Not to be confused with The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 2, which overlaps somewhat with this album, Pebbles, Vol. 2 is part of the original series of '60s garage punk collections that began in 1979 (the CD version omits a couple songs from the LP & adds six bonus tracks). The opening number, Makin' Deals by the Satans, is a mid-tempo rocker featuring a vocalist who snarled " Can you guess my name?!?" two years before Mick Jagger pranced through " Sympathy for the Devil." "99th Floor, a