Title: Live At The BBC
Artist: Pretty Things
Label: Repertoire
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 4009910137321
Genre: Rock

Six CDs. This is the one to have! One of the all-time great British '60s bands - The Pretty Things Live At The BBC! Boxed set comprised of 3 digisleeved packages each containing 2 CDs. Over seven hours of audio - restored and remastered, 50-page booklet with liner notes by Richard Morton Jack featuring archive memorabilia and photos. Drawn from Saturday Club, Beat Room, Top Gear and Sounds of the 70s, plus more recently the Mark Lamarr and Marc Riley shows. BBC broadcast material from 1964-2018 curated by Colin Harper. Features a recent interview by Chris Welch with founder member and guitarist Dick Taylor. In the golden age of the British R&B revival, few groups created as much excitement and controversy as The Pretty Things. They came up alongside the Rolling Stones in the early 1960s, but were deemed by critics and fans as wilder and bluesier than even Mick Jagger & co. When long-haired Phil May sang and shook his maracas with manic intensity, audiences and record buyers knew they were in for a wild ride. But The Pretty Things took their music seriously and developed into one of the more innovative rock bands of the 70s, much admired by groups and artists from Led Zeppelin to David Bowie. This superb box set has informative liner notes by Richard Morton Jack, progressive rock historian and editor of Flashback magazine, and includes an interview with Phil May discussing the recordings. Repertoire's Chris Welch also interviews founder member guitarist Dick Taylor, who reminisces about the early days of The Pretty Things and pays tribute to his old friend Phil May who sadly passed away in 2020.

