Archive, Vol. 2 [Import]

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Tracks: In a Glass House, Confession, Down in the Park, Tricks and More.

Archive, Vol. 2,Gary Numan,Rialto Records,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop,Synth Pop

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Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn: Yiddish Stage Songs, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Milken Archive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ellstein: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage 1 [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music] Joseph Rumshinsky: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage, Vol. 3 Lazar Weiner: The Art of Yiddish Song Klezmer Concertos & Encores [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music] Traditional Cantorial and Concert Favorites ASIN: B0007XHL20 Release Date: 2005-04-19

Tracks:

1. Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn
2. Ikh Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib
3. Eyn Kuk Af Dir
4. A Malke Af Peysekh - Barcelona Symphony
5. Glik
6. Lebn Zol Kolumbus
7. A Gute Heym
8. Nu, Zog Mir Shoyn Ven
9. Dos Yidishe Lid
10. Mit Dir In Eynem
11. Mayn Yidishe Meydle
12. Slutsk
13. Samet Un Zayd
14. Hudl Mitn Shtrudl - Barcelona Symphony
15. Unter Beymer
16. Ikh Bin Farlibt
17. Skrip Klezmerl, Skripe

Average customer rating: Not as essential as you would think Obscure for a reason amazing Peter More Raves From Daddy Rollin' Stone!

The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Compilations | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 1 Back from the Grave, Vol. 1 Back from the Grave, Vol. 2 Pebbles, Vol. 3: The Acid Gallery Garage Beat '66, Vol. 2: Chicks Are for Kids! ASIN: B000007T36 Release Date: 1998-06-22

Tracks:

1. How Many Times - Rogues
2. Shame On You - Neal Ford & Fanatics
3. Generation - Jelly Bean Bandits
4. Hey Conductor - Sonny Flaherty, Mark V
5. I'm Your Man - Denims
6. Hey You - Evil Enc Group
7. It's Not Real - Ravin' Blue
8. I'm A Loner - Jaybees
9. Man Enough For You - Spirit
10. On My Way Down The Road - Wig Wags
11. If You Still Want Me - Four Fifths
12. Shakin' With Linda - Soul Survivors
13. I'm A Nothing - Magic Plants
14. Love - Live Wires
15. More Than I Have - Inmates
16. Nice Try - Sinners
17. Hey Girl - Cole & The Embers
18. She Taught Me Love - Kama Del Sutra
19. That Creature - Sweet Acids
20. The Point Is - Evil Enc Group
21. Triangles - Danny's Reasons
22. I'm A Man - Baker St Irregulars
23. Something's Comin' - Dee & Tee
24. Crack In My Wall - Yo Yo's
25. You'll Never Know - Original Sinners
26. Laissez-Nous Vivre - Les Lutins

Tracks:

1. Shades Of Blue - Purple Haze
2. Mike's Bag - Dawn 5
3. It Ain't A Big Thing - Denny Noie & Catalinas
4. More Feathers - Fading Tribesmen
5. It's Not Fair - Lost Souls
6. But You're Gone - Spires Of Oxford
7. Don't Know - Vistas
8. #38 - Chimes
9. Louisiana Blues - D.C. Drifters
10. Gooseberry Pie - Dean Kohler
11. I Can Feel It - Children
12. Hard Life - Why Four
13. Not Fade Away - Why Four
14. I'm A Man - Doo & Diddits
15. The Good's Gone - Night Watch
16. Shake - Night Watch
17. Stricken By You - Rick & The Rivals
18. Get Out Of My Life - Sinders
19. Always Always - Abstracts
20. Come On Back - Crying Shame
21. Won't You Follow Me Down - Berries
22. I Wanted You - Outcasts
23. It's Gonna Be Alright - Lunduns
24. But I Still Love Her - Ye Court Jesters
25. Eyes On You Baby - Checkmates
26. Bad Seed - Inner Prism
27. Wine, Wine, Wine - Classics 5
28. Gotta Find A Girl - Inn Crowd
29. If You Want Me - Lawson & Four More

