Highs in the Mid-Sixties seriesThe Highs in the Mid-Sixties series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s. This series is a companion to the Pebbles series of similar music; the title is technically preceded by "Pebbles Presents:". The title sounds like it might have come from a weather report, although "Highs" intends to mean "the best" (and is also an apparent drug reference).
AIP RecordsAIP 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".Pebbles, Volume 1Pebbles is a compilation of US underground and garage rock single record releases from the mid- to late 1960s. It had a limited original release in 1978 and a more general release in 1979 (where the album was identified simply as Pebbles). It was followed by several subsequent Pebbles compilations and albums (nearly 100 in all).Planetary Pebbles (series)Planetary Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums that is a sub-series to the main Pebbles series, and was circulated through AIP Records. The complete series compiled over 80 songs of extremely rare and obscure psychedelic and garage rock musical artists from the 1960s that were previously nearly impossible to collect, even in the music artists' individual home countries.
Compilation albumA compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set.Garage rockGarage rock (sometimes called garage punk or '60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most commonly in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is frequently characterized by basic chord structures played on electric guitars and other instruments, often distorted through a fuzzbox, as well as sometimes unsophisticated or aggressive lyrics and delivery.
Essential Pebbles seriesThe Essential Pebbles Collection is a series of compilation albums of obscure garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were originally released in the mid-1960s. As the name implies, the series was created by AIP Records as a distillation of the albums in the Pebbles series and the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series that had been released in earlier years. Only two more albums in the Pebbles series have been issued since the Essential Pebbles series was begun.
Psychedelic rockMusic genrePsychedelic rock is a subgenre of rock music that originally emerged during the mid-1960s, inspired by psychedelic culture and centered primarily around the influence of psychoactive and hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound effects and recording techniques, extended instrumental solos, and improvisation. Many psychedelic groups differ in style, with the label often applied spuriously.
Record label"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it.
BOMP! RecordsBomp! Records is a Los Angeles-based record label formed in 1974 by fanzine publisher and music historian Greg Shaw and his wife Suzy Shaw. MagazineWho Put the Bomp was a rock music fanzine edited and published by Greg Shaw from 1970 to 1979. Its name came from the 1961 hit doo-wop song "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" by Barry Mann. Later, the name was shortened to Bomp! Bomp!, and extended by Shaw to the record label Bomp!
AllMusicAllMusic (formerly known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs well over three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic has been owned by RhythmOne since 2015.
Richie UnterbergerRichie Unterberger (born 1962) is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.