The Pretty Things - Parachute ( 1970 )

 

Track listing

All songs by Phil May and Wally Waller, except where noted. Adapted from original UK pressing.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scene One" "Scene One" "The Good Mr. Square" "She Was Tall, She Was High"	4:54 1:51 1:27 1:36
2.	"In the Square / The Letter / Rain"	6:03 1:55 1:39 2:29
3.	"Miss Fay Regrets"	3:28
4.	"Cries from the Midnight Circus"	6:28

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Grass"		4:20
2.	"Sickle Clowns"		6:36
3.	"She's a Lover"		3:32
4.	"What's the Use"		1:45
5.	"Parachute"	May, Norman Smith	3:52
Total length:			40:58

Personnel

Pretty Things

• Phil May – vocals
• Vic Unitt – guitars [album tracks only]
• Wally Waller – bass, guitar, vocals
• Jon Povey – keyboards, vocals
• Skip Alan – drums
• Pete Tolson – guitars [bonus tracks only]

The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow ( 1968 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"S.F. Sorrow Is Born"	Phil May, Dick Taylor, Wally Waller	3:12
2.	"Bracelets of Fingers"	May, Taylor, Waller	3:41
3.	"She Says Good Morning"	May, Taylor, Waller, Twink	3:23
4.	"Private Sorrow"	May, Taylor, Waller, Jon Povey	3:51
5.	"Balloon Burning"	May, Taylor, Waller, Povey	3:51
6.	"Death"	May, Taylor, Waller, Povey, Twink	3:05

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Baron Saturday"	May, Taylor, Waller	4:01
8.	"The Journey"	May, Taylor, Waller, Twink	2:46
9.	"I See You"	May, Taylor, Waller	3:56
10.	"Well of Destiny"	May, Taylor, Waller, Povey, Twink, Norman Smith	1:46
11.	"Trust"	May, Taylor, Waller	2:49
12.	"Old Man Going"	May, Taylor, Waller, Povey, Twink	3:09
13.	"Loneliest Person"	May, Taylor, Waller, Twink	1:29

Personnel

Pretty Things

• Phil May – vocals
• Dick Taylor – lead guitar, vocals
• Wally Waller – bass, guitar, vocals, wind instruments, piano
• Jon Povey – organ, sitar, Mellotron, percussion, vocals
• Skip Alan – drums (on some tracks, quit during recording)
• Twink – drums (on some tracks, replaced Alan), vocals

The Pretty Things - Emotions ( 1967 )

 

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Death of a Socialite" (Ian Stirling, Phil May, Dick Taylor) – 2:44
2. "Children" (Wally Waller, May, Taylor) – 3:05
3. "The Sun" (May, Waller) – 3:06
4. "There Will Never Be Another Day" (Taylor, May, Waller) – 2:22
5. "House of Ten" (Waller, May, Taylor) – 2:54
6. "Out in the Night" (Stirling, Taylor) – 2:44

Side 2

1. "One Long Glance" (Waller, May, Taylor) – 2:54
2. "Growing in My Mind" (May, Taylor) – 2:21
3. "Photographer" (May, Stirling, Taylor) – 2:07
4. "Bright Lights of the City" (Waller, May) – 3:02
5. "Tripping" (May, Taylor) – 3:26
6. "My Time" (Taylor, May, Waller) – 3:09

Personnel

• Phil May – Vocals
• Dick Taylor – Guitar
• Skip Alan – Drums
• Jon Povey – Vocals, Keyboards
• Wally Waller – Bass, guitars, Vocals
• Brian Pendleton – Rhythm Guitar
• John Stax– Bass
• Johnnie Gray - Alto/Tenor/Soprano Saxophone
• J. Collier - Double Bass
• G. Wallace - Bass Trombone
• John Shinebourne, Lionel Ross, R. Kok, William de Mont - Cello
• Reg Tilsley - Conductor (orchestra)
• Marie Goossens - Harp
• Keith Christie - Trombone
• Albert Hall, Bert Ezzard, Greg Bowen - Trumpet
• Johnny Edwards – Valve Trombone

Note – Brian Pendleton and John Stax were present when sessions began for the album, but it is still unknown precisely which tracks on which they played.

The Pretty Things - Get the Picture? ( 1965 )

Track listing

1. "You Don't Believe Me" (Phil May, Bobby Graham, Jimmy Page, Willie Morrell) – 2:24
2. "Buzz the Jerk" (May, Dick Taylor) – 1:55
3. "Get the Picture?" (May, Taylor) – 1:56
4. "Can't Stand the Pain" (May, Taylor, Graham) – 2:42
5. "Rainin' in My Heart" (James Moore, Jerry West) – 2:33
6. "We'll Play House" (May, Taylor) – 2:34
7. "You'll Never Do It, Baby" (Brian Smith, Terry Fox) – 2:29
8. "I Had a Dream" (Jimmy Witherspoon) – 2:59
9. "I Want Your Love" (Johnnie Dee, Johnny Tarr) – 2:18
10. "London Town" (Tim Hardin) – 2:28
11. "Cry to Me" (Bert Russell) – 2:53
12. "Gonna Find Me a Substitute" (Ike Turner) – 2:59

Personnel

• Phil May – vocals
• Dick Taylor – lead guitar
• Brian Pendleton – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• John Stax – bass, backing vocals
• Viv Prince – drums (on a handful of tracks)
• Bobby Graham – drums (on a handful of tracks)
• Twink – drums (on two tracks)

On the bonus tracks, the lineup was May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax and Skip Alan on drums.

The Pretty Things - The Pretty Things ( 1965 )

UK track listing

Side one

1. "Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel) - 3:14
2. "Judgement Day" (Bryan Morrison) - 2:49
3. "13 Chester Street" (Phil May, Dick Taylor, Brian Pendleton, John Stax, Vivian Prince) - 2:22
4. "Big City" (Jimmy Duncan, Alan Klein) - 2:02
5. "Unknown Blues" (May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax, Prince) - 3:49
6. "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" (McDaniel) - 3:03

Side two

1. "Honey, I Need" (Dick Taylor, John Warburton, Peter Smith, Ian Stirling) - 2:00
2. "Oh, Baby Doll" (Chuck Berry) - 3:01
3. "She's Fine, She's Mine" (McDaniel) - 4:24
4. "Don't Lie to Me" (Tampa Red) - 3:53
5. "The Moon Is Rising" (Jimmy Reed) - 2:33
6. "Pretty Thing" (Willie Dixon) - 1:39

US track listing

Side one

1. "Honey, I Need" (Taylor, Warburton, Smith) – 1:58
2. "Rosalyn" (Duncan, Bill Farley) – 2:20
3. "13 Chester Street" (May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax, Prince) - 2:20
4. "I Can Never Say" (May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax, Prince) - 3:00
5. "Unknown Blues" (May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax, Prince) - 2:35
6. "The Moon Is Rising" (Reed) - 2:30

Side two

1. "Don't Bring Me Down" (Johnnie Dee) - 2:09
2. "Road Runner"(McDaniel) - 3:13
3. "We'll Be Together" (May, Taylor, Stax) - 2:09
4. "Judgement Day" (May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax, Prince) - 2:45
5. "Big City" (Duncan, Klein) - 2:30
6. "Pretty Thing" (Dixon) - 1:39

Personnel

• Phil May, lead vocals
• Dick Taylor, lead guitar
• Brian Pendleton, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• John Stax, bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
• Viv Prince, drums
• Bobby Graham, drums