prettythings

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	PRETTY THINGS "Self titled" ~ Fontana 1965
	You Don't Believe Me, Buzz The Jerk, Get The Picture?, Can't Stand The Pain, Rainin' In My Heart, We'll Play House, You'll Never Do It Baby, I Had A Dream, I Want Your Love, London Town, Cry To Me, Gonna Find Me A Substitute 1) Dutch 1st pressing; Fontana 687 341 TL: Sleeve min. VG+ (front bottom left has a crease; rest okay, with back all EX+) Record NM (plays NM) @ £115 2) UK press TL.5239: Sleeve: slight curvature on each corner from disc; central area EX; back a clean EX- Record G only (s1 plays EX- to mainly NM; s2 VG+ to mainly NM; disc has a very slight warp that is not noticeable until playing = does not affect play at all) @ £40 .
	PRETTY THINGS "GET THE PICTURE?" ~ Fontana 1965
	You Don't Believe Me, Buzz The Jerk, Get The Picture?, Can't Stand The Pain, Rainin' In My Heart, We'll Play House, You'll Never Do It Baby, I Had A Dream, I Want Your Love, London Town, Cry To Me, Gonna Find Me A Substitute Dutch reissue from 1983; Fontana 6438 214: Sleeve min. VG+ * Record M- (plays as new) @ £14 .
	PRETTY THINGS "PARACHUTE" ~ Rare Earth 1970 (USA)
	Scene One, The Good Mr. Square, She Was Tall She Was High, In The Square, The Letter, Rain, Miss Fay Regrets, Cries From The Midnight Circus, Grass, Sicklie Clowns, She's A Lover, What's The Use, Parachute Sleeve min. VG (also has drill hole - can someone be hanged for this practice - please?) * Record EX+ (plays NM) @ £10 .
	PRETTY THINGS "ATTENTION! THE PRETTY THINGS VOLUME 2" ~ Fontana 1974 (Germany)
	Tripping, Buzz The Jerk, Death Of A Socialite, Gonna Find Me A Substitute, The Moon Is Rising, Photographer, Rainin' In My Heart, Bright Lights Of \|The City, Can't Stand The Pain, My Time, We'll Play House *Sleeve VG- (has a crease at the bottom) Record M- (plays as new) @ £10** .
	Alison Steele "NIGHTBIRD & COMPANY" ~ 1975 (USA)
	Army Reserve Radio Station album. Side 1 # 219 MAGGIE BELL 'Suicide Sal' tracks and studio interview with Maggie. Side 2 # 220 PRETTY THINGS 'Silk Torpedo' tracks and studio Interview with Phil May *Plain sleeve Record NM (plays EX to NM) @ £85** (no 'copies' provided)
	PRETTY THINGS "S.F. SORROW and PARACHUTE" ~ Harvest 1975
	2-LP set is reissue of 'SF Sorrow' and 'Parachute'. Gatefold cover design new design. Sleeve min. VG+ * Records M- (play min. NM) @ £24 .
	PRETTY THINGS "REAL PRETTY" ~ Rare Earth 1976 (USA)
	2-LP set is reissue of 'SF Sorrow' and 'Parachute'. Exterior of cover different to UK, with photo inside as within g/f of Parachute, and new sleeve notes. Sleeve min. VG+ (also has cut on bottom edge) * Records EX (play as new) @ £14 .
	PRETTY THINGS "SAVAGE EYE" ~ Swan Song 1976
	Phil May, John Povey, Peter Tolson, Skip Alan, Gordon Edwards, Jack Green Under The Volcano, My Song, Das Eye, Remember The Boy, It Isn't Rock 'N' Roll, I'm Keeping, It's Been So Long, Drowned Man, Theme For Michelle * Hipgnosis cover design. *Sleeve NM (lyrics etc within the g/f) card Inner NM * Record NM (plays as new) @ £22** .
	PRETTY THINGS "CROSS TALK" ~ WB 1980
	Phil May, John Povey, Peter Tolson, Skip Alan, Wally Waller, Dick Taylor I'm Calling, Edge Of The Night, Sea Of Blue, Lost That Girl, Bitter End, Office Love, Falling Again, It's So Hard, She Don't, No Future. *Sleeve EX Record m- (plays as new) @ £14** .
	PRETTY THINGS "LET ME HEAR THE CHOIR SING" ~ Edsel 1983
	Rosalyn, Big Boss Man, Don't Bring Me Down, Road Runner, Judgement Day, Big City, Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut, 13 Chester Street, Honey I Need, I Can Never Say, Oh Baby Doll, She's Fine, She's Mine, Get A Buzz, We'll Play House, You'll Never Do It Baby, I Want Your Love *Sleeve Record EX- (s2 intro VG+; o/w plays mostly as new) @ £10** .
	PRETTY THINGS "CRIES FROM THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS" ~ Harvest 1986 Subtitled 'THE BEST OF THE PRETTY THINGS 1968 # 1971'
Back to top	SF Sorrow, The Journey, I See You, Well Of Destiny, Old Man Going, Title, Grass, What's The Use, Cold Stone, October 26, Stone-Hearted Mama Sleeve has a small sticker tear top corner; rest is NM * (FS Sticker on back) * 4-page Insert EX- * Record M- (plays as new) @ £10