Album Description

The popularity of Essential...Vol. One has prompted another package combining highlights from the Pebbles LP series that haven't appeared on CD, with a bonus disc crammed with 29 ultra rare treasures that have never been reissued before in any form, anywhere - 'Shades of Blue' Purple Haze, 'Mike's Bag' Dawn 5, 'It Ain't A Big Thing' Denny Noie/Catalinas, 'More Feathers' Fading Tribesmen, 'It's Not Fair' Lost Souls, 'But You're Gonna' Spires Of Oxford, 'Don't Know' Vistas, '#38' Chimes, 'Louisiana Blues' D.C. Drifters, 'Gooseberry Pie' Dean Kohler, 'I Can Feel It' Children, 'Hard Life' Why Four, 'I'm A Man' Doo & Diddits, 'The Good's Gone' Night Watch, 'Shake' Night Watch, 'Stricken By You' Rick & the Rivals, 'Get Out Of My Life' Sinders, 'Always Always 'Abstracts', 'Come On Back' Crying Shame, 'Baby Won't You Follow Me Down' Berries, 'I Wanted You' Outcasts, 'It's Gonna Be Alright' Lunduns, 'But I

Customer Reviews:

Not as essential as you would think.......2004-06-11

The "music fan from CA" is right: most of this music is obscure for a reason. It's simply not very good. After the incredible ESSENTIAL PEBBLES VOL. 1, where every single track was a surefire winner culled from the first 10 CD volumes of the PEBBLES series, I was really looking forward to popping this into my CD player. Unfortunately this was a major let-down; selecting songs from the PEBBLES LP's that haven't seen CD release yet, if these are the best of those, I'm not looking forward to those LP's seeing the light of the digital age.

The few good songs include: The Rogues' "How Many Times", Neal Ford and the Fanatics' "Shame on You", The Jelly Bean Bandits' "Generation", Sonny Flaherty and the Mark V's "Hey Conductor", The Live Wires' "Love", The Inmates' "More Than I Have", The Kama Del Sutras' "She Taught Me Love", and The Sweet Acids' "That Creature". That's 8 out of 26 songs that you'll find yourself glad you listened to. The rest are disposable.

If it's possible, the CD starts out at a good pace and each song progressively gets worse as the running time gets longer. Do yourself a favor and wear out your ESSENTIAL PEBBLES VOL. 1 CD rather than even consider the idea of purchasing this one. For hardcore completists only, who I expect will probably only give it a listen and toss it onto their shelf to collect dust.

Disc 2 holds some minor interest to collectors, as all 29 songs have never been reissued anywhere. Tracks actually worth hearing are: The Purple Haze's "Shades of Blue", The Dawn 5's instrumental "Mike's Bag", Denny Noie and the Catalinas' "It Ain't a Big Thing", The Fading Tribesmen's "More Feathers", and The Spires of Oxford's "But You're Gone". However, none of these songs are even all that memorable. Again, like CD 1, each song gets progressively worse as the disc goes on.

All in all, this is a supremely disappointing package that only hardcore completists will want to add to their collection. "Essential" is the one word that will NOT pop into your mind while listening to this misfire collection.

Obscure for a reason.......2000-12-27

I picked this up because I already own the original Nuggets album, the original Pebbles Vol. 1 vinyl album, and the Rhino Nuggets box set. I liked most (not all) of the songs on those albums, and the good stuff on those was really good. I thought that this CD would be more of the same good stuff.

Well...some of it is salvageable, but I am sad to report that most of these are obscure for a reason: namely, they stink! Unfortunately, there are very, very few undiscovered gems on these 2 CDs. Most of it is stuff by bands that very much deserved their obscurity. These songs are very inferior to the best garage rock of the '60s -- sometimes painfully inferior.

