This is arguably the best volume in the series. Top notch and consistent all through (but whaddup with Magi?).It is packed with classics and genre-definers and even if I have heard this a thousand times before it still manages to put a smile on my face. If you are new to sixties garage, then this is an excellent place to start. It is one of maybe 5 of the most important comps - it is canon and an inspiration for other canonical albums. SIXTIES GARAGE PUNK REVIEW

Pebbles, Volume 5 is a compilation album in the Pebbles series that has been issued in both LP and CD formats. The names of garage rock bands range from obvious to ingenious, and The Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 has one of the latter, managing to combine the "Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!" cry from Jack and the Beanstalk with the name of a 1960's British pop band, Unit 4 Plus 2. MARTIN WINFREE

A1. The Tree - No Good Woman
A2. The Plague - Go Away
A3. Magi - You Don't Know Me
A4. The Gentlemen - It's A Cry'n Shame
A5. The 5 Canadians - Writing On The Wall
A6. Dirty Wurds - Why
A7. Merry Dragons - Universal Vagrant
A8. Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 - I Wanna Come Back (From The World Of LSD)
B1. The Escapades - I Tell No Lies
B2. Danny & The Counts - You Need Love
B3. The Satyrs - Yesterday's Hero
B4. Little Phil & The Night Shadows - The Way It Used To Be
B5. State Of Mind - Move
B6. Yesterday's Children - Wanna Be With You
B7. The Time Stoppers - I Need Love
B8. Thursday's Children - You'll Never Be My Girl
B9. The 12 A.M. - The Way I Feel