Pebbles, Volume 4
Encyclopedia
Pebbles, Volume 4 is a compilation album
in the Pebbles series
that has been issued in both LP and CD formats. Unlike other volumes in the series – which compile obscure garage rock
and psychedelic rock
music – Volume 4 collects rare examples of surf rock. The LP is subtitled Summer Means Fun, while the CD is subtitled Surf N Tunes. Another Pebbles, Volume 4
was issued on CD a few years earlier by ESD Records and has 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.
Although two box sets that purport to be the first five volumes of the Pebbles series
have been released – the Pebbles Box
on LP (in 1987) and the Trash Box
on CD (in 2004) – none of the tracks on Pebbles, Volume 4 are included on either box set.
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 on other anthologies. In this case, only about half of the tracks on the LP were included on the CD; even the opening cut on the LP from which the subtitle is taken – "Summer Means Fun" by Bruce & Terry
– was left off. The numerous bonus tracks on the CD include the corresponding "School is a Drag" by Superstocks to go with the curious pro-school song by The Wheel Men.
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. Unlike other volumes in the series – which compile obscure garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
and psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
music – Volume 4 collects rare examples of surf rock. The LP is subtitled Summer Means Fun, while the CD is subtitled Surf N Tunes. Another Pebbles, Volume 4
Pebbles, Volume 4 (ESD Records)
Pebbles, Volume 4 is a compilation album among the CDs in the Pebbles series and is a completely different album from the Pebbles, Volume 4 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 completely different tracks.
Release data
This album 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.
Although two box sets that purport to be 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 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) – none of the tracks on Pebbles, Volume 4 are included on either box set.
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 on other anthologies. In this case, only about half of the tracks on the LP were included on the CD; even the opening cut on the LP from which the subtitle is taken – "Summer Means Fun" by Bruce & Terry
Bruce & Terry
Bruce & Terry were Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher. The pair were instrumental in the development of surf rock, recording under a variety of names and created the band The Rip Chords....
– was left off. The numerous bonus tracks on the CD include the corresponding "School is a Drag" by Superstocks to go with the curious pro-school song by The Wheel Men.
LP
Side 1:- Bruce & TerryBruce & TerryBruce & Terry were Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher. The pair were instrumental in the development of surf rock, recording under a variety of names and created the band The Rip Chords....
: "Summer Means Fun" - Fantastic Baggys: "Anywhere the Girls Are"
- The Four Speeds: "R.P.M."
- Jan & Dean: [Bonus Track]
- California Suns: "Masked Grandma"
- The Dantes: "Top down Time"
- The Pyramids: "Custom Caravan"
- The RivierasThe Rivieras# California Sun# Danny Boy# Twist & Shout# Little Donna# Church Key# Killer Joe# Lets Have A Party# Rockin' Robin# H.B. Goose Step# Keep A Knockin'# Oh, Boy# When The Saints- Personnel :* Marty "Bo" Fortson: vocals, rhythm guitar...
: "California Sun '65" – rel. 1965 - The TrashmenThe TrashmenThe Trashmen are a rock and roll band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. The group's original lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar and vocals, Dal Winslow on guitar and vocals, Steve Wahrer on drums and vocals, and Bob Reed on bass guitar...
: "New Generation"
Side 2:
- The Survivors: "Pamela Jean"
- Gary UsherGary UsherGary Usher was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Usher's early life was spent in Grafton, Massachusetts. He attended Norcross Grammar School with his sister, Sandra, who was in the same class and was likely his twin. Gary was kiddingly called "Chicken Feed"...
: "Sacramento" - Sharon Marie: "Thinkin' 'bout You Baby"
- The Knights: "Hot Rod High"
- The Wheel Men: "School Is a Gas” – rel. 1964
- Lloyd ThaxtonLloyd ThaxtonLloyd Thaxton was an American writer, television producer, director, and television host best known for his syndicated pop music television program of the 1960s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, which began as a local show on KCOP Los Angeles in 1961.-Life and career:The son of a newspaperman, Thaxton was...
: "Image of a Surfer" - The City Surfers: "Beach Ball"
- Dave EdmundsDave EdmundsDavid 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first...
: "London's a Lonely Town" (Dave EdmundsDave EdmundsDavid 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first...
) - The RagamuffinsThe RagamuffinsThe Ragamuffins are a British indie pop band based in the North West of England, close to Manchester and Liverpool.-Biography:The band was formed by David Jaggs and Richard Nicholson in 2007 under the name The Rascallies, but they later decided to change the name to The Ragamuffins due to fellow...
: "The Fun We Had" (Gary ZekleyGary ZekleyGary Zekley was a former West Coast record producer and songwriter associated with 1960s, 1970s and 1980s bands and songs in the bubblegum, rock and roll, sunshine pop, and surf genres....
)
CD
- California Suns: "Masked Grandma"
- The Dantes: "Top down Time"
- The Pyramids: "Custom Caravan"
- The RivierasThe Rivieras# California Sun# Danny Boy# Twist & Shout# Little Donna# Church Key# Killer Joe# Lets Have A Party# Rockin' Robin# H.B. Goose Step# Keep A Knockin'# Oh, Boy# When The Saints- Personnel :* Marty "Bo" Fortson: vocals, rhythm guitar...
: "California Sun '65" – rel. 1965 - The Knights: "Hot Rod High"
- The Wheel Men: "School Is a Gas” – rel. 1964
- Superstocks: "School is a Drag"
- Lloyd ThaxtonLloyd ThaxtonLloyd Thaxton was an American writer, television producer, director, and television host best known for his syndicated pop music television program of the 1960s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, which began as a local show on KCOP Los Angeles in 1961.-Life and career:The son of a newspaperman, Thaxton was...
: "Image of a Surfer" - The City Surfers: "Beach Ball"
- Dave EdmundsDave EdmundsDavid 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first...
: "London's a Lonely Town" (Dave EdmundsDave EdmundsDavid 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first...
) - The RagamuffinsThe RagamuffinsThe Ragamuffins are a British indie pop band based in the North West of England, close to Manchester and Liverpool.-Biography:The band was formed by David Jaggs and Richard Nicholson in 2007 under the name The Rascallies, but they later decided to change the name to The Ragamuffins due to fellow...
: "The Fun We Had" (Gary ZekleyGary ZekleyGary Zekley was a former West Coast record producer and songwriter associated with 1960s, 1970s and 1980s bands and songs in the bubblegum, rock and roll, sunshine pop, and surf genres....
) - Rally Packs: "Move Out Little Mustang"
- Reveres: "Big 'T'"
- Readymen: "Shortnin' Bread"
- Bleach Boys: "Wine, Wine, Wine"
- Esquires: "Flashin' Red"
- Del-Vettes: "Ram Charger"
- Gamblers: "LSD-25"
- Brian LordBrian LordBrian Lord is a country music artist located in Echuca, Australia. He has been a vocalist and guitarist for Bendigo-formed bands Total Kaos , No Mercy , BJ & the Fatties...
: "The Big Surfer"