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- Date Released: January 26, 1999
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: British Invasion
- Label: Snapper Classics / The Orchard
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They Say...
On September 6, 1998, the Pretty Things gathered at Abbey Road Studios to perform--for the first time ever--their 1960s rock opera S.F. Sorrow live in its entirety. The performance, by the Pretties' actual 1966-67 lineup (with the addition of Frankie Holland on guitar), was simulcast on the Internet and recorded for release on this CD. Since the 1968 album of S.F. Sorrow remains available on CD (on the same label, in fact), one could justifiably wonder why exactly anyone, even a Pretty Things fan, would want a 1998 live version of it. Well, there are some small extras that make this of more interest than such remakes usually are. One is the presence of Dave Gilmour on guitar on five tracks. Another is the narration of Arthur Brown, whose richly recited between-song links give the story more cohesion than it did first time around. No, this could not be said to be better or as good as the original S.F. Sorrow, but the band do play and sing it quite well here, without any of the ghastly modernizing technology that usually clouds such recreations. As a souvenir, it's a pretty good one.
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| 01. |  |
Introduction |
1:47 |
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| 02. | |
Narraration |
1:08 |
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| 03. | |
S.F. Sorrow Is Born |
3:10 |
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| 04. |
Narraration |
0:23 |
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Bracelets Of Fingers |
3:48 |
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| 06. |
Narraration |
0:32 |
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| 07. | |
She Says Good Morning |
4:35 |
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| 08. | |
Narraration |
0:46 |
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| 09. | |
Private Sorrow |
3:36 |
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| 10. | |
Narraration |
2:10 |
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| 11. | |
Balloon Burning |
3:51 |
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| 12. |
Narraration |
0:06 |
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Death |
3:04 |
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| 14. |
Narraration |
0:30 |
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Baron Saturday |
4:20 |
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| 16. |
Narraration |
0:44 |
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The Journey |
2:42 |
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| 18. | |
Narraration |
2:00 |
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| 19. | |
I See You |
6:11 |
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| 20. | |
Well Of Destiny |
3:00 |
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| 21. |
Narraration |
0:10 |
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Trust |
2:46 |
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| 23. |
Narraration |
0:19 |
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Old Man Going |
5:21 |
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| 25. |
Narraration |
0:09 |
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| 26. | |
Loneliest Person |
1:40 |
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| 27. |
Band Introductions / Applause |
0:38 |
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27 Total Tracks, 59:26 Total Length
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Credits
- Arthur Brown - Narrator // Arthur Brown - Narrator // Arthur Brown - Narrator // Arthur Brown - Narrator // Phil May - Percussion // Phil May - Vocals // Phil May - ? // The Pretty Things - Group // The Pretty Things - Group // The Pretty Things - Main Performer // The Pretty Things - Main Performer // Dick Taylor - Guitar // Dick Taylor - Vocals // Dick Taylor - ? // David Garland - Producer // David Garland - Mastering // David Gilmour - Guitar // David Gilmour - Performer // John Povey - Percussion // John Povey - Keyboards // John Povey - Sitar // John Povey - Vocals // John Povey - ? // Wally Allen Waller - Bass // Wally Allen Waller - Vocals // Wally Allen Waller - ? // Skip Alan - Percussion // Skip Alan - Drums // Skip Alan - ? // Andrew Pearce - Mastering // Dov Skipper - Percussion // Dov Skipper - Drums // Mark St. John - Percussion // Mark St. John - Vocals // Mark St. John - Producer // Mark St. John - Liner Notes // Mark St. John - Mastering // Mark Saint John - Percussion // Mark Saint John - Vocals
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