Tracks:
1.1 Big Boss Man [Saturday Club, 10/64]
1.2 Interview: Brian Matthew [Saturday Club, 10/64]
1.3 Don't Bring Me Down [Saturday Club, 10/64]
1.4 Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut [Saturday Club, 10/64]
1.5 Road Runner [Saturday Club, 10/64]
1.6 Big City [Saturday Club, 10/64]
1.7 Don't Bring Me Down [Beat Room, 24/12/64]
1.8 Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut [Beat Room, 24/12/64]
1.9 Johnny B. Goode [Beat Room, 24/12/64]
1.10 We'll Be Together [Saturday Club, 9/2/65]
1.11 Sitting All Alone [Saturday Club, 10/10/65]
1.12 Big City [Saturday Club, 10/10/65]
1.13 Buzz the Jerk [Saturday Club, 10/10/65]
1.14 Raining in My Heart [Saturday Club, 10/10/65]
1.15 LSD [Saturday Club, 5/66]
1.16 Interview: Brian Matthew [Saturday Club, 5/66]
1.17 Midnight to Six Man [Saturday Club, 5/66]
1.18 Buzz the Jerk [Saturday Club, 5/66]
1.19 Midnight to Six Man [A Whole Scene Going, 12/1/66]
1.20 Turn My Head [Top Gear, 3/12/67]
1.21 Introduction: Brian Matthew [Top Gear, 3/12/67]
1.22 Walking Through My Dreams [Top Gear, 3/12/67]
1.23 Defecting Grey [Top Gear, 3/12/67 - Unabridged]
1.24 Talking About the Good Times [Top Gear, 3/12/67]
1.25 SF Sorrow Is Born [Top Gear, 7/11/68]
1.26 She Says Good Morning [Top Gear, 7/11/68]
1.27 Balloon Burning [Top Gear, 7/11/68]
1.28 Old Man Going [Top Gear, 7/11/68]
2.1 Spring [Top Gear, 25/5/69]
2.2 Send You with Loving [Top Gear, 25/5/69 - Unabridged]
2.3 Loneliest Person [Top Gear, 25/5/69]
2.4 Alexander [Top Gear, 25/5/69]
2.5 Marilyn [Top Gear, 25/5/69]
2.6 Blue Serge Blues [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.7 Introduction: John Peel [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.8 She's a Lover [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.9 Introduction: John Peel [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.10 In the Square [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.11 The Letter [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.12 Rain [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.13 Introduction: John Peel [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.14 Sickle Clowns [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.15 Old Man Going [John Peel Sunday Concert, 14/6/70]
2.16 She's a Lover [Sounds of the 70S, 6/7/70]
2.17 Sickle Clowns [Sounds of the 70S, 6/7/70]
2.18 Trailer for Sounds of the 70S [Sounds of the 70S, 11/8/70]
2.19 Cries from the Midnight Circus [Sounds of the 70S, 11/9/70]
2.20 Sickle Clowns [Sounds of the 70S, 11/9/70]
2.21 Cries from the Midnight Circus [Sounds of the 70S, 11/9/70]
3.1 Cold Stone [Top Gear, 15/5/71]
3.2 Stone Hearted Mama [Top Gear, 15/5/71]
3.3 Summertime [Sounds of the 70S, 29/6/71]
3.4 Cries from the Midnight Circus [Sounds of the 70S, 29/6/71]
3.5 Slow Beginnings [Sounds of the 70S, 29/6/71]
3.6 Summertime [Radio Flashes, 14/8/71]
3.7 Slow Beginnings [Radio Flashes, 14/8/71]
3.8 Stone Hearted Mama [Radio Flashes, 14/8/71]
3.9 Cold Stone [Radio Flashes, 14/8/71]
3.10 Circus Mind [Radio Flashes, 14/8/71]
3.11 Onion Soup [Top Gear, 25/7/72]
3.12 Love Is Good [Top Gear, 25/7/72]
3.13 Spider Woman [Top Gear, 15/8/72]
3.14 Rosalyn [Top Gear, 15/8/72]
3.15 All Night Sailor [Top Gear, 15/8/72]
3.16 Havana Bound [Sounds of the 70S, 30/10/72]
3.17 Religion's Dead [Sounds of the 70S, 30/10/72]
4.1 Road Runner [Sounds of the 70S, 30/10/72]
4.2 Peter / Rip Off Train [Sounds of the 70S, 30/10/72]
4.3 Sweet Orphan Lady [Radio 1 Session 1972]
4.4 Love Is Good [Radio 1 Session 1972]
5.1 Religion's Dead [In Concert, 15/2/73]
5.2 Havana Bound [In Concert, 15/2/73]
5.3 Love Is Good [In Concert, 15/2/73]
5.4 Onion Soup [In Concert, 15/2/73]
5.5 Route 66 [In Concert, 15/2/73]
5.6 Peter / Rip Off Train [Sounds of the 70S, 27/8/73]
5.7 Atlanta [Sounds of the 70S, 27/8/73]
5.8 Onion Soup / Another Bowl [Sounds of the 70S, 27/8/73]
5.9 Route 66 [Sounds of the 70S, 27/8/73]
5.10 Singapore Silk Torpedo [John Peel Show, 17/12/74]
5.11 Religion's Dead [In Concert, 9/8/73]
5.12 Havana Bound [In Concert, 9/8/73]
5.13 Love Is Good [In Concert, 9/8/73]
5.14 Onion Soup [In Concert, 9/8/73]
5.15 Route 66 [In Concert, 9/8/73]
5.16 Old Man Going [In Concert, 12/74]
5.17 Living Without You [In Concert, 12/74]
5.18 Joey [In Concert, 12/74]
5.19 Belfast Cowboys [In Concert, 12/74]
5.20 It's Been So Long [In Concert, 12/74]
5.21 Bridge of God [In Concert, 12/74]
5.22 Come Home Momma [In Concert, 12/74]
5.23 Singapore Silk Torpedo [In Concert, 12/74]
5.24 Not Only But Also [John Peel, 24/7/75]
6.1 Big City [John Peel, 24/7/75]
6.2 Belfast Cowboys / Bruise in the Sky [John Peel, 24/7/75]
6.3 Dream / Joey [John Peel, 24/7/75]
6.4 Interview: Mark Lamarr [Mark Lamarr, Radio 2, 28/3/09]
6.5 Come See Me [Mark Lamarr, Radio 2, 28/3/09]
6.6 The Beat Goes on [Mark Lamarr Radio 2,28/3/09]
6.7 Rosalyn [Mark Lamarr, Radio 2, 28/3/09]
6.8 SF Sorrow Is Born [Mark Lamarr, Radio 2, 28/3/09]
6.9 LSD / Old Man Going [Mark Lamarr, Radio 2, 28/3/09]
6.10 Can't Judge a Book By Looking at the Cover [Marc Riley, BBC6 17/7/18]
6.11 Mr Evasion [Marc Riley, BBC6 17/7/18]
6.12 Rosalyn [Marc Riley, BBC6 17/7/18]
6.13 The Same Sun [Marc Riley, BBC6 17/7/18]
6.14 She Says Good Morning [Marc Riley, BBC6 17/7/18]
6.15 Defecting Grey [Top Gear, 3/12/67]
6.16 Send You with Loving [Top Gear, 25/5/69]
6.17 Cries from the Midnight Circus [Sounds of the 70S, 21/6/70]
6.18 Introduction: Dave Symonds [Sounds of the 70S, 6/7/70]
6.19 In the Square [Sounds of the 70S, 6/7/70]
6.20 The Letter [Sounds of the 70S, 6/7/70]
6.21 Rain [Sounds of the 70S, 6/7/70]

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