Harvest Orig 1st Pretty Things Parachute Psyche EX+

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$ 68

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Sep 25, 2011 Sold Date

Sep 