The Pretty Things

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Years Active
1963 – present (63 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
The Pretty Things was an English rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, with their name from Willie Dixon's 1955 song "Pretty Thing". They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues (and later, psychedelia) that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British 'invasion', particularly The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie whose first hero was Phil May (born 1944; died 2020). The band did their final tour in 2018. The Pretty Things was preceded by Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys which consisted of Dick Taylor, fellow Sidcup Art College st… read more
The Pretty Things was an English rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, with their name from Willie Dixon's 1955 song "Pretty Thing". They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues (and later, psychedelia) that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s Briti… read more
The Pretty Things was an English rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, with their name from Willie Dixon's 1955 song "Pretty Thing". They pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues (and later, psychedelia) that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British 'invasion', particularly The Rolling Stones, and David Bowi… read more

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1 Play track Parachute In The Square
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2 Play track Parachute The Good Mr. Square
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3 Play track S.F. Sorrow Bracelets of Fingers
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4 Play track S.F. Sorrow S.F. Sorrow Is Born
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5 Play track Parachute The Letter
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6 Play track Parachute Grass
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7 Play track S.F. Sorrow Private Sorrow
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8 Play track Parachute She's A Lover
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9 Play track S.F. Sorrow Baron Saturday
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10 Play track Parachute She Was Tall, She Was High
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Albums

  1. 228,803 listeners

    1 Jan 1970 · 19 tracks

    Parachute
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  2. 133,776 listeners

    31 Dec 1967 · 17 tracks

    S.F. Sorrow
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  3. 73,057 listeners

    Dec 1964 · 4 tracks

    The Pretty Things
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  4. 54,420 listeners

    31 Dec 1964 · 18 tracks

    Get the Picture?
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