PRETTY THINGS-S.F.Sorrow,Germ."Columbia" 1968y. Edit. ( EX+ )RARE 1-st RockOpera
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Description
The Pretty Things were the also-rans of the British Invasion, a band that never got its due. Despite this lack of recognition, they were never quite ignored, cultivating a passionate cult that stuck with them through the decades -- a cult that was drawn to either their vicious early records, where they sometimes seemed like a meaner version of the Rolling Stones, or to their 1968 psychedelic masterwork S.F. Sorrow. Some of their fans advocate for the entirety of their catalog, noting how the group adeptly shifted with the times.
S.F. Sorrow the band is turned down to seven or four, or even two, or not amplified at all (except for Wally Allen's bass -- natch), and they're doing all kinds of folkish things here that are still bluesy enough so you never forget who they are, amid weird little digressions on percussion and chorus; harmony vocals that are spooky, trippy, strange, and delightful; sitars included in the array of stringed instruments; and an organ trying hard to sound like a Mellotron. Sometimes one gets an echo of Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn or A Saucerful of Secrets, and it all straddles the worlds of British blues and British psychedelia better than almost any record you can name. The album, for those unfamiliar, tells the story of "S.F. Sorrow," a sort of British Everyman -- think of a working-class, luckless equivalent to the Kinks' Arthur, from cradle to grave. The tale and the songs are a bit downbeat and no amount of scrutiny can disguise the fact that the rock opera S.F. Sorrow is ultimately a bit of a confusing effort -- these boys were musicians, not authors or dramatists. Although it may have helped inspire Tommy, it is, simply, not nearly as good. That said, it was first and has quite a few nifty ideas and production touches. And it does show a pathway between blues and psychedelia that the Rolling Stones, somewhere between Satanic Majesties
Pretty Things* ?– S. F. Sorrow
Label:
Columbia ?– 1C 062-04 004
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
Germany
Released:
1969
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
A1 S. F. Sorrow Is Born 3:07 A2 Bracelets 3:38 A3 She Says Good Morning 3:17 A4 Private Sorrow 3:50 A5 Balloon Burning 3:45 A6 Death 3:05 B1 Baron Saturday 3:56 B2 The Journey 2:49 B3 I See You 4:10 B4 Well Of Destiny 2:12 B5 Trust 2:44 B6 Old Man Going 3:05 B7 Loneliest Person 1:32Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Credits
- Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Wind, Piano – Waller*
- Design [Cover Design] – Phil May
- Drums, Vocals – Twink (4)
- Engineer – Peter Mew
- Lead Guitar, Vocals – Dick Taylor (2)
- Organ, Sitar, Percussion, Vocals – John Povey
- Producer – Norman Smith
- Vocals – Phil May
- Written-By – Taylor*, Alder* (tracks: A3, B2, B4, B6, B7), Povey*, May*, Waller*
Notes
Gatefold sleeve
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- ( MULTIPLE PURCHASES...25%- postage cost FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP )
I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg
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