There are an absolute ton of recycled Yardbirds and Kinks riffs here -- and a little of those go a long, long way. (The cover of "I'm a Man" by the Baker St. Irregulars is a good example of a cover version that makes me want to scream "Give it up, guys!" and sends me scrambling for my original, vastly superior Yardbirds version of the song.)

Only for serious archaeologists.

amazing.......2000-09-16

Picking up where volume 1 leaves off, "Pebbles Vol. 2" continues to dig deep into the bowels of garage rock to find the tastiest leftovers from those bands with no names, and what a collection it is!

Very few Beatles clone bands made it like the Knickerbockers, the Beau Brummels, or small bands like the Gants, did, but what the collection showcases is that whether in NYC or LA or a town of 50 people, the music was infectious, and the results are pure magic. Their names may be lost to history, but the music lives on, and its MAGIC to listen to!

Brian Eno once said that very few people listened to the Velvet Underground, but they all went out and formed a band because of them.. who knows, perhaps these tasty nuggets of Anglophiled Americana will cause the next great wave in music, as well..and it couldn't happen soon enough!!

Mange and bon appetit!!

Peter.......2000-04-21

This is pure rock 'n' roll perfection. This collection demonstrates where the roots existed of what we consider "classic" today.

More Raves From Daddy Rollin' Stone!.......1999-11-23

While the Beatles and the Byrds were hitting the main stage; meanwhile Back in garage land the long, shaggy-haired, pre-Mansonite hipsters were trying to impress Mary Jane with the cave stomping send -ups in their best Kieth Relfian manner! Ahhh, sit back, drop a tab and relax!

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Bootleg Vinyl Archive, Vol. 2 Killing Joke Manufacturer: Candlelight ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bootleg Vinyl Archive, Vol. 1 Inside Extremities, Mixes, Rehearsals & Live Locate Subvert Terminate: The Complete Murder Inc. Year Zero Snakes & Arrows ASIN: B000O59ZKC Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Follow the Leaders [Demo Version]
2. Complications [Demo Version]
3. Tomorrows World [Demo Version]
4. Change [Demo Version]
5. Wait [Demo Version]
6. Pssyche [Demo Version]
7. Change [Demo Version]
8. Are Your Receiving? [Demo Version]
9. Complications [Demo Version]
10. Nighttime [Live]
11. Sun Goes Down [Live]
12. Tabazan [Live]
13. Wait [Live]
14. Darkness Before Dawn [Live]

Tracks:

1. Requiem [Live]
2. Bloodsport [Live]
3. Love Like Blood [Live]
4. Tension [Live]
5. Pssyche [Live]
6. Eighties [Live]
7. Intro... [Live]
8. Night Time [Live]
9. Sun Goes Down [Live]
10. Tabazan [Live]
11. Wait [Live]
12. Darkness Before Dawn [Live]
13. Requiem [Live]
14. Bloodsport [Live]
15. Love Like Blood [Live]
16. Tension [Live]
17. Eighties [Live]
18. Follow the Leaders [Live]

Tracks:

1. Communion [Live][*]
2. Fall of Because [Live][*]
3. Wardance [Live][*]
4. Whiteout [Live][*]
5. Requiem [Live][*]
6. Change [Live][*]
7. Labyrinth [Live][*]
8. Kings and Queens [Live][*]
9. Millennium [Live][*]
10. Complications [Live][*]
11. Eighties [Live][*]
12. Wait [Live][*]
13. Pssyche [Live][*]
14. Mathematics of Chaos [Live][*]

