Various Artists-Pebbles Vol. 8 Southern California 1

Various Artists-Pebbles Vol. 8 Southern California 1
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Ripped.From Original CD.

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.

Tracks
1. Terry Randall - "S.O.S." (2:17)
2. Gigolos - "She's My Baby" (2:59)
3. Starfires - "I Never Loved Her" (2:44)
4. Grains of Sand - "She Needs Me" (2:43)
5. Humane Society - "Knock Knock" (2:59)
6. Cindermen - "Don't Do It Some More" (1:48)
7. Hysterics - "Everything's There" (2:16)
8. Rumors - "Hold Me Now" (2:31)
9. Colony - "All I Want" (2:35)
10. Byron and the Mortals - "Do You Believe Me?"(2:15)
11. Dirty Shames - "I Don't Care" (2:58)
12. Cloudwalkers - "Sunglasses" (2:20)
13. Beckett Quintet - "No Correspondence" (2:31)
14. Dovers - "She's Not Just Anybody" (1:51)
15. Roosters - "One of These Days" (2:48)
16. Avengers - "It's Hard to Hide" (2:05)
17. Sean and the Brandywines - "She Ain't No Good" (2:04)
18. Rogues - "Wanted Dead or Alive" (2:28)
19. Last Word - "Sleepy Hollow" (2:53)
20. Green Beans - "Friction" (2:24)
21. Green Beans - "Who Needs You" (1:30)
22. The Bush - "Got Love If You Want It" (2:44)
23. Limey and the Yanks - "Guaranteed Love" (2:19)
24. Limey and the Yanks - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (2:19)
25. Caretakers of Deception - "X + Y = 13" (1:49)