Pretty Things

 

Artist:  The Pretty Things
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Garage Rock, R&B, Blues Rock, British Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock & Roll, British Invasion

Original line-up:

Dick Taylor:   Guitar
Phil May:  Vocals, Harmonica
Brian Pendleton:  Rhythm Guitar
John Stax:  Bass
Pete Kitley:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Dick Taylor:  Guitar
Phil May:  Guitar
Brian Pendleton:  Rhythm Guitar
John Stax:  Bass
Skip allen:  Drums

and 

Dick Taylor:  Lead Guitar, Vocals
Phil May:  Vocals
Jon Povey:  Organ, Sitar, Mellotron, Percussion, Vocals
Wally Waller:  Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Skip Alan:  Drums

The Pretty Things are an English Rock Band  from London, formed in 1963, consisted of Dick Taylor (Guitar), (fellow Sidcup Art College student with Keith Richards, and Mick Jagger), Phil May (Vocals, Harmonica), Brian Pendleton (Rhythm Guitar), John Stax (Bass) and Pete Kitley (Drums), replaced by Viv Andrews and then by Viv Prince on Drums.   The band's name took from Willie Dixon's song "Pretty Thing".  Their most commercially successful period was the mid-1960s. 

Title:  Silk Torpedo (2023)

Genre:  Garage Rock, R&B, Blues Rock, British Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock & Roll, British Invasion

Label:  Madfish/Snapper Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Dream/Joey (8:43)

 2.  Maybe You Tried (4:19)

 3.  Atlanta (2:42)

 4.  L.A.N.T.A. (2:23)

 5.  Is It Only Love (5:04)

 6.  Come Home Momma (3:32)

 7.  Bridge Of God (5:01)

 8.  Singapore Silk Torpedo (5:11)

 9.  Belfast Cowboys (5:10)

10. Bruise In The Sky (1:50)

Bonus Tracks:

11. Singapore Silk Torpedo (Live At Santa Monica Auditorium, 1974) (7:11)

12. Dream/Joey (Live At Santa Monica Auditorium, 1974) (7:18)

13. Joey (Edit Single Version - Stereo) (3:20)

14. Bridge Of God (Single Version) (4:49)

15. Joey (Alternate Single Version) (4:22)

16. Joey (Mono Version) (3:19)

Personnel: 

Phil May:  Lead Vocals, Percussion
Pete Tolson:  Lead, Acoustic Guitars, Bass
Jon Povey:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Percussion

Gordon John Edwards:  Bass, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Skip Alan:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Jack Green:  Backing Vocals

Silver Band:  Brass on "Is It Only Love"

Silk Torpedo is the seventh studio album by Pretty Things, originally released on November 1, 1974 by Swan Song Records, remastered and reissued on May 30, 2023 by Madfish/Snapper Music, includes 8 Page Booklet.