Pebbles Vol. 3 - The Acid Gallery (60s Garage Psych Punk @256)

Search for test78 if you are interested in my other uploads THis is _not_ the double-CD "Pebbles Vol. 3 European Garage", nor is it the earlier LP version; this is "Pebbles Vol.3: The Acid Gallery". (Confusing, yeah I know). If anyone has any of the other dozen volumes in this great series - please upload them :D Todd Kristel, All Music Guide You may have heard Jefferson Airplane and Jimi Hendrix, but you haven't truly experienced psychedelic rock until you've heard the exploitation quickies, novelty records, and inexplicable dementia that fill this collection, the third volume in the classic Pebbles series of garage-punk compilations. Granted, most of these songs aren't in the same league as "White Rabbit" or "Purple Haze" -- indeed, several of them don't merit repeated listening -- but they are as much a part of our musical heritage as the more prestigious psychedelic recordings. This compilation features Higher Elevation's "The Diamond Mine," a showcase for the nonsense rambling of disc jockey Dave Diamond; Teddy & the Patches' "Suzy Creamcheese," which manages to rip off both Frank Zappa and "Louie Louie"; Crystal Chandlier's "Suicidal Flowers," which sounds like the Doors drenched in fuzz guitar; William Penn Fyve's "Swami," which is such a self-conscious attempt to evoke 1967 that it's hard to believe it was actually released that year; Jefferson Handkerchief's "I'm Allergic to Flowers," which was presumably intended as a novelty song; Calico Wall's "Flight Reaction," a fascinating acid-damaged glimpse into the mind of a passenger who's sitting in an airplane before takeoff and worrying about a possible crash; Hogs' (allegedly the Chocolate Watchband under a different name) "Loose Lip Sync Ship," which consists of an instrumental passage that mutates into Zappa-influenced weirdness; Driving Stupid's "Reality of Air-Fried Borsk" and "Horror Asparagus Stories," which features precisely the kind of grounded lyrics that you'd expect; Third Bardo's "Five Years Ahead of My Time," a genuinely good number even though it doesn't sound five minutes ahead of its time; Bees' "Voices Green and Purple," which made the Nuggets box set along with the Third Bardo song; Godfrey's "Let's Take a Trip," which is a remake of Kim Fowley's "The Trip"; Monocles' "The Spider & the Fly," which is reportedly a remake of a '50s tune; TC Atlantic's "Faces," which is apparently what you see a lot of after you've taken the substance that inspired some of the songs in this collection; Lea Riders Group's " Dom Kellar Os Mods," which is a blistering blues-rock number from Sweden; Race Marbles' "Like a Dribbling Fram," which is a spoof of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"; and Painted Faces' "Anxious Color," which is a good, relatively tight Stones-influenced song. The CD offers several bonus tracks that weren't on the original vinyl pressing of Pebbles, Vol. 3: Adjeef the Poet, His Girl(s), His Friend(s) and the Rest of the World(s)' "Ieeek I'm a Freak," which reflects psychedelia's roots in fuzz-driven garage-punk, and "Squafrech Lemon Comes Back," which is even stranger than its title suggests; Beautiful Daze's "City Jungle, Pt. 1" and Catfish Knight's "Deathwise," both of which feature lots of trippy guitar; and Oshun's "Rattle of Life," which sums up the entire compilation when the vocalist states that "the butterfly you possess will spin our nature's merry-go-round." Add up the songs on Pebbles, Vol. 3 and you get a collection that has more historical interest than great music; as curiosity value goes, however, it doesn't get much more curious than this. Note: The CD cover lists the Monocles' "Spider & the Fly" and Godfrey's "Let's Take a Trip" as the 12th and 13th tracks respectively, but the order is reversed on the CD itself. ~ Tracklist: 256kbs 1. Diamond Mine, The - Higher Elevation 2. Suzy Creamcheese - Teddy & Patches 3. Suicidal Flowers - Crystal Chandlier 4. Swami - William Penn V 5. I'm Allergic To Flowers - Jefferson Handkerchief 6. Flight Reaction - Calico Wall 7. Loose Lip Sync Ship - Hogs 8. Reality Of Air-Fried Borsk - Driving Stupid 9. Horror Asparagus Stories - Driving Stupid 10. Five Years Ahead Of My Time - Third Bardo 11. Voices Green & Purple - The Bees 12. Spider & The Fly - Monocles 13. Let's Take A Trip - Godfrey 14. Faces - T.C. Atlantic 15. Dom Keller Os Mods - Lea Riders Group 16. Like A Dribbling Fram - Race Marbles 17. Anxious Color - Painted Faces 18. Leek, I'm A Freak - Adjeef The Poet 19. Squafrech Lemon Comes Back - Adjeef The Poet 20. City Jungle Pt 1 - Beautiful Daze 21. Deathwise - Catfish Knight 22. Rattle Of Life - Oshun Enjoy!

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acid56 (2005-08-06)

Thanks mate. Looks nice.:)

dellamorte (2005-08-06)

can't upload it because i have it on vinyl but if you ever have the chance to pick up pebbles vol. 5: the roots of mod, get it. its the best volume of pebbles i've heard.

Powaqqatsi2004 (2005-08-06)

Ive got Nuggets on my HD if thats of any interest?

test78 (2005-08-06)

Heck yeah its of interest !! I have 1,2 & 3 but none of the others so upload`em if you got`em ! :D

Powaqqatsi2004 (2005-08-06)

Only the first one I'm afraid (58 trax, starts with Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much to Dream). Any use?

test78 (2005-08-06)

OOps I misread that. Nuggets are already uploaded onto the bay, and there is little point in a dupe. Sorry, my bad :S If you have any of the Boulders Vols Id be totally interested tho :D I`ll be uploading some of the "sixties archives" series, Endless Journey Vols and a few other fuzzed out compilations in the near future, so stay tuned for more ^_^

komsi (2005-08-06)

Thanks for this :>

room57 (2005-08-09)

Stuck at 99.6

Gestalt (2005-08-15)

A HIGHely entertaining collection. Oh, and Powaqqatsi2004 - I'd very much appreciate the first Nuggets box. Can't find any working torrent on that anywhere right now.

jingleking (2006-05-24)

Any of you guys got the Endless Journey comps that test78 upped? If so, it would be excellent if you would reseed... Please...