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''Pebbles, Volume 6'' is a compilation album among the LPs in the Pebbles series. Subtitled The Roots of Mod, Volume 6 is the only album in the Pebbles series that features primarily
British music Throughout the history of the British Isles, the United Kingdom has been a major music producer, drawing inspiration from Church Music. Traditional folk music, using instruments of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Each of the ...
. The '' Pebbles, Volume 6'' CD is not at all related to this LP; instead, the CD featuring the songs on this LP was released as ''
English Freakbeat, Volume 6 English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...
''.


Release data

The album was released in 1980 by BFD Records (as #BFD-5023) and was kept in print for many years by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Recor ...
. Although the '' Pebbles, Volume 6'' 1994 CD has completely different music, most of the tracks on this album were reissued in 1996 on CD by
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Recor ...
as ''English Freakbeat, Volume 6''. For convenience, information on this CD is also included so that a comparison can be easily made between the tracks on these two highly similar albums.


Omitted tracks on the English Freakbeat CD

As with the first five volumes of the Pebbles series,
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Recor ...
omitted some tracks on the LP in the reissue of the album as ''English Freakbeat, Volume 6''. In this case, two excellent covers on the LP are not included on the CD: "Leave My Kitten Alone" by
the First Gear ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
and the
Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...
classic, "Here 'Tis" by
the Betterdays ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...
. Additionally, "Singing the Blues" by the Rats is omitted, though the Jason Eddie & the Centremen performance of this song is included on the CD in place of their song on the LP.


Notes on the tracks

The following information was taken primarily from the liner notes on ''English Freakbeat, Volume 6''. Twink was one of the members of the Fairies, an under-appreciated British
rhythm & blues Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly ...
band; Twink would later be one of the founding members of a very different band,
the Pink Fairies Pink Fairies are an English rock band initially active in the London ( Ladbroke Grove) underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s. They promoted free music, drug use, and anarchy, and often performed impromptu gigs and other stunts ...
. "Leave My Kitten Alone" is a celebrated Beatles rarity, written by
Little Willie John William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as " All Around the World" (1 ...
, that is one of the standout tracks on the first
Beatles Anthology ''The Beatles Anthology'' is a multimedia retrospective project consisting of a television documentary, a three-volume set of double albums, and a book describing the history of the Beatles. Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison and ...
collection. This version of the song was released in 1964 and features a young
Jimmy Page James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the Rock music, rock band Led Zeppelin. Page is prolific in creating guitar riffs. His style involves various ...
. Members of
the Cheynes ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
include
Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of t ...
, co-founder of
Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the li ...
, as well as
Peter Bardens Peter Bardens (19 June 1945 – 22 January 2002) was an English keyboardist and a founding member of the British progressive rock group Camel. He played keyboards, sang, and wrote songs with Andrew Latimer. During his career, Bardens worked al ...
and
Phil Sawyer Philip Sawyer (born 8 March 1947,Strong, Martin C. (2002) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 265 London) is an English musician who was a member of the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s and later recorded under the alias Beautiful Wor ...
. They released several singles between 1963 and 1965. The real name of the front man for Jason Eddie and the Centremen is Al Wycherley, the brother of
Billy Fury Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known as Billy Fury, was an English singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 week ...
, a
pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...
star in the late 1950s. Their experimental treatment of "Singing the Blues" was released in the U.S. by
Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
in June 1966. The music by Bo and Peep was recorded in 1964, and the band is mainly
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
plus others that might have included
Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, inclu ...
and
Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...
; this is an unexpectedly tuff treatment of the well known ballad.


Track listing


LP: Pebbles, Volume 6

Side 1: # The Fairies: "Get Yourself Home", 2:17 – rel. 1964 #
Junco Partners A junco , genus ''Junco'', is a small North American bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species. Despit ...
: "
Take This Hammer "Take This Hammer" ( Roud 4299, AFS 745B1) is a prison, logging, and railroad work song, which has the same Roud number as another song, "Nine Pound Hammer", with which it shares verses. " Swannanoa Tunnel" and "Asheville Junction" are similar. T ...
", 2:05 # The Fairies: "I'll Dance", 2:01 – rel. 1964 #
The Cheynes ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
: "Respectable" (
The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decade ...
), 1:50 #
The First Gear ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
: "
Leave My Kitten Alone "Leave My Kitten Alone" is a 1959 R&B hit, written by Little Willie John, Titus Turner and James McDougal, first recorded by Little Willie John. The song follows a 24-bar blues format. Little Willie John The original version of the song, by L ...
", 2:12, ''vinyl-only track'' #
The Betterdays ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...
: "Here 'Tis" (
Elias B. McDaniel Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, inclu ...
), 2:07, ''vinyl-only track'' # The Wild Ones: "Bowie Man", 2:20 – rel. 1964 # David John and the Mood: "Bring it to Jerome" (Elias B. McDaniel), 2:07 – rel. 1965 #
The Wheels The Wheels were a 1960s R&B and blues-influenced rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who came from the same music scene that produced the better-known band, Them, led by Van Morrison. Their best-known membership consisted of Brian Ros ...
: "Road Block", 3:14, ''vinyl-only track'' Side 2: # The Fairies: "Anytime at All", 2:09 – rel. 1964 # Rhythm & Blues, Inc.: "
Honey Don't "Honey Don't" is a song written by Carl Perkins, originally released on January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the "Blue Suede Shoes" single, Sun 234. Both songs became rockabilly classics. Bill Dahl of Allmusic praised the song saying, "'Honey Don't' a ...
", 2:15 – rel. 1965 # Erkey Grant & the Eerwigs: "I'm a Hog for You", 1:58 # David John and the Mood: "I Love to See You Strut", 2:02 – rel. 1965 # Bill & Will: "Goin' to the River", 2:20 #
Blues by Five Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afri ...
: " Boom Boom" (
John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often ...
), 2:10 # Steve Aldo: "
Baby What You Want Me to Do "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (sometimes called "You Got Me Running" or "You Got Me Runnin'") is a blues song that was written and recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1959. It was a record chart hit for Reed and, as with several of his songs, it has appea ...
" (
Jimmy Reed Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with blues as well as non-blues audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), " ...
), 3:28 – rel. 1964 # The Rats: "
Spoonful "Spoonful" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. Called "a stark and haunting work", it is one of Dixon's best known and most interpreted songs. Etta James and Harvey Fuqua had a pop and R&B recor ...
", 2:17, ''vinyl-only track'' # Jason Eddie & the Centremen: "
Singing the Blues "Singing the Blues" is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The song was first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956. It is not related to the 1920 jazz song "Singin' the Blues" recorded by Frank Trumbauer ...
", 2:28 # Bo and Peep: " Young Love", 2:35


