1974 ALBUM FROM LEGENDARY BRITISH ROCK BAND THE PRETTY THINGS NOW REMASTERED AND AVAILABLE ON MADFISH
Led by founding vocalist and guitarist Phil May & Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things, iconic 1st wave R&B cult heroes, created some of the most exciting and innovative records of the sixties, early seventies and beyond.
Winners of the very first Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive success and a huge influence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Kasabian and many, many more.
The band first burst onto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B, this their debut album which reached no. 6 in the UK album charts. 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 in the 1970's which saw line ups changes and a firm following in the States.
Silk Torpedo is the seventh album by the band and their second without Wally Waller, the group's rhythm guitarist/bassist since 1967.
The album is in line with the times, exuding a more glam rock feel, contrasting from their earlier R&B psychedelic work.
A solid album from back to front, it offers a new side to the band, beginning with ‘Dream’, an instrumental prelude before launching into ‘Joey,’ a superb combination of piano boogie, crashing drums, and melodramatic choruses draped in Hammond organ.
‘Maybe You Tried’ is a glittering slice of glam rock with a simply killer guitar hook from Pete Tolson. Stunning album closer ‘Belfast Cowboys’ displays a fragility not too often heard from the band.
Tracklist:
1. Dream [01:08]
2. Joey [05:35]
3. Maybe You Tried [04:20]
4. Atlanta [02:41]
5. L. A. N. T. A. [02:24]
6. Is It Only Love [05:05]
7. Come Home Momma [03:41]
8. Bridge Of God [04:57]
9. Singapore Silk Torpedo [05:12]
10. Belfast Cowboys [06:55]
11. Bruise In The Sky [01:50]
Bonus Tracks
12. Singapore Silk Torpedo (live Santa Monica 1974) [07:06]
13. Dream / Joey (live Santa Monica 1974) [07:21]
14. Joey (Edit Single Version - Stereo) [03:20]
15. Bridge Of God (Single Version - Stereo) [04:49]
16. Joey (Alternate Single Version - Stereo) [04:22]
17. Joey (Mono Version) [03:18]
