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.
Tracklist:
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)
Bonus Tracks
11. Wish Fulfillment (03:06)
12. Sea About Me (03:23)
13. The Young Pretenders (04:06)
