The Pretty Things: S.F Sorrow: 50th Anniversary Edition

The Pretty Things, iconic 1st wave R&B cult heroes, created some of the most exciting and innovative records of the sixties and early seventies. Winners of the Hero award at the 2009 Mojo Honours, the band have been a massive success and a huge influence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Kasabian and many, many more. This year, The Pretty Things celebrate their 55th anniversary as a band with their final live tour and final studio album, as well as 50 years of the world's first rock opera, S. F. Sorrow, which is hailed as one of the great classics of the Psychedelic era. The album stands favourable comparison with Sgt Pepper and Piper At The Gates Of Dawn as one of the defining records of the time. Originally recorded at Abbey Road in 1967 and 1968 it was one of the first true concept albums, pre-dating Tommy by a full year. The S. F. Sorrow deluxe vinyl box set pulls out all the stops, featuring: four 12" LPs, four rare European 60s picture sleeve 7" singles and handwritten recollections from Phil May, Dick Taylor, Jon Povey & Wally Waller on individually signed inserts. The first two LPs feature the mono and stereo versions of the classic album cut from the original Abbey Road master tapes packaged in facsimile versions of the original UK gatefold and USA 'Tombstone' sleeves respectively. The third and fourth LPs are a 2LP set of the 1998 Live at Abbey Road anniversary recording with David Gilmour and Arthur Brown on vinyl for the very first time. The release of this 50th anniversary box set will coincide with the band's final and extensive UK & European tour, which includes a performance of S. F. Sorrow in full at the Isle of Wight Festival and ends at a farewell show in London at Indigo at the O2 with an impressive supporting line-up of David Gilmour, Van Morrison and Bill Nighy.

1. S.F. Sorrow Is Born
2. Bracelets of Fingers
3. She Says Good
4. Private Sorrow
5. Balloon Burning
6. Death
7. Baron Saturday
8. The Journey
9. I See You
10. Well of Destiny
11. Trust
12. Old Man Going
13. Loneliest Person
14. Introduction By Mark St. John
15. Introduction By Arthur Brown
16. S.F. Sorrow Is Born
17. Narration By Arthur Brown 1
18. Bracelets of Fingers
19. Narration By Arthur Brown 2
20. She Says Good Morning
21. Narration By Arthur Brown 3
22. Private Sorrow
23. Narration By Arthur Brown 4
24. Balloon Burning
25. Narration By Arthur Brown 5
26. Death
27. Narration By Arthur Brown 6
28. Baron Saturday
29. Narration By Arthur Brown 7
30. The Journey
31. Narration By Arthur Brown 8
32. I See You
33. I See You (Outro)
34. Well of Destiny
35. Trust
36. Narration By Arthur Brown 9
37. Old Man Going
38. Narration By Arthur Brown 10
39. Loneliest Person
40. Thank You ; Exit
41. Defecting Grey
42. Mr. Evasion
43. Talkin' About the Good Times
44. Walking Through My Dreams
45. Private Sorrow (Single Version)
46. Balloon Burning (Single Version)
47. Baron Saturday
48. Loneliest Person

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