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Pretty Things
Pretty Things
Pretty Things
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
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Digitally Remastered Reissue of their 1965 Album, Augmented with Six Bonus Tracks Not on the Original Edition.

     
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All Artists: Pretty Things
Title: Pretty Things
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Snapper Classics UK
Release Date: 5/30/2000
Album Type: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, British Invasion
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 636551554824, 636551611527, 766486080027

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Digitally Remastered Reissue of their 1965 Album, Augmented with Six Bonus Tracks Not on the Original Edition.

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Raw as an open wound!
10/03/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you've heard the R&B stylings of the Rolling Stones during their early years and love that, you ain't never heard the Pretty Things! Rawer and dirtier than the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things basically played punk blues. Their first album is a classic which is chock full of great tunes like "Roadrunner", "13 Chester Street", "Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut", and "Rosalyn". The music is heavily indebted to Bo Diddley in contrast to the Stones which was more Chuck Berryish. The Pretties even managed to write a few original tunes on the album but their covers hold up remarkably well. The CD reissue on the Snapper label compiles the original debut album plus some single sides and unreleased tracks as well as CD-ROM data. If you like raw and dirty R&B and the Stones are too pussy for you, try the Pretty Things."
The baddest of the bad!!!
XaurreauX | New York, New York, USA | 06/19/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first saw The Pretty Things on one of the "Shindig" TV shows originating from Los Angeles in 1965. The other acts looked hip and mod; The Pretty Things looked like trouble. They went on to be virtually unnoticed in the U.S. and so they remained until the recent rebirth of interest in the band.I acquired this album on vinyl because a friend of mine was going away to school and he wanted some extra cash so he sold this along with several other albums (including the one and only album by the now classic-and-revered proto-garage band, The Syndicate of Sound) for 50 cents each! The album had a 1/2" crack in it, but in those days you could set the edges together and the disk would still play reasonably well.I have gotten many hours of enjoyment from this and later the follow-up second album. Their sound was as raw and raucus as their lives, The Pretty Things being everything the Stones pretended to be. I heard a rumor that they were banned from an entire continent--probably not true, but it reflects their well-earned reputation at the time. Small example: one of their songs contains the line "...if you're underage, I just don't care..." I rest my case.I would definitely recommend this album to anyone who wants blistering, smoking blues and R&B as it was done by one of the seminal British blues bands of 1964 and to see the groundwork that was laid for those to follow. Don't forget to turn up the volume."
Early punk at its best
sfsorrow | West Lafayette Indiana | 09/06/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Along with The Who's "My Generation" Lp from 1965 this must rank as one of the first punk albums ever. Listen to the snarling vocals of Phil May and the over amped guitars of Dick Taylor, and Brian Pendleton, the crashing drums of Viv Prince and the bass of John Stax. These guys truly made the Rolling Stones look like angels. The album is rife with hard edged takes on blues numbers as well as bonus tracks of the first couple of singles. Its raw and powerful. In my opinion the only thing that set the Pretty's apart from The Who ( who were also on the rise when this album was released) was The Who added violence to their act, something the Pretty's could have done with ease. This album should be played extremely, dangerously loud. In addition any band that dares calls themsleves punk or grunge should listen to this album, because many of them could use the lessons the Pretty's laid down."