Pebbles, Volume 2
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Pebbles, Volume 2 is a compilation album
in the Pebbles series
that has been issued in both LP and CD formats. Another Pebbles, Volume 2
was issued on CD a few years earlier by ESD Records and has almost completely different tracks.
kept the LP in print for many years.
AIP Records
issued this volume in CD format in 1992. Although having a different cover, the two formats are largely the same album and even have similar catalogue numbers.
Two box sets of the first five volumes of the Pebbles series
have also been released, the Pebbles Box
on LP (in 1987) and the Trash Box
on CD (in 2004).
When AIP Records
issued the early volumes of CDs, they omitted some tracks from the corresponding LP for the stated reason that they were already widely available in other anthologies. As on Pebbles, Volume 1
, the song by the Squires
, "Go Ahead", is omitted from the CD, as is the final song on the LP, a Bo Diddley
cover song by the Litter
, who had the lead track on Volume 1. (However, the song was included on one of the ESD Records Pebbles CD's, Pebbles, Volume 3
). All of the other tracks on the LP are included on the CD, although the two songs by the Dovers
are swapped, and the Bobby Fuller
song has been slightly re-attributed.
Side 2:
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
in the Pebbles series
Pebbles series
Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP...
that has been issued in both LP and CD formats. Another Pebbles, Volume 2
Pebbles, Volume 2 (ESD Records)
Pebbles, Volume 2 is a compilation album among the CDs in the Pebbles series and is a different album from the Pebbles, Volume 2 CD that was released by AIP Records in 1992.-Notes on the tracks:...
was issued on CD a few years earlier by ESD Records and has almost completely different tracks.
Release data
This was the first new Pebbles album that was released on BFD Records, in 1979. AIP RecordsAIP Records
AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...
kept the LP in print for many years.
AIP Records
AIP Records
AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...
issued this volume in CD format in 1992. Although having a different cover, the two formats are largely the same album and even have similar catalogue numbers.
Two box sets of the first five volumes of the Pebbles series
Pebbles series
Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP...
have also been released, the Pebbles Box
Pebbles Box
The Pebbles Box is a 5-LP box set of mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings, primarily by American bands. Several years later, a similar 5-CD box set was released that was called the Trash Box...
on LP (in 1987) and the Trash Box
Trash Box
The Trash Box is a 5-CD box set of mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings, primarily by American bands. This box set is similar to the earlier Pebbles Box and includes almost all of the same recordings in that box set , along with numerous bonus tracks at the end of each disc...
on CD (in 2004).
Omitted tracks on the CD
AIP Records
AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...
issued the early volumes of CDs, they omitted some tracks from the corresponding LP for the stated reason that they were already widely available in other anthologies. As on Pebbles, Volume 1
Pebbles, Volume 1
Pebbles is a compilation of US underground and garage single record releases from the mid- to late-1960s. It had a limited original release in 1978 and a more general release in 1979 ; this album was followed by several subsequent Pebbles compilations and albums...
, the song by the Squires
The Squires
The Squires from Bristol, Connecticut were an American garage band in the 1960s.They released just one single, which failed to be even a regional hit, but which is now regarded as a classic of its era...
, "Go Ahead", is omitted from the CD, as is the final song on the LP, a Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
cover song by the Litter
The Litter
The Litter was an American psychedelic and garage rock band, formed in 1966 in Minneapolis. They are best remembered for their 1967 debut single "Action Woman." The group recorded an album in 1972 but would re-unite in 1990, 1992, and again in 1998, when they recorded a new studio album consisting...
, who had the lead track on Volume 1. (However, the song was included on one of the ESD Records Pebbles CD's, Pebbles, Volume 3
Pebbles, Volume 3 (ESD Records)
Pebbles, Volume 3 is a compilation album among the CDs in the Pebbles series and is a different album from the Pebbles, Volume 3 CD that was released by AIP Records in 1992.-Notes on the tracks:...
). All of the other tracks on the LP are included on the CD, although the two songs by the Dovers
The Dovers
The Dovers were an American garage rock band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers were an example of mid-1960s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.-Career:...
are swapped, and the Bobby Fuller
Bobby Fuller
Robert Gaston "Bobby" Fuller was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitar player best known for his singles "I Fought the Law" and "Love's Made a Fool of You," recorded with his mid-1960s group, the Bobby Fuller Four....
song has been slightly re-attributed.
