Pebbles, Volume 8 is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 among the CDs in the Pebbles series

Pebbles series

Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP...

; it is subtitled Southern California 1. The next CD in the series, Pebbles, Volume 9

Pebbles, Volume 9 (CD)

Pebbles, Volume 9 is a compilation album among the CDs in the Pebbles series; it is subtitled Southern California 2. The previous CD in the series, Pebbles, Volume 8 also features bands from Southern California; while Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1, Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2, and...

also feature bands from Southern California

Southern California

Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

; while Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1

Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1

Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 1 is a compilation album of American garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings from the mid to late 1960s...

, Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2

Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2

Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 2 is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Los Angeles, California....

, and Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3

Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3

Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 3 is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Los Angeles....

showcase music from Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 specifically.

Release data

This album was released on AIP Records

AIP Records

AIP Records is a record label that was started by Greg Shaw's Bomp! Records, being launched in 1983 to continue the Pebbles series. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra,...

 in 1996 as #AIP-CD-5025. Despite the similar catalogue number, there is no relation between the tracks on this CD and the tracks on the corresponding LP.

Track listing

1. Terry Randall: "S.O.S."
2. The Gigolos: "She's My Baby"
3. The Starfires
   The Starfires
   The Starfires was an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, that is best known for one of the most sought-after singles of the mid-1960s, "I Never Loved Her", which can command prices of $1000 or more...
   
   : "I Never Loved Her"; Rel. 1965
4. The Grains of Sand: "She Needs Me"; Rel. 1966
5. The Humane Society: "Knock Knock (Who's There)"; Rel. 1967
6. The Cindermen: "Don't Do It Some More ('Cause It Hurts So Good)"; Rel. 1966
7. The Hysterics: "Everything's There"; Rel. 1965
8. The Rumors: "Hold Me Now"; Rel. 1965
9. The Colony: "All I Want"
10. Byron and the Mortals: "Do You Believe Me"; Rel. 1966
11. The Dirty Shames: "I Don't Care"; Rel. 1966
12. Cloudwalkers: "Sunglasses"; Rel. 1965
13. The Beckett Quintet: "No Correspondence"; Rel. 1965
14. The Dovers
    The Dovers
    The Dovers were an American garage rock band of the mid-1960s. The Dovers were an example of mid-1960s folk rock and pop, heavily influenced by the British Invasion and American groups such as The Byrds.-Career:...
    
    : "She's Not Just Anybody"; Rel. 1966
15. The Roosters: "One of these Days"; Rel. 1966
16. The Avengers: "It's Hard To Hide"; Rel. 1966
17. Sean and the Brandywines: "She Ain't No Good"; Rel. 1965
18. The Rogues: "Wanted: Dead or Alive"; Rel. 1965
19. The Last Word: "Sleepy Hollow"; Rel. 1966
20. The Green Beans: "Don't Give Me No Friction"; Rel. 1965
21. The Green Beans: "Who Needs You"; Rel. 1966
22. The Bush: "Got Love If You Want It"; Rel. 1966
23. Limey & The Yanks: "Guaranteed Love"; Rel. 1966
24. Limey & The Yanks: "Out of Sight, out of Mind"; Rel. 1966
25. The Caretakers of Deception: "X + Y = 13"