This special volume contains some of the best and most legendary rarities of surf music - mostly vocals, but with some instrumental gems towards the end. If you are a serious collector, or simply a fan of the early 60's California sound, this package offers a special treat for everyone!
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. As on the first two volumes, an odd track from a well-known artist – Jan & Dean in this instance – is included on the album. Lloyd Thaxton had a widely syndicated pop music television program in the 1960s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show.
Dave Edmunds – the only artist represented that is not American – had numerous hit songs in the late 1970's and early 1980's; the song presented here is among his earliest recordings. The Trashmen are renowned for their 1963 hit "Surfin' Bird" and, surprisingly, are a prolific enough band that a 4-CD box set was released several years ago on Sundazed Records.
A1. Bruce & Terry - Summer Means Fun
A2. Fantastic Baggys - Anywhere The Girls Are
A3. The Four Speeds - R.P.M.
A4. Jan & Dean - (Bonus Track)
A5. The California Suns - Masked Grandma
A6. The Dantes - Top Down Time
A7. The Pyramids - Custom Caravan
A8. The Rivieras - California Sun "65"
A9. The Trashmen - New Generation
B1. The Survivors - Pamela Jean
B2. Gary Usher - Sacramento
B3. Sharon Marie - Thinkin` `Bout You Baby
B4. The Knights - Hot Rod High
B5. The Wheel Men - School Is A Gas
B6. Lloyd Thaxton - Image Of A Surfer
B7. The City Surfers - Beach Ball
B8. Dave Edmunds - London`s A Lonely Town
B9. The Ragamuffins - The Fun We Had