LP
Side 1:- The Satans: "Makin' Deals", 2:08
- The Moving Sidewalks: "99th Floor", 2:13
- The Sons of Adam: "Feathered Fish", 2:28
- The Electric PrunesThe Electric PrunesThe Electric Prunes are an American rock band who first achieved international attention as an experimental psychedelic group in the late 1960s. Their song "Kyrie Eleison" was featured on the soundtrack of Easy Rider...
: "Vox Wah-Wah Pedal Commercial", 1:02 - The Road: "You Rub Me the Wrong Way", 2:22
- The Lyrics: "So What!", 2:42
- The Buddhas: "Lost Innocence", 2:10
- Zakary ThaksZakary ThaksThe Zakary Thaks were an American garage band from Corpus Christi, Texas, formed in the mid 1960s.The band developed out of the Marauders, a teen group which included Chris Gerniottis , Pete Stinson , and Rex Gregory , and who then became the Riptides, adding lead guitarist John Lopez...
: "Bad Girl", 2:04 - Randy Alvey and Green Fuz: "Green Fuz", 2:06
Side 2:
- The SquiresThe SquiresThe Squires from Bristol, Connecticut were an American garage band in the 1960s.They released just one single, which failed to be even a regional hit, but which is now regarded as a classic of its era...
: "Go Ahead", 2:15 - The Little Boy Blues: "I Can Only Give You Everything", 2:27
- The DoversThe DoversThe Dovers were an American garage rock band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers were an example of mid-1960s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.-Career:...
: "She's Gone", 2:18 - Phil & the Frantics: "I Must Run", 2:40
- The DoversThe DoversThe Dovers were an American garage rock band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers were an example of mid-1960s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.-Career:...
: "What Am I Going to Do", 2:28 - The Choir: "It's Cold Outside", 2:46
- Bobby FullerBobby FullerRobert Gaston "Bobby" Fuller was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitar player best known for his singles "I Fought the Law" and "Love's Made a Fool of You," recorded with his mid-1960s group, the Bobby Fuller Four....
: "Wine Wine Wine", 2:43 - The LitterThe LitterThe Litter was an American psychedelic and garage rock band, formed in 1966 in Minneapolis. They are best remembered for their 1967 debut single "Action Woman." The group recorded an album in 1972 but would re-unite in 1990, 1992, and again in 1998, when they recorded a new studio album consisting...
: "I'm a ManI'm A Man (Bo Diddley song)"I'm a Man" is a song written and recorded by Bo Diddley in 1955. A moderately slow blues with a stop-time figure, it was inspired by an earlier blues song and became a #1 R&B chart hit. "I'm a Man" has been acknowledged by Rolling Stone magazine and has been recorded by a variety of artists,...
" (Elias B. McDaniel)", 3:48
CD
- The Satans: "Makin' Deals
- The Moving Sidewalks: "99th Floor
- The Sons of Adam: "Feathered Fish
- The Electric PrunesThe Electric PrunesThe Electric Prunes are an American rock band who first achieved international attention as an experimental psychedelic group in the late 1960s. Their song "Kyrie Eleison" was featured on the soundtrack of Easy Rider...
: "Vox Wah-Wah Pedal Commercial" - The Road: "You Rub Me the Wrong Way"
- The Lyrics: "So What!"
- The Buddhas: "Lost Innocence"
- Zakary ThaksZakary ThaksThe Zakary Thaks were an American garage band from Corpus Christi, Texas, formed in the mid 1960s.The band developed out of the Marauders, a teen group which included Chris Gerniottis , Pete Stinson , and Rex Gregory , and who then became the Riptides, adding lead guitarist John Lopez...
: "Bad Girl" - Randy Alvey and Green Fuz: "Green Fuz"
- The Little Boy Blues: "I Can Only Give You Everything"
- The DoversThe DoversThe Dovers were an American garage rock band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers were an example of mid-1960s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.-Career:...
: "What Am I Going to Do" - Phil & the Frantics: "I Must Run"
- The DoversThe DoversThe Dovers were an American garage rock band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers were an example of mid-1960s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.-Career:...
: "She's Gone" - The Choir: "It's Cold Outside"
- Bobby Fuller and the Fanatics: "Wine Wine Wine"
- The Choir: "I'm Going Home"
- The Avengers: "Be a Caveman"
- Mark IV: "Don't Want Your Lovin'"
- Satan & D-Men: "She'll Lie"
- Undesded: "Freedom of Love"
- The QuidThe QuidThe Quid was a band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Active during the 1960s and 1970s, the original band members included Lenny Fidkalo, Ron Rene, Bill Pavlik, Colin Palmer and Morley Nickles...
: "Crazy Things"