The Pretty Things - Silk Torpedo [CD]

Cat. no: SMACD835
Format: CD
Barcode: 636551883528
Release Date: 12 May 2023
Genre: Rock

THE PRETTY THINGS - 'SILK TORPEDO' HAS BEEN REMASTERED & IS NOW AVAILABLE ON CD./

Led by founding vocalist & guitarist Phil May & Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things, iconic 1st wave R&B cult heroes, created some of the most exciting & innovative records of the sixties, early seventies & beyond 

Winners of the very frst Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive success & a huge infuence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Kasabian & many, many more.The band frst burst onto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B, their debut album which reached no. 6 in the UK album charts. Over the course of several albums, they evolved their sound, highlighted by the release of the frst ever rock opera 'S.F. Sorrow'. They followed this with a string of albums in the 1970's which saw line ups changes & a frm following in the States.'Silk Torpedo' is the seventh album by the band & their second without Wally Waller, the group's rhythm guitarist/ bassist since 1967. The album is in line with the times, exuding a more glam rock feel, contrasting from their earlier R&B psychedelic work. A solid album from back to front, it offers a new side to the band, beginning with 'Dream', an instrumental prelude before launching into 'Joey,' a superb combination of piano boogie, crashing drums & melodramatic choruses draped in Hammond organ. 'Maybe You Tried' is a glittering slice of glam rock with a simply killer guitar hook from Pete Tolson. Stunning album closer 'Belfast Cowboys' displays a fragility not too often heard from the band. 

'Silk Torpedo' from legendary British rock band The Pretty Things is back in print on CD.

Tracks: Dream ( 01:08 ) / Joey ( 05:35 ) / Maybe You Tried ( 04:20 ) / Atlanta ( 02:41 ) / L. A. N. T. A. ( 02:24 ) / Is It Only Love ( 05:05 ) / Come Home Momma ( 03:41 ) / Bridge Of God ( 04:57 ) / Singapore Silk Torpedo ( 05:12 ) / Belfast Cowboys ( 06:55 ) / Bruise In The Sky ( 01:50 ) / Singapore Silk Torpedo ( Live In Santa Monica 1974 ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 07:06 ) / Dream / Joey ( Live In Santa Monica 1974 ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 07:21 ) / Joey ( Edit Single Version - Stereo ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 03:20 ) / Bridge Of God ( Single Version - Stereo ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 04:49 ) / Joey ( Alternate Single Version - Stereo ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 04:22 ) / Joey ( Mono Version ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 03:18 )

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