The 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:  Rage Before Beauty (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.  Passion Of Love (3:22)

 2.  Vivian Prince (5:15)

 3.  Everlasting Flame (3:46)

 4.  Love Keeps Hanging On (8:55)

 5.  Eve Of Destruction (3:03)

 6.  Not Givin' In (4:02)

 7.  Pure Cold Stone (5:47)

 8.  Blue Times To Red (4:00)

 9.  Goodbye, Goodbye (2:45)

10. Golin' Downhill (4:12)

11. Play With Fire (4:07)

12. Fly Away (4:31)

13. Mony Mony (4:45)

14. God Give Me The  Strength (To Carry On ) (6:03)

Personnel:

Dick Taylor:  Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Phil May:  Lead Vocals , Acoustic Guitar

Frank Holland:  Lead Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Jon Povey:  Keyboards, Vocals
Wally Waller:  Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Skip Alan:  Drums, Percussion

Rage Before Beauty is the tenth studio album by The Pretty Things, originally released on March 9, 1999, remastered and reissued on June 11, 2023 by Madfish/Snapper Music, includes 8 page booklet with lier notes by Mark St., John.