Rare Original 1st Press New Zealand LP released in 1965 on Fontana Records. Cat: 687 341 TL. This album is in MONO.
The Pretty Things' debut LP was a legendary exercise in anarchy 30 minutes into the two days' worth of sessions, their original producer, Jack Baverstock (the head of the label, no less), walked out, and was eventually replaced by a slightly more sympathetic personality in the hopes of salvaging something from the efforts of the band, who, whatever their shortcomings in decorum or sobriety, were on their third successive charting single. The resulting album, made under the coordination (if not control) of drummer-turned-producer Bobby Graham, made the early work of the Rolling Stones rivals and one-time bandmates to the Pretty Things' Dick Taylor sound more like the work of the Beatles: very calculated, lightweight, and...genteel. The Pretty Things is recorded with practically every song and instrument pushing the needle into the red (i.e., overload). Normally, that would be a problem, except for the fact that a third of the repertory was written by Bo Diddley and most of the other two-thirds was inspired by him (even their version of Chuck Berry's "Oh Baby Doll" sounds like it was lifted from the Two Great Guitars sessions where the two legends crossed swords) -- and Bo spent most of his career with his amplifiers set on "11" in a world where ten was the max.
Tracks : I got rhythm/ Cocktails for two/ I would do anything for you/ I know that you know/ Sweet Lorraine/ Tea for two/ St. Louis blues/ After you've gone/ Moonglow/ Deep Purple/ Honeysuckle rose/ Stompin' at the Savoy/ I ain't got nobody/ Rosetta.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks and a few very light scratches that cause some light crackles and is in VG+ condition. Gloss cover with back flaps has a tear on right hand centre edge, the start of a small seam split on spine, somew light marks and a few tiny surface tears around edges and is in VG condition.
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