The Penetration!: Best of the Pyramids

A couple of slightly unusual cover choices (Round Robin's L.A.-specific dance hit "Do the Slauson" and Tommy Roe's "Everybody," easily convertible to surf thanks to an underlying throbbing pulse) stand out. But aside from the hit, the most appealing songs are the vocal hotrod tunes "Custom Caravan" and the previously unreleased, guitar-laden "Record Run," plus the bizarre and uncharacteristic "Here Comes Marsha," a charming hybrid of Mary Wells and primitive garage pop with Jimmy "Handy Man" Jones-style falsetto runs. --Ken Barnes

Album Description
Crazed, head-shaven, moshing surf warriors from planets unknown, the Pyramids slammed and honked out a loony wagon full of guitar-driven hot surf and rod tracks, collected here for your edification. This Sundazed release includes the bonus tracks 'Pyramid Stomp', 'Everybody', 'Long Tall Texan', 'Do The Slauson', 'Out Of Limits, and 'Louie Louie'.