Cat No:
SMACD838
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Description
THE PRETTY THINGS - 'CROSS TALK' HAS BEEN REMASTERED & BACK IN PRINT 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 first Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive success & a huge influence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes & many more.
The band first burst onto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B. Over the course of several albums, they evolved their sound, highlighted by the release of the first ever rock opera 'S.F. Sorrow'. They followed this with a string of albums which secured the band a firm & loyal fanbase.
'Cross Talk' was to be the triumphant return of the Pretty Things. The band had been dormant for more than three years, but in 1979 Phil May & Pete Tolson started writing together again & with the help of Dave Gilmour recorded some demos. Pulling together an A-team Pretty Things line-up of Pete Tolson, Wally Waller, Jon Povey, Skip Alan, & making his return to the fold after ten years away, founding member Dick Taylor. The boys were back.
Released in August 1980, 'Cross Talk' marked a brave new sound for the Pretty Things. Not for the first time they had completely reinvented themselves & in doing so created one of their defining albums. 'Cross Talk' was also a starkly personal statement for Phil May as a lyricist. May considered 'Cross Talk' to be among his proudest artistic achievements; its commercial failure remained one of his bitterest disappointments.
'Cross Talk' from legendary British rock band The Pretty Things is available on CD via Madfish.
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Tracklisting
- 1. I'm Calling ( 04:07 )
- 2. Edge Of The Night ( 03:20 )
- 3. Sea Of Blue ( 03:14 )
- 4. Lost That Girl ( 02:50 )
- 5. Bitter End ( 03:17 )
- 6. Office Love ( 04:12 )
- 7. Falling Again ( 03:20 )
- 8. It's So Hard ( 03:15 )
- 9. She Don't ( 04:08 )
- 10. No Future ( 04:29 )
- 11. Wish Fulfillment ( Bonus Track ) ( 03:06 )
- 12. Sea About Me ( Bonus Track ) ( 03:23 )
- 13. The Young Pretenders ( Bonus Track ) ( 04:06 )
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