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Jewish Operas Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Milken Archive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Joseph Rumshinsky: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage, Vol. 3 Psalms of Joy and Sorrow Jewish Music of the Dance Sacred Services From Israel Herman Berlinski: From the World of My Father ASIN: B000IY0670 Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Scene 10:Lullaby
2. Scene 11: Pantomime
3. Scene IIa: Bread Song
4. Scene 11b: Night Music
5. Scene IIc: Gimpel And The Goat
6. Scene 11d: Elka's 'Gvald'
7. Scene 11e: The Divorce
8. Scene 11f: Gimpel's Second Monologue
9. Scene 5 - Carol Meyer
10. Interlude - Carol Meyer
11. Scene 6 - Carol Meyer
12. Scene 7 - Carol Meyer
13. Act 1, Scene 8 - Ted Christopher
14. Act III, Scene 2 - Ted Christopher
15. Act III, Scene 10 - Ted Christopher

Average customer rating: A great second volume- even better than the first. Definite improvement on VOL. 1

Pebbles, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pebbles, Vol. 1 Pebbles, Vol. 3: The Acid Gallery Pebbles, Vol. 5 Pebbles, Vol. 4 Pebbles, Vol. 6: Chicago ASIN: B00002847L Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

1. Makin' Deals - Satans
2. 99th Floor - Moving Sidewalks
3. Feathered Fish - Sons Of Adam
4. Wah-Wah Peddle - Electric Prunes
5. You Rub Me The Wrong Way - Road
6. So What - Lyrics
7. Lost Innocence - Buddhas
8. Bad Girl - Zakary Thaks
9. Green Fuz - Randy Alvey/Green Fuz
10. I Can Only Give You Everything - LITTLE BOY BLUES
11. She's Gone - Dovers
12. I Must Run - Phil & Frantics
13. What Am I Going To Do - Dovers
14. It's Cold Outside - Choir
15. Wine Wine Wine - Bobby Fuller
16. I'm Going Home - Choir
17. Be A Caveman - Avengers
18. Don't Want Your Lovin' - Mark IV
19. She'll Lie - Satan & D-Men
20. Freedom Of Love - Undesyded
21. Crazy Things - Quid

Album Description

Subtitled - Various Hooligans. The second classic Pebbles compilation includes six bonus tracks, Choir 'I'm Going Home', Avengers 'Be A Caveman', Mark IV 'Don't Want Your Lovin'', Satan & D-Men 'She'll Lie', Undesyded 'Freedom Of Love', & Quid 'Crazy Things'. Aim. 1992.

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A great second volume- even better than the first........2007-07-02

The second volume of the Pebbles series serves up another round of forgotten rock n roll relics from the glory days of the 60s. This time around, the songs are among the very best in the entire series: The Zakary Thaks' "Bad Girl" is a double-time pounder whose sneering vocals and storming drums foreshadow the 70s punk explosion, while the Lyrics' "So What" is an absolutely ferocius tune with some blistering harmonica solos. The Satans' "Making Deals" is every bit as raunchy, mean-spirited, and brutally fun as the Rolling Stones at their best, and the Little Boy Blues' rendition of "I Can Only Give You Everything" threatens to burst at the seams with barely subdued sexuality. The Moving Sidewalks' "99th Floor" is a stomping, propulsive three-chord smasher, and the Road's "You Rub Me The Wrong Way" is a bleary-eyed frat-rocker that won't fail to get'cha dancing. The Green Fuz's "Green Fuz" is simply one of the greatest garage-rock songs of all time, a gruesome two-chord slopper that's every bit as catchy and addictive as it is deranged. On the poppier side of the spectrum, we have the Choir's rousing, bemused sing-along "It's Cold Outside," as well as a pre-"I Fought the Law" Bobby Fuller performing the convulsive party anthem "Wine Wine Wine." Phil & The Frantics do an ethereal, smokey, and subtle piece entitled "I Must Run," which features a twisting keyboard and some hushed vocals. And then there are the Dovers. Siply one of the most unfairly neglected rock groups ever, the Dovers were an incredible musical force. Their songs were uncanny, engrossing, and emotional, written and performed with a kind of flair that rivaled that of the most well-known musical acts of the day. The two Dovers tracks presented here are proof of that: "She's Gone," with its unique pop hooks and spiraling melody, could've (and should've) sat quite comfortably at the top of the charts. "What Am I Going to Do," meanwhile, is a genuine masterpiece, a spine-tingling rush of unchecked emotion whose power is nothing short of stunning. These are only some highlights of an excellent disc, one that should be in the collection of any fan of lesser-known rock n roll.

