A nice comp that came out a couple years ago was Pretty Things Live at the BBC on CD and vinyl. Covers 1964 - 1976.
@KS-yy2fu
8 ай бұрын
The cool thing is that SF Sorrow, Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Sgt. Pepper's were recorded at the same time in Abbey Road. Cheers from Germany
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Didn't know all that! Thank you! I may be in Germany mid-2024, you can message me on Instagram, I have the same handle. Maybe we can visit a record store together...
@danny1959
7 ай бұрын
“Oh! You Pretty Things” is based on Childhood’s End, a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke.
@Doctore_Robert
7 ай бұрын
Yeah I saw that’s among the references! Still the choice of the title doesn’t seem entirely accidental…
@louissaraiva2296
8 ай бұрын
Doc I enjoy your videos and your knowledge. I remember when The Pretty Things signed with Swan Song , but I think that Bad Company were the first to sign with the label . I always wondered what The Pretty Things sounded like at the time but money was limited back then . Cool video 😊
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Hey man! I wasn't sure so I looked on Wikipedia and it says the first 2 on Swan Song were Silk Torpedo and the first Bad Co record...so maybe concurrent releases? Thanks for the comment!
@twofromthetrunk9932
8 ай бұрын
Like the review. I always like needle drops too. Well done.
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@ChrissHill-im7kj
4 ай бұрын
David Bowie did a song called that. Its on Hunky Dory. Love that album..
@ChrissHill-im7kj
4 ай бұрын
Dick Taylor.was deemed not right for the Stones because of his looks.
@Doctore_Robert
4 ай бұрын
I referenced bowie’s song I think? It is great!
@Doctore_Robert
4 ай бұрын
Interesting!
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
8 ай бұрын
At their peak - the best for a big label band - And they also were contracted to make music for films, very similar to the Pink Floyd - lots of EMI allumni type moves with all the bands including the Beatles - that comes from possibly the special private art school they all went to the Who talk most about those days - where they decide what direction to take in their carreers . The first 2 albums are especially hard to find in Canada - I have found SF Sorrow I don't understand why they changed the cover for the American release the rare earth cover is terrible but what's inside is what counts fortunately.
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the thoughtful post! Yeah, the early Rare Earth LPs all came out in those round top record covers, which seem typically to be much more worn than standard square covers. Nonetheless I buy them when I see them! Not certain how many total there are, I know the Love Sculpture LP and S.F. Sorrow were two...
@VinylPiper
5 ай бұрын
Nice video.. i have a few pretty things albums and friends love them but I haven't loved them for some reason..
@Doctore_Robert
5 ай бұрын
Which ones?
@jbk58
8 ай бұрын
Great band - I saw them live supporting Status Quo in the mid 70’s. Did some great E.Ps in the 60’s. Marcus
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Marcus!
@franksmusic2880
8 ай бұрын
I have a two record set called Real Pretty for many years in my collection, it’s on the US Rare Earth records. It features two albums, SF. Sorrow and Parachute. Great band. My exposure to them was through the Pin Ups album comp back in the early seventies.
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting! I know that double LP, may pick it up it I see it!
@hasseelmerson
8 ай бұрын
Great band and topic, for me Parashute is their masterpiece... HE
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
I need to find that one!
@harryriles8609
8 ай бұрын
I don't have any pretty things in my collection. Well except for my wife. she's a pretty thing.😊
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Yeah congrats on that!
@russdawson7256
8 ай бұрын
Love to see a new video pop up on your channel Doc...always cool topics! I'm not a greatest hits fan, but I have a '76 copy of Pretty Things: The Vintage Years that keeps me smiling. That SF Sorrow is a grail for me tho.
@Doctore_Robert
8 ай бұрын
Yeah that SF Sorrow record is special. They did a nice job creating a psych relic, much better than Their Satanic Majesty's Request...
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