VA - Pebbles Volume 1
Originally released on BFD Records BFD-5016 in June 1979
This CD[ issued on Archive International AIP 5016 in August 1992
Legendary and quite jawdropping compilation from a series which introduced many younger generations to the work of seminal US garage rock outfits. Unlike the Rhino box, which included both top 40 successes and obscure cuts, this CD is filled with songs you've probably never heard before.
Subtitled 'Various Misfits,' the first classic Pebbles compilation kept (mostly) true to its original form. It includes five bonus tracks: Sparkles "Ain't No Friend Of Mine," Gonn "Blackout Of Gretely," Third Booth "I Need Love," Weeds "It's Your Time," & a "Surprise Track."
Subsequent volumes began to take a more regional approach, drawing not just from the original Pebbles and Highs albums, but also from other compilations that have since gone out of print, as well as from our large archive of previously unreissued tracks. Some of the new Pebbles CDs include tracks never before issued, and all have been completely remastered, with all-new liner notes reflecting the latest info available to us.[2:23[/size]
[b][size=4]13. [color=red]Shadows of Knight[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]Interview[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]1:03[/size]
[b][size=4]14. [color=red]Shadows of Knight[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]Potato Chip[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]2:29[/size]
[b][size=4]15. [color=red]Wilde Knights[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]Beaver Patrol[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]2:20[/size]
[b][size=4]16. [color=red]Sparkles[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]Ain't No Friend of Mine[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]2:25[/size]
[b][size=4]17. [color=red]Gonn[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]Blackout of Gretely[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]4:32[/size]
[b][size=4]18. [color=red]Weeds[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]It's Your Time[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]2:21[/size]
[b][size=4]19. [color=red]Mystery Band (Echo & The Bunnymen)[/color] - [color=RoyalBlue]Action Woman[/color][/size][/b] [size=3]3:25[/size][/font]
[b]Two tracks are listed on the tray card but are not on the CD: "Crackin" Up by The Wig and "I Need Love" by Third Booth. Some of these tracks, due to their rarity, were mastered from vinyl 45s. Some surface noise is audible.
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Original 1979 LP cover
[quote][size=3]Though 1972's Nuggets compilation reawakened listeners to the sounds of mid-'60s garage rock, it only focused on the tip of the iceberg. Behind those forgotten hits and semi-hits lurked hundreds, if not thousands, of regional hits and flops from the same era, most even rawer and cruder. In the late '70s, the Pebbles compilations came along to fill in the gap and then some. Each volume gathered 15 to 20 obscure 45s, originally issued on tiny labels and remastered right from the excruciatingly rare original vinyl. The featured acts were unknown to anyone but collectors and those who happened to have lived in the areas where the bands played. More than any other factor, these compilations were responsible for the resurgence of interest in garage rock, which remains high among collectors to this day. Though the lyrics are at times downright juvenile and sexist, the main attraction is the sound and stance, which anticipates the outrage of punk rock, but tempers it with tough British Invasion-inspired melodies, harmonies, and hooks, as well as fuzz-toned guitars, Farfisa organs, and wildly manic songwriting and performances. There are a lot of great unknown songs on Pebbles, but there are also a fair number of generic tunes that have little to recommend them beyond an excess of energy, which can make listening to an entire volume at once as much a challenge as a joy. Listeners approaching this series for the first time should search for the first ten volumes; after this initial burst, the well ran increasingly dry, and the later volumes can be a chore. Most of the individual installments don't have themes, but those looking for a concentration of certain items should check out the 3rd (psychedelia), 4th (surfin' tunes), and 10th (world) volumes.
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