THE PRETTY THINGS S.F. Sorrow LP RARE EARTH 1969 US orig 1st press+die cut TWINK
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THE PRETTY THINGS
PHIL MAY, WALLY ALLEN, DICK TAYLOR, JOHN POVEY, TWINK
Seminal British R&B band that never broke big, despite talent to spare
and a notable psychedelic masterpiece in 1968's S.F. Sorrow.
Of all the original British Invasion groups, perhaps none were as underappreciated
in the United States as the Pretty Things. Featuring the hoarse vocals of Mick Jagger-lookalike Phil May
and the stinging leads of guitarist Dick Taylor (who actually played in early versions
of the Rolling Stones with Jagger and Keith Richards), the Pretties recorded a clutch
of raunchy R&B rockers in the mid-'60s that offered a punkier, rawer version of the early Stones sound
"S.F. SORROW"
released in UK in 1968 and in U.S.A. in 1969
1969 LP RARE EARTH RECORDS STEREO RS 506
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
THIS VERSION: First sleeve: a die-cut fold-out known as the ''DOME'' cover.
OTHER VERSION: The second sleeve was a normal gatefold
HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER + GATEFOLD
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: RARE EARTH - ORANGE & WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: RS 506
Catalog on labels: RS 506 [(HS 1602 X4RS-3370) (HS 1603 X4RS-3371)]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): HS-1602 RS-506 (Stamped): X4RS-3370-1 B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): HS-1603 RS-506 (Stamped): X4RS-3371-1 B
On labels: An E.M.I. Records Recording
A Trademark of Motown Record Corp. © 1969
On back cover: Producer/Norman Smith
Story/Phil May
Engineer/Peter Mew
Art and Design/Bob Cato
Jacket Concept/Craig Braun, Inc.
An EMI Records Recording
Trademark Motown Record Corporation/All Right Reserved ? © 1969
Motown Record Corporation? Detroit, Michigan 48201 ? Printed in U.S.A.
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: S.F. SORROW IS BORN - BRACELETS - SHE SAYS GOOD MORNING
PRIVATE SORROW / BALLOON BURNING - DEATH
Side B: BARON SATURDAY - THE JOURNEY / I SEE YOU / WELL OF DESTINY
TRUST - OLD MAN GOING - LONELIEST PERSON
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RECORD STRONG EX, NEAR MINT (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX (please, see pictures and read above description)
After their initial run of success, the group took a sharp left turn into psychedelia
with the orchestrated album Emotions (1967), impressive singles that owed more
to Pink Floyd than Bo Diddley, and, most significantly, S.F. Sorrow (1968).
The first rock opera, S.F. Sorrow was a major influence on Pete Townshend,
who released his much more successful opera, Tommy, with the Who the following year...(AllMusic)
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