PRETTY THINGS-Pretty Things,1965y. UK 1-st Fontana Edit.( EX. / EX+ ) Garage
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Description
The Pretty Things
Profile:
English (initially) R&B and Beat band from London, formed in 1963.
Original line-up 1963:
Phil May, Dick Taylor, Brian Pendleton, John Stax, Viv Prince.
The Pretty Things' debut LP was a legendary exercise in anarchy -- 30 minutes into the two days' worth of sessions, their original producer, Jack Baverstock (the head of the label, no less), walked out, and was eventually replaced by a slightly more sympathetic personality in the hopes of salvaging something from the efforts of the band, who, whatever their shortcomings in decorum or sobriety, were on their third successive charting single. The resulting album, made under the coordination (if not control) of drummer-turned-producer Bobby Graham, made the early work of the Rolling Stones -- rivals and one-time bandmates to the Pretty Things' Dick Taylor -- sound more like the work of the Beatles: very calculated, lightweight, and...genteel. The Pretty Things is recorded with practically every song and instrument pushing the needle into the red (i.e., overload). Normally, that would be a problem, except for the fact that a third of the repertory was written by Bo Diddley and most of the other two-thirds was inspired by him (even their version of Chuck Berry's "Oh Baby Doll" sounds like it was lifted from the Two Great Guitars sessions where the two legends crossed swords) -- and Bo spent most of his career with his amplifiers set on "11" in a world where ten was the max.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped A Side): 6873 41 1L//1?420 114
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped B Side): 6873 41 2L//1?420 11114
Country: UK Released: 12 Mar 1965 Genre: Rock Style: Beat, Garage Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Tracklist
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A1 Road Runner Written-By – E. McDaniel*A2 Judgement Day
A3 13 Chester Street Written-By – The Pretty Things
A4 Big City Written-By – Alan Klein, Jimmy Duncan
A5 Unknown Blues Written-By – The Pretty Things
A6 Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut Written-By – E. McDaniel*
B1 Honey, I Need Written-By – Taylor*, Button*, Smithling
B2 Oh Baby Doll Written-By – Chuck Berry
B3 She's Fine She's Mine Written-By – E. McDaniel*
B4 Don't Lie To Me Written-By – Chuck Berry
B5 The Moon Is Rising Written-By – Jimmy Reed
B6 Pretty Thing Written-By – E. McDaniel*
Companies, etc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Philips Records Ltd.
- Published By – Jewel Music
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Dunmo Music
- Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter
- Published By – One Four Two Music
Credits
- Liner Notes – Bryan Morrison, Jimmy Duncan
Notes
Textured labelA2 is uncredited
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