Saturday, July 1, 2023

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:  Balboa Island (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.  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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