Everything's There    2:15
      8.  
      		 The Rumors - Hold Me Now    2:31
      9.  
      		 The Colony - All I Want    2:35
      10.  
      		 Byron & the Mortals - Do You Believe Me    2:14
      11.  
      		 The Dirty Shames - I Don't Care    2:57
      12.  
      		 The Cloudwalkers - Sunglasses    2:19
      13.  
      		 The Beckett Quintet - No Correspondence    2:31
      14.  
      		 The Dovers - She's Not Just Anybody    1:51
      15.  
      		 The Roosters - One of These Days    2:47
      16.  
      		 The Avengers - It's Hard To Hide    2:04
      17.  
      		 Sean & the Brandywines - She Ain't No Good    2:03
      18.  
      		 The Rogues - Wanted Dead Or Alive    2:27
      19.  
      		 The Last Word - Sleepy Hollow    2:52
      20.  
      		 The Green Beans - Friction    2:24
      21.  
      		 The Green Beans - Who Needs You    1:30
      22.  
      		 The Bush - Got Love If You Want It    2:44
      23.  
      		 Limey & the Yanks - Guaranteed Love    2:19
      24.  
      		 Limey & the Yanks - Out of Sight, Out of Mind    2:19
      25.  
      		 The Caretakers of Deception - X + Y = 13    1:49
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      Various - Pebbles, Vol. 8: Southern California 1
      Originally released on BFD Records BFD 5025 in July 1980
      This CD issued on AIP CD 5025 in March 1996

      The Pebbles series continues with Southern California, gathering together rare 45 singles and acetates of garage bands and high school rock groups from Sacramento to San Diego, with plenty of small towns hit in-between.



      Pebbles Vol 8 spotlights lost tracks from 23 Southern California bands from 1965-67. Those who enjoy the more tough and primal end of the 60s garage spectrum might not flip out for some of the folkish or pop moments here, but this emerges as one of the finer discs of the series. Standouts include frenzied stompers by The Gigolos and Byron & the Mortals, and Terry Randall's "S.O.S.", a fired-up teen anthem protesting the imposition of curfews and hassling following the Sunset Strip riots. The Humane Society's "Knock Knock" seems to have provided Shadowy Men From a Shadowy Planet with ample riffs to rip off; The Starfires' "I Never Loved Her" is (believe it or not) a subtle and touching rocker concerning snobbery and rejection (later expertly covered by the Cynics) and "Sleepy Hollow" by The Last Word is a creepy, bluesy dirge inspired by you-know-what-legend. 2 of the songs, "Knock Knock" by The Humane Society (without a doubt one of the best unheard songs of the 60s) and "Hold Me Now" by The Rumors, are included on the NUGGETS boxed set, but they're surrounded by so many amazing gems here that this volume simply cannot be passed over.

      01. Terry Randall - S.O.S. 2:17
      02. The Gigolos - She's My Baby 2:59
      03. The Starfires - I Never Loved Her 2:44
      04. The Grains of Sand - She Needs Me 2:42
      05. The Humane Society - Knock Knock 2:58
      06. The Cindermen - Don't Do It Some More 1:48
      07. The Hysterics - Everything's There 2:15
      08. The Rumors - Hold Me Now 2:31
      09. The Colony - All I Want 2:35
      10. Byron & The Mortals - Do You Believe Me 2:14
      11. The Dirty Shames - I Don't Care [size=32:57[/size]
      12. The Cloudwalkers - Sunglasses 2:19
      13. The Beckett Quintet - No Correspondence 2:31
      14. The Dovers - She's Not Just Anybody 1:51
      15. The Roosters - One of These Days 2:47
      16. The Avengers - It's Hard To Hide 2:04
      17. Sean & the Brandywines - She Ain't No Good 2:03
      18. The Rogues - Wanted Dead or Alive 2:27
      19. The Last Word - Sleepy Hollow 2:52
      20. The Green Beans - Friction 2:24
      21. The Green Beans - Who Needs You 1:30
      22. The Bush Got Love - If You Want It 2:44
      23. Limey & The Yanks - Guaranteed Love 2:19
      24. Limey & The Yanks - Out of Sight, Out of Mind 2:19
      25. The Caretakers of Deception - X + Y = 13 1:49



      AMG wrote:

      Southern California, and specifically the Los Angeles area, was one of the most active hotbeds of '60s garage punk, both because of its huge size and its flourishing musical and youth culture. Not all L.A. garage rock was great, and this 25-song compilation (much of which has appeared on previous vinyl garage anthologies, Pebbles included) is a good way to ferret out some of the better rare singles of the genre. Terry Randall's protest rocker "S.O.S.," the Rumors' "Louie Louie" ripoff "Hold Me Now," Byron & the Mortals' organ-driven "Do You Believe Me," the Dovers' Byrds-meets-the-Zombies "She's Not Just Anybody" — all are among the best garage classics. Most of the rest is pretty good, if a bit generic at times. Lots of informative liner notes, too.
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