Pretty Things

The Pretty Things - Live At The BBC (2015) {4CD Box Set Repertoire Records REPUK1205 rec 1964-1975}
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© 1964-75, 2015 Repertoire Records / BBC | REPUK 1205
Rock / British Invasion / British Psychedelia / Rock & Roll / Psychedelic Pop / Freakbeat

4 CD set. 60 Remastered tracks. Over 4¼ hours of music. Rare BBC archive recordings. Authoritative liner notes and band quotes. The most comprehensive collection of the Pretty Things’ BBC ‘live’ recordings on the market, with several previously unreleased tracks, now all together for the first time on this newly remastered 4CD set, assembled with the assistance of the BBC.

The "Live in Brighton" concert captures the Pretty Things taking us through some of the highlights of their 40-year journey from 60s R&B punks to unrepentant Rock 'n Roll veterans, through psychedelic experimentation and the hard rocking years of the '70s…

It is a hefty box in every sense: 13 CDs, supplemented with two DVDs, accompanied by a gorgeous hardcover book and a variety of tchotchkes, including a poster that traces the twisted family trees and time lines of the band and, just as helpfully, replicas of legal documents that explain why the group didn't retain rights to its recordings for years…

A 2017 remaster of Rock St. Trop, the fascinating 1969 collaboration between The Pretty Things and Philippe Debarge (an eccentric wealthy playboy from France).
In late August 1969, Phil May and Wally Waller were flown to St. Tropez by Philippe Debarge and taken to the DeBarge family estate - a magnet for the rich and famous of the era, from politicians to film and rock stars. DeBarge had serious money and wanted to make a serious album, with him as front man. Philippe had done his research and knew exactly who he wanted to make that album with, The Pretty Things…

The Pretty Things - Get The Picture +6 (1965) {Victor Japan Mini LP VICP-63812 rel 2007}
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© 1965, 2007 Victor Japan | VICP-63812 | British Beat Paper Sleeve Collection | K2HD
Rock / Blues Rock / Psychedelic Rock / British Invasion

The Pretty Things' second album, Get the Picture? (released December 1965), has not only been remastered from original session tapes so the group sounds like their amps are practically right in your lap, but it's also been expanded to 18 songs with the addition of tracks cut for singles and EP releases from the same sessions. That's enough to recommend it even to casual fans – this is now a record that's just a few notches short of Rolling Stones level in the charisma department, and pretty tough any way you want to look at it.