Definite improvement on VOL. 1.......2004-06-09

PEBBLES VOL. 2, a direct port from the vinyl edition with 6 bonus tracks, is a notch above its predecessor; all the songs are great little gems of garage rock 60s-style, even though several of them have appeared in better-sounding form on the NUGGETS boxed set (The Lyrics' "So What", Zakary Thaks' "Bad Girl", The Dovers' "What Am I Gonna Do", The Choir's "It's Cold Outside").

Highlights include: The Satans' "Makin' Deals", The Moving Sidewalks' "99th Floor", The Buddhas' "Lost Innocence", Randy Alvey and the Green Fuzz' "Green Fuzz" (this sounds like it was pumped out in an actual garage, very grungy!), The Dovers' "She's Gone", Bobby Fuller's "Wine Wine Wine", The Choir's "I'm Going Home", and The Avengers' "Be a Caveman".

It's not as great as future volumes of the PEBBLES series would be, but it's still a fine collection of garage classics worth purchasing for the completist.

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Jewish Operas, Vol. 1 (The Golem / Chelm / The Dybbuk) (Milken Archive of American Jewish Music) Abraham Ellstein , Robert Strassburg , and David Tamkin Manufacturer: Milken Archive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jewish Operas Vol. 2 Leonard Bernstein: A Jewish Legacy [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music] Ellstein: Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage 1 [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music] Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn: Yiddish Stage Songs, Vol. 2 Klezmer Concertos & Encores [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music] ASIN: B000273BH0 Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Act II - Finale - Lauren Allardyce
2. Scene 2 - Richard Lalli
3. Scene 3 - Richard Lalli
4. Scene 4 - Richard Lalli
5. Scene 5 - Richard Lalli
6. 'Lord Of The Earth' - Joseph Evans
7. Wedding Music - Joseph Evans
8. 'Under The Earth's Surface' - Joseph Evans
9. Prelude To Act II - Joseph Evans
10. 'Dance Of The Beggars' - Joseph Evans
11. 'The Song Of Israel' - Joseph Evans

Album Description

Ellstein's The Golem retells the ancient tale of a clay-made creature, brought to life by kabbalistic spells, who ultimately threatens the very people he was intended to serve. Strassburg's Chelm, a series of vignettes from a "village of fools," includes a portrayal of a hapless newlywed couple who conduct a hilarious search for an ideal wedding present. Tamkin's The Dybbuk transforms an age-old story of demon possession into a compelling drama wherein the fate of two star-crossed lovers becomes a mystical allegory for the Jewish People and Israel.

Average customer rating: More barrel scrapings from Chicago

Pebbles, Vol. 7: Chicago, Pt. 2 Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pebbles, Vol. 8: Southern California, Pt. 1 Pebbles, Vol. 6: Chicago Back from the Grave Pebbles, Vol. 4 Pebbles, Vol. 9: Southern California 2 ASIN: B00000AWTX Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

1. One Girl Man - Lost Agency
2. Take Me Back & Hold Me - Foggy Notions
3. Ben Franklin's Almanac - Cryan Shames
4. Little Girl - Revelles
5. I Can't Explain - Oscar & Majestics
6. Every Day & Every Night - Trolls
7. Sugar Shack A Go Go - Children Of Darkness
8. High Blood Pressure - Factory
9. The Spider & The Fly - Von Ruden
10. I'll Keep Searching - Ides Of March
11. Take Me Back - Gary & Knight Lites
12. Hanna - Bobby Brelyn
13. Change The World - Commons, LTD
14. Echoes - Lord & The Flies
15. What In The World - Berries
16. It's Been A Day Or Two - Vectors
17. I'm Cryin' - Malibus
18. Go Go Baby - Cardinals
19. Shame - Wet Paint
20. At The River's Edge - Wet Paint
21. I Still Care For You - Jimmy Null & The Inversions
22. Time To Dream - Lost Agency
23. Let It All Hang Out - Barney Pip