	"MORE ELECTRIC BANANA" ~ Music De Wolfe DW/ LP 3069 1969
	John Povey (as A. Povey), Wally Allen (as A.E. Waller), Dick Taylor (as R.C.Taylor), Phil May Side 1 vocal versions, side 2 instrumental versions of same. Each track with descriptive: I See You (Music for beat dancing with vocal harmonies) Street Girl (Up tempo pop blues) , Grey Skies (Fast - excitement), I Love You (Big beat-dancing), Love Dance And Sing (Quick tempo-mover), A Thousand Ages From The Sun (Slow moving - Philosophical) * all Mono *Sleeve EX- Record EX+ (textured label; plays VG+ to NM) @ £70** .
	SOFT SLIPPER "SING ME A SONG" ~ Music De Wolfe DW/ LP 3200 1972
	For the absolute completeist. Composers credited as Holman / May on all. s2 Phil May vocals (not final track) Side 1 instrumental ('easy') side 2 vocal (mostly ballad): s1: Stonehenge, Sing Me A Song, I'm In The Mood Fore You, Baby Jane, Take Me Back Soon, Aphrodite's Girl Me And The Wind And The Plain s2: Sing Me A Song, I'm In The Mood For You, Baby Jane, Take Me Back Soon, Aphrodite's Girl, Me And The Wind And The Plain, Crazy House *Sleeve EX- Record EX+ (plays NM) @ £35** .
	"HOT LICKS" ~ Music De Wolfe DWS/ LP 3284 1973 'Progressive rock music'
	J. Povey, Wally Allen, Gordon Edwards, Pete Tolson, P. May Side 1 vocal versions, side 2 instrumental versions of same. Each track with descriptive: Sweet Orphan Lady (Mid-tempo, funky), I Could Not Believe My Eyes (Up-tempo, wah-wah guitar, double entendre lyrics), Good Times (Lively, beaty, strong chorus line), Walk Away (Unusual harpsichord intro leading to up-tempo song), The Loser (Driving rock number), Easily Done (Mid-tempo, earthy rock song) 1) Sleeve min. VG * Record M- (plays NM) sold 2) Sleeve VG- * Record EX+ (plays NM) @ £34 .
	"THE RETURN OF THE ELECTRIC BANANA" ~ Music De Wolfe DWS/ LP 3381 1976 'Vocal and instrumental group sounds'
	Phil May, Micky Finn, Chico Greenwood, Bill Lovelady, Brian Johnston Side 1 instrumental versions, side 2 vocal versions of same. Each track with descriptive: Do My Stuff (up-tempo, flowing, beaty), Take Me Home (funky, stomping, riffy, softer ending) James Marshall (fast, rocky, heavy), Maze Song (mid-tempo, forceful, beaty), Whiskey Song (slow, melodic, lilting) *Sleeve VG (slightly split top and bottom seams; center area NM) Record EX+ (plays as new) @ £** .
	"ELECTRIC BANANA THE SEVENTIES" ~ Nott 1001 1978
	Commercial issue. All tracks have vocal. Good Times, Easily Done, I Could Not Believe My Eyes, Sweet Orphan Lady, Walk Away, James Marshall, Do My Stuff, Whiskey Song, Maze Song, Take Me Home 1) Sleeve VG+ * Record EX (plays EX to NM) @ £12 2) Sleeve VG- * Record EX (plays EX to NM) @ £8 .
	"ELECTRIC BANANA THE SIXTIES" ~ Nott 1001 1981
Back to top	Commercial issue. All tracks have vocal. What's Good For The Goose, Love Dance And Sing, Grey Skies, It'll Never Be Me, 1000 Ages From The Sun, Street Girl, Alexander, Eagle's Son, I Love You, I See You, Blow Your Mind *Sleeve VG+ Record EX (plays EX to NM) @ £12**

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