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Parachute - 2025 Reissue

Following the release of their now legendary & critically acclaimed 1968 album 'SF Sorrow', The Pretty Things returned to Abbey Road Studios & started work on 'Parachute'. Released in 1970, the album was named Rolling Stone's album of the year ahead of 'Let It Be' by The Beatles, 'Morrison Hotel' by The Doors, 'After The Gold Rush' by Neil Young, 'Moondance' by Van Morrison, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel, Pink Floyd's 'Atom Heart Mother' & 'Led Zeppelin III'.

"The Pretty Things always made 'The Stones' look tame" - David Gilmour, Pink Floyd

A record steeped in post-psychedelic British rock, 'Parachute' moves fluidly between melodic invention & lyrical disquiet. Long revered by musicians & critics alike, it remains one of the era's most compelling & underappreciated works.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracks:
Scene One ( 01:51 )
The Good Mr. Square ( 01:27 )
She Was Tall, She Was High ( 01:36 )
In The Square ( 01:55 )
The Letter ( 01:39 )
Rain ( 02:29 )
Miss Fay Regrets ( 03:28 )
Cries From The Midnight Circus ( 06:28 )
Grass ( 04:20 )
Sickle Clowns ( 06:36 )
She's A Lover ( 03:32 )
What's The Use ? ( 01:45 )
Parachute ( 03:52 )

CD Tracks:
Scene One ( 01:51 )
The Good Mr. Square ( 01:27 )
She Was Tall, She Was High ( 01:36 )
In The Square ( 01:55 )
The Letter ( 01:39 )
Rain ( 02:29 ) 
Miss Fay Regrets ( 03:28 )
Cries From The Midnight Circus ( 06:28 )
Grass ( 04:20 )
Sickle Clowns ( 06:36 )
She's A Lover ( 03:32 )
What's The Use ? ( 01:45 )
Parachute ( 03:52 )
Blue Serge Blues ( 03:58 ) ( Bonus Track )
October 26 ( 04:52 ) ( Bonus Track )
Cold Stone ( 03:08 ) ( Bonus Track )
Stone-Hearted Mama ( 03:52 ) ( Bonus Track )
Summer Time ( 04:32 ) ( Bonus Track )
Circus Mind ( 02:03 ) ( Bonus Track )

The Pretty Things

SF Sorrow - 2023 Reissue

The unequivocal psychedelic Rock opera gets new life once more in the form of a brand-new reissue via Madfish

Touted as the world's first Rock opera & one of the great classics of the psychedelic era, the album stands favourable comparison with "Sgt Pepper" & "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" as one of the defining records of its time.

Recorded at Abbey Road in 1967 & 1968, it was one of the first true concept albums that pre-dates The Who's 'Tommy' by a year. Exploring the life of a single character & his journey in learning to trust people & ultimate disillusionment, 'S.F. Sorrow' is like none that have come before it. Walking the line between experimental rock, psychedelic pop & even sharing similarities with proto-Heavy Metal the album was years ahead of its time & still stands atop as one of the most pivotal concept albums ever.

Beginning with 'S.F. Sorrow Is Born', the track introduces the protagonist via folk leaning acoustic guitar. Later on in the album, proto-Heavy Metal tendencies are revealed on 'Balloon Burning'. 'Well Of Destiny's swirling progressive tendencies bleed into 'Trust' before the melancholic yet profound closure of 'Loneliest Person'

TRACK LISTING

S.F. Sorrow Is Born ( 03:06 )
Bracelets ( 03:43 )
She Says Good Morning ( 03:26 )
Private Sorrow ( 03:54 )
Balloon Burning ( 03:53 )
Death ( 03:08 )
Baron Saturday ( 04:03 )
The Journey ( 02:48 )
I See You ( 03:58 )
Well Of Destiny ( 01:49 )
Trust ( 02:52 )
Old Man Going ( 03:12 )
Loneliest Person ( 01:32 )

CD Bonus Tracks
Defecting Grey ( 04:33 )
Mr. Evasion ( 03:30 ) 
Talkin' About The Good Times ( 03:46 ) 
Walking Through My Dreams ( 03:37 ) 


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