Album Description

Subtitled - Chicago 2. The second of the Chicago area-related Pebbles compilations, drawn from various Pebbles High Times & other compilations. 23 tracks of original '60s punk & psych classics. AIP. 1994.

Customer Reviews:

More barrel scrapings from Chicago.......2007-06-05

The second entry in the Pebbles series to focus exclusively on garage rock from the Chicago area doesn't fare any better than its lackluster predecessor. While other Pebbles volumes were stuffed from end to end with classics, this disc is full of dull, unoriginal tunes that wallow in tired garage rock cliches.

There are a few good songs: The Lost Agency's "One Girl Man" is an excellent punk pounder that boasts sneering vocals, and the Trolls' "Every Day & Every Night" is a roaringly catchy tune with some truly hilarious lyrics. The Children of Darkness' "Sugar Shack A Go Go" is a drunken, stomping frat-rocker. Gary & The Knight Lites' "Take Me Back" is pure bouncing garage-pop, and The Malibus' cover of the Animals' classic "I'm Cryin'" is almost as rollicking as the original. The Berries' "What in the World" is a catchy three chord pounder with a cool harmonica solo, while Lord & The Flies' "Echoes" is almost as good as the group's name. And... that's about it.

Practically everything else on this disc is somewhere between mediocre and awful. Oscar & the Majestics provide an incredibly lame version of the Who's "I Can't Explain," while The Factory's rendition of the R&B standard "High Blood Pressure" foreshadows the worst of 70s blues rock. Von Ruden's take on the Rolling Stones' "The Spider And The Fly" is a dull, formless mess. Robby Brelyn's "Hana" features an annoying (and somewhat creepy) vocal backed by a completely uninteresting fuzz guitar/ drum thing. Jimmy Null & the Inversions' "I Still Care For You" is a pointless bit of wanna-be Buddy Holly-ing. Worst of all is Barney Pip's unspeakably bad cover of the Hombres' "Let It All Hang Out-" everything about the version, from its unoriginal music to its annoyingly weird vocals, exemplifies the absolute worst aspects of 60s garage rock.

Sorry kids, but this one's for garage rock completeists only.

Average customer rating: Walser's most traditional, and best, recording

The Archive Series, Vol. 2 Don Walser Manufacturer: Watermelon / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Archive Series, Vol. 1 Down at the Sky-Vue Drive-In Here's To Country Music Texas Top Hand Dare to Dream: The Best of Don Walser ASIN: B000000FEH Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

1. Yodel Polka
2. Waiting For A Train
3. Side Men
4. Two Stepping Lady
5. Love Me
6. Hill Country Waltz
7. One More Drink
8. Take Me Back To Tulsa
9. All Around Cowboy
10. Shelly's Winter Love
11. Cowpoke
12. The Long Black Veil
13. Begging To You
14. Rolling Stone From Texas
15. Austin Waltz
16. Fraulein
17. Red Skin Gal

Amazon.com

There's nobody quite like the affable Texan Don Walser. His stellar yodeling alone has led critics to call him the "Pavarotti of the Plains" (Playboy) and "the greatest country singer in the world" (the Austin Chronicle). Walser honed his honky-tonk street cred during decades of playing Texas dance halls before he retired from his day job with the National Guard and promptly cut his well-received major label debut, Rolling Stone from Texas (1994). The Archive Series plucks two volumes' worth of material from earlier, mostly local releases. On such classic numbers as "Cattle Call," "Take Me Back to Tulsa," and "Long Black Veil," Walser shows his deep roots in old-time Western swing, with influences ranging from Lefty Frizzell and Webb Pierce to Ernest Tubb and Bob Wills.

