The Pretty Things is the self titled 1965 release by The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...

 which features mostly R&B and Rock & Roll covers. A re-issue of the CD released in 2000 features every track from both the American and British versions of the album.

The liner notes were written by Jimmy Duncan and Bryan Morrison

Bryan Morrison

Bryan Morrison was a representative for musicians such as Pink Floyd. His company, the Bryan Morrison Agency, became one of the leading London booking agents for R&B and progressive rock, as well as organising tours for US acts...

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UK Track Listing

Side one

1. "Road Runner
   Road Runner (Bo Diddley song)
   "Road Runner" is a song written and performed by American rock and roll performer Bo Diddley, originally released as a single by Checker Records in January 1960, and later released on the LP record Bo Diddley in the Spotlight. The song reached #20 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart, and...
   
   " (Ellas McDaniel
   Bo Diddley
   Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
   
   ) - 3:14
2. "Judgement Day" (Bryan Morrison) - 2:49
3. "13 Chester Street" (The Pretty Things) - 2:22
4. "Big City" (Jimmy Duncan
   Jimmy Duncan (songwriter)
   Jimmy Duncan is an American songwriter, singer, composer, author, arranger and producer, best known for his 1957 song "My Special Angel", a #1 country/western hit for Bobby Helms...
   
   , Alan Klein
   Alan Klein
   Alan Klein is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He wrote the soundtrack for the stage play and film, What a Crazy World...
   
   ) - 2:02
5. "Unknown Blues" (Pretty Things) - 3:49
6. "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" (McDaniel) - 3:03

Side two

1. "Honey, I Need" (Dick Taylor
   Dick Taylor
   Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor is an English musician who was an early bass guitarist for The Rolling Stones. He left to become an art student at Sidcup Art College and while there formed The Pretty Things in September 1963...
   
   , Button, Smithling) - 2:00
2. "Oh Baby Doll" (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
   ) - 3:01
3. "She's Fine, She's Mine" (McDaniel) - 4:24
4. "Don't Lie to Me" (Berry) - 3:53
5. "The Moon Is Rising" (Jimmy Reed
   Jimmy Reed
   Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...
   
   ) - 2:33
6. "Pretty Thing
   Pretty Thing
   "Pretty Thing" is a 1955 song written by Chess Records bassist-songwriter Willie Dixon and originally performed by Bo Diddley. The song was Diddley's third single release through Checker Records after "Diddley Daddy"...
   
   " (Willie Dixon
   Willie Dixon
   William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
   
   ) - 1:39

US Track Listing

Side one

1. "Honey, I Need" (Taylor, Button, Smithling) – 1:58
2. "Rosalyn
   Rosalyn (song)
   "Rosalyn" is The Pretty Things' debut single, a song written by Jimmy Duncan and Bill Farley.David Bowie recorded it and released it on his album Pin Ups. It was released as a single by RCA in New Zealand in November 1973 instead of Sorrow, which was released in the rest of the world. The B-side...
   
   " (Jimmy Duncan
   Jimmy Duncan (songwriter)
   Jimmy Duncan is an American songwriter, singer, composer, author, arranger and producer, best known for his 1957 song "My Special Angel", a #1 country/western hit for Bobby Helms...
   
   , Bill Farley) – 2:20
3. "13 Chester Street" (The Pretty Things) - 2:20
4. "I Can Never Say" (The Pretty Things) - 3:00
5. "Unknown Blues" (Pretty Things) - 2:35
6. "The Moon Is Rising" (Reed) - 2:30

Side two

1. "Don't Bring Me Down" (Johnnie Dee
   Johnnie Dee
   Johnnie Dee is a Canadian rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer for the rock band Honeymoon Suite. Dee and guitarist Derry Grehan formed Honeymoon Suite in Niagara Falls, Ontario in the early 1980s...
   
   ) - 2:09
2. "Road Runner"( McDaniel) - 3:13
3. "We'll Be Together" (Taylor, John Stax, Phil May
   Phil May (singer)
   Phil May is the stage name of an English vocalist...
   
   ) - 2:09
4. "Judgement Day" (Pretty Things) - 2:45
5. "Big City" (Duncan, Klein) - 2:30
6. "Pretty Thing" (Dixon) - 1:39

2002 CD remastered Track listing

1. "Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel
   Bo Diddley
   Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
   
   ) - 3:14
2. "Judgement Day" (Bryan Morrison) - 2:49
3. "13 Chester Street" (The Pretty Things) - 2:22
4. "Big City" (Jimmy Duncan
   Jimmy Duncan (songwriter)
   Jimmy Duncan is an American songwriter, singer, composer, author, arranger and producer, best known for his 1957 song "My Special Angel", a #1 country/western hit for Bobby Helms...
   
   , Alan Klein
   Alan Klein
   Alan Klein is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He wrote the soundtrack for the stage play and film, What a Crazy World...
   
   ) - 2:02
5. "Unknown Blues" (Pretty Things) - 3:49
6. "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" (McDaniel) - 3:03
7. "Honey, I Need" (Dick Taylor
   Dick Taylor
   Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor is an English musician who was an early bass guitarist for The Rolling Stones. He left to become an art student at Sidcup Art College and while there formed The Pretty Things in September 1963...
   
   , Button, Smithling) - 2:00
8. "Oh Baby Doll" (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
   ) - 3:01
9. "She's Fine, She's Mine" (McDaniel) - 4:24
10. "Don't Lie to Me" (Berry) - 3:53
11. "The Moon Is Rising" (Jimmy Reed
    Jimmy Reed
    Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...
    
    ) - 2:33
12. "Pretty Thing" (Willie Dixon
    Willie Dixon
    William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
    
    ) - 1:39
13. "Rosalyn
    Rosalyn (song)
    "Rosalyn" is The Pretty Things' debut single, a song written by Jimmy Duncan and Bill Farley.David Bowie recorded it and released it on his album Pin Ups. It was released as a single by RCA in New Zealand in November 1973 instead of Sorrow, which was released in the rest of the world. The B-side...
    
    " (Jimmy Duncan
    Jimmy Duncan (songwriter)
    Jimmy Duncan is an American songwriter, singer, composer, author, arranger and producer, best known for his 1957 song "My Special Angel", a #1 country/western hit for Bobby Helms...
    
    , Bill Farley) – 2:20
14. "Big Boss Man
    Big Boss Man (song)
    "Big Boss Man" is a blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith in 1960 and first recorded by Jimmy Reed. The song was a hit for Reed and has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of artists, including Elvis Presley and B.B...
    
    " (Luther Dixon
    Luther Dixon
    Luther Dixon was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 60s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, B.B. King, Dusty Springfield, and others...
    
    , Al Smith) - 2:39
15. "Don't Bring Me Down" (Johnnie Dee
    Johnnie Dee
    Johnnie Dee is a Canadian rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer for the rock band Honeymoon Suite. Dee and guitarist Derry Grehan formed Honeymoon Suite in Niagara Falls, Ontario in the early 1980s...
    
    ) - 2:09
16. "We'll Be Together" (Taylor, John Stax, Phil May
    Phil May (singer)
    Phil May is the stage name of an English vocalist...
    
    ) - 2:09
17. "I Can Never Say" (Pretty Things) - 2:37
18. "Get Yourself Home" (Pretty Things) - 2:14

Charts

The Pretty Things entered the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Album Charts at #17 on March 27, 1965 and made its mark at #6 on April 17. It was last seen on May 29 at #17 again.