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.
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. The Beat Goes On (4:10)
2. Buried Alive (3:35)
3. Livin' In My Skin (3:59)
4. (Blues For) Robert Johnson (8:00)
5. All Light Up (4:30)
6. Pretty Beat (2:52)
7. Mimi (2:34)
8. The BalladOf Hollis Brown (6:28)
9. Feel Like Goin' Home (2:43)
10. In The Beginning (4:42)
11. Dearly Beloved (4:59)
12. Freedom Song (4:46)
13. Balboa Island (4:42)
Personnel:
Dick Taylor: Lead Guitar, Vocals
Phil May: Lead Vocals
Frank Holland: Guitars, Vocals
Jon Povey: Keyboards, Vocals
Wally Waller: Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Skip Alan: Drums, Percussion
Balboa Island is the eleventh studio album by The Pretty Things, originally released on May, 2007 by Zoho Roots, remastered and reissued on June 9, 2023 by Madfish/Snapper Music, includes 8 page booklet with liner notes by Phil May.
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