Customer Reviews:

Walser's most traditional, and best, recording.......2000-06-27

Of Walser's six released albums, this is my favorite. If you're a Walser fan, you like yodeling, and there are more, and better, yodeling tracks on this cut than any of the others. The production values aren't quite as strong as in his national releases, but the performances are very genuine. I've heard him live as well, and would say that if you're going to buy only one Walser album, this should be it. But buy the rest--he's a treasure.

Average customer rating: More shiny rocks from SoCal! Not as good as VOL. 1, but still has plenty of rockin' tunes Awesome Garage Rawk!!!!!

Pebbles, Vol. 9: Southern California 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Compilations | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pebbles, Vol. 10 Pebbles, Vol. 8: Southern California, Pt. 1 Pebbles, Vol. 6: Chicago Pebbles, Vol. 5 Pebbles, Vol. 12: The World ASIN: B000000X3N Release Date: 1997-01-10

Tracks:

1. I'm A No Count - Ty Wagner
2. East Side Story - Caretakers
3. Won't Get Far - Hysterics
4. Someday You'll Cry - Standells
5. I'm Gone - Magic Mushrooms
6. IYE - Fenwyck
7. Lost Innocence - Buddhas
8. I'm Not Alone - David
9. 40 Mles - David
10. Scene Thru The Eyes - Edge
11. Let Me In - Second Helping
12. Shattered - Good Feelins
13. Ain't It Hard - Gypsy Trips
14. I Dig Your Mind - Nervous Breakdowns
15. Up & Down - Moms Boys
16. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone - W.C. Fields
17. August Mademoiselle - Children Of The Mushroom
18. Velvet Illusions - Velvet Illusions
19. Won't Come Down - Perpetural Motion Workshop
20. Mama Baby - Crumpets
21. Scene Of The Crime - Sounds Unreal
22. Here To Stay - Mal-T's
23. They Say - Thee In Set
24. Cry For Freedom - Starfires

Album Description

The second of the Southern California area-related Pebbles CD comps. Drawn from various Pebbles High Times... and other compilations. Subtitled Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics. First time on CD for all songs! AIP. 1996.

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More shiny rocks from SoCal!.......2007-07-12

Even though its not quite as good as its predecessor, the second volume of the Pebbles series to focus on ultra-obscure sixties garage rock from Southern California is still a smokin' collection of tunes, stuffed with mean fuzz guitars and primal vocals, courtesy of a whole buncha bands that just never managed to make it big. A few songs that make this disc a blast o' joy are Ty Wagner's "I'm a No Count," a nasty two-chord outcast anthem that bristles with teenage agression, as well as Thee In Set's stomping caveman frat pounder, "They Say." There's also "Someday You'll Cry," a snotty garage-pop tune from the pre-"Dirty Water" Standells, and the Care Takers' funky soul-shakin' cover of Bob Seger's "East Side Story" (shut up, Bob Seger rules!), not to mention the Velvet Illusions' menacing "Velvet Illusions" (gotta love bands with their own theme songs). The Children of the Mushroom's "August Madamoiselle" is a psychedelic tune that manages to pull of the neat trick of being both dark and whimsical. Great stuff. The David's "I'm Not Alone" is a fuzzy, flailing, organ-propelled fuzz thumper and the Second Helping's "Let Me In" is just plain wonderfully creepy. There are plenty of other highlights (don't even get me started on the W.C. Fields Memorial String Band!), but this set falls a bit short of the five star rating, thanks to the inclusion of a few tunes that are little more than by-the-book garage rock (I'm lookin' at you, "Won't Come Down!"). Still, this is an excellent disc, a really good addition to the Pebbles series, and it deserves to belong in every garage fan's collection.

