“The opening number, ‘Makin’ Deals’ by the Satans, is a mid-tempo rocker featuring a vocalist who snarled ‘Can you guess my name?!?’ two years before Mick Jagger pranced through ‘Sympathy for the Devil.’ “99th Floor,” an organ-driven stomper recorded in 1967, features ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. — Todd Kristal. ‘You Rub Me the Wrong Way’ is a good fuzz-drenched B-side by the Road. ‘Lost Innocence’ by the Buddhas is hyped-up bubblegum rock; while the fantastically crude ‘Green Fuz’ by Randy Alvey & Green Fuz makes the Cramps’ cover version sound like a symphony orchestra by comparison. Little Boy Blues, who are from Chicago, do a spirited version of “I Can Only Give You Everything”; and Phil & the Frantics, who do ‘I Must Run,’ are somewhat reminiscent of the Zombies. The Choir… do the Merseybeat-influenced ‘It’s Cold Outside’: three of the core members of The Choir would later form the Raspberries, with Eric Carmen as the lead vocalist. ‘Feathered Fish’ was written by Arthur Lee; The Sons of Adam included Michael Stuart, who went on to join Lee in Love (an earlier line-up of The Sons included Randy Holden, later of Blue Cheer). As on Pebbles, Vol. 1, this volume includes a curiosity featuring a well-known band: in this case, a genuine radio commercial with the Electric Prunes supplying a demonstration of the Vox wah-wah pedal. Bobby Fuller would later have a national hit as the Bobby Fuller Four, with ‘I Fought the Law (but the Law Won).’ An excellent collection that should appeal to those who are want to delve deeper into the treasure chest of ’60s garage punk music.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
1. The Satans: ‘Makin’ Deals’, 2:08 / 2. The Moving Sidewalks: ’99th Floor’, 2:13 / 3. The Sons of Adam: ‘Feathered Fish’, 2:28 / 4. The Electric Prunes: ‘Vox Wah-Wah Pedal Commercial’, 1:02 / 5. The Road: ‘You Rub Me the Wrong Way’, 2:22 / 6. The Lyrics: ‘So What!’, 2:42 / 7. The Buddhas: ‘Lost Innocence’, 2:10 / 8. Zakary Thaks: ‘Bad Girl’, 2:04 / 9. Randy Alvey and Green Fuz: ‘Green Fuz’, 2:06
Side 2:
1. The Squires: ‘Go Ahead’, 2:15 / 2. The Little Boy Blues: ‘I Can Only Give You Everything’, 2:27 / 3. The Dovers: ‘She’s Gone’, 2:18 / 4. Phil & the Frantics: ‘I Must Run’, 2:40 / 5. The Dovers: ‘What Am I Going to Do’, 2:28 / 6. The Choir: ‘It’s Cold Outside’, 2:46 / 7. Bobby Fuller: ‘Wine Wine Wine’, 2:43 / 8. The Litter: “I’m a Man” (Elias B. McDaniel), 3:48