CD: English Freakbeat, Volume 6

# The Fairies: "Get Yourself Home" – rel. 1964 # The Fairies: "I'll Dance" – rel. 1964 # The Fairies: "Anytime at All" – rel. 1964 #
Junco Partners A junco , genus ''Junco'', is a small North American bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. Junco systematics are still confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species. Despit ...
: "
Take This Hammer "Take This Hammer" ( Roud 4299, AFS 745B1) is a prison, logging, and railroad work song, which has the same Roud number as another song, "Nine Pound Hammer", with which it shares verses. " Swannanoa Tunnel" and "Asheville Junction" are similar. T ...
" — rel. 1965 #
The Cheynes ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
: "Respectable" (
The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decade ...
) # The Wild Ones: "Bowie Man" — rel. 1964 # Rhythm & Blues, Inc.: "
Honey Don't "Honey Don't" is a song written by Carl Perkins, originally released on January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the "Blue Suede Shoes" single, Sun 234. Both songs became rockabilly classics. Bill Dahl of Allmusic praised the song saying, "'Honey Don't' a ...
" — rel. 1965 # Erkey Grant & the Eerwigs: "I'm a Hog for You" — rel. 1963 # David John & the Mood: "Bring it to Jerome" — rel. 1965 # David John & the Mood: "I Love to See You Strut" — rel. 1965 # Bill & Will: "Goin' to the River" #
Blues by Five Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afri ...
: " Boom Boom" (
John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often ...
) — rel. 1964 # Steve Aldo: "
Baby What You Want Me to Do "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (sometimes called "You Got Me Running" or "You Got Me Runnin'") is a blues song that was written and recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1959. It was a record chart hit for Reed and, as with several of his songs, it has appea ...
" (
Jimmy Reed Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with blues as well as non-blues audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), " ...
) # Jason Eddie & the Centremen: "
Singing the Blues "Singing the Blues" is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The song was first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956. It is not related to the 1920 jazz song "Singin' the Blues" recorded by Frank Trumbauer ...
" # Bo & Peep: " Young Love" — rel. 1964 # Chicago Line: "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" — rel. 1966, ''CD bonus track'' # Chicago Line: "Jump Back" — rel. 1966, ''CD bonus track'' #
The Wranglers ''Mail Order Bride'' is a 1964 American Western comedy film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea and Lois Nettleton. The screenplay concerns an old man who pressures the wild son of a dead friend into marrying a ma ...
: "
Li'l Liza Jane "Li'l Liza Jane", also known as "Little Liza Jane", "Liza Jane", and "Goodbye Liza Jane", is a song dating back at least to the 1910s. It has become a perennial standard both as a song and an instrumental in traditional jazz, folk music, and blu ...
" — rel. 1964, ''CD bonus track'' # David John & the Mood: "To Catch that Man" — rel. 1964, ''CD bonus track'' # David John & the Mood: "Diggin' for Gold" — rel. 1965, ''CD bonus track'' # Nix-Nomads: "She'll Be Sweeter than You" — rel. 1964, ''CD bonus track'' # Bo & Peep: "Rise of the Brighton Surf" — rel. 1964, ''CD bonus track''


Release history


LP: Pebbles, Volume 6

BFD Records (#BFD-5023) — 1979
AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Recor ...
 – several reissues


CD: English Freakbeat, Volume 6

AIP Records AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Recor ...
 – (#AIP-CD-1055) — 1996


See also

English Freakbeat series The ''English Freakbeat'' series is a group of five compilation albums, released in the late 1980s, that were issued by AIP Records. The LPs featured recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto- ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pebbles, Volume 06 (1979 Compilation) Pebbles (series) albums 1979 compilation albums Mod (subculture)