Not as good as VOL. 1, but still has plenty of rockin' tunes.......2004-06-06

The follow-up to PEBBLES VOL. 8: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA isn't as jam-packed with classic garage soul-smashers as its predecessor, but still has several good songs I'm glad have been released somewhere! Highlights you'll find yourself loving: Ty Wagner's "I'm a No Count", The Caretakers' "East Side Story", The Standells' "Someday You'll Cry", The Magic Mushrooms' "I'm Gone" (yeah, believe it or not, they recorded something else after "It's A-Happening"!), Fenwyck's "IYE", The The Good Feelins' "Shattered", The Gypsy Trips' "Ain't It Hard" (the Electric Prunes' version is better, though), The Nervous Breakdowns' "I Dig Your Mind", The W.C. Fields' Memorial Electric String Band's "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" (better than The Monkees' more popular version!), The Velvet Illusions' "Velvet Illusions", Children of the Mushrooms' "August Mademoiselle", The Crumpets' "Mama Baby" (which sounds uncannily like The Chocolate Watchband's "Sweet Young Thing"), The Sounds Unreal's "Scene of the Crime", and The Starfires' "Cry for Freedom" (taken from the only surviving acetate!).

There are too many disposable singles here, unfortunately, but don't hesitate to add this to your garage rock collection. It's often better than previous PEBBLES installments in spots, and despite the inclusion of too much psychedelic pap, it's still essential listening.

Awesome Garage Rawk!!!!!.......2002-05-13

I think this was the first Pebbles volume I found (on vinyl)at a record show. It's still my favorite; I also own #'s 1,3,8 & 13.Great tunes especially "I'm Not Trying To Hurt You","Pretty Girl","Show Me The Way" (no not Frampton!!!), and "The Girl I Threw Away".

Average customer rating:

Archive Collection, Vol. 2 Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Blueprint UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Field Day Archive Collection, Vol. 1 Missing Links, Vol. 3 Slow Dance Battle of the Birds ASIN: B0001KIHOK Release Date: 2004-05-03

Tracks:

1. Guitar Song
2. The Anthem From Tarka
3. Deep In The Night
4. Bleak House
5. Our Man In Japan
6. Child Song
7. Old Wives Tale
8. Scottish Suite II: Leaping Salmon
9. Scottish Suite II: The Witching Hour
10. Scottish Suite II: Two Truths
11. Scottish Suite II: The Letter
12. Scottish Suite II: Walpurgis Night
13. Scottish Suite II: Sweet Reaper
14. Scottish Suite II: Why Sinks This Cauldron?
15. Scottish Suite II: Her Last Sleepwalk
16. Sally
17. Windmill
18. Tregenna Afternoons
19. Lofty Vaults
20. Variation On A Theme Of Fantomas
21. Picardy Pictures
22. Polar Lights
23. The Ridolfi Plot
24. Falling For Love

Tracks:

1. Highland Fling
2. Prelude No.1
3. Siesta
4. Bubble & Squeak
5. Guru
6. Shady Arbours
7. West Side Alice
8. Vic's Tango
9. Seven Long Years
10. Romeo & Juliet
11. I Saw You Today
12. The Anthem From Tarka
13. Quadrille
14. Desert Suite: Sand Dance
15. Desert Suite: Pipelines
16. Desert Suite: End Theme
17. Fantomas Opening Theme
18. Sistine
19. Sisters Of Remindum
20. Will The Last Man Off The Ice Rink (Please Turn Out The Lights)
21. Finale

Rock Music:

1. A Short Cut To A Better World [Explicit Lyrics]
2. Ass [Import]
3. Balls [Import]
4. BBC Sessions [Live] [Import]
5. Before We Met
6. Be There Soon
7. Black & Blue [Import]
8. Blue Screen Life [Import]
9. Breakdown Barrier [Explicit Lyrics]
10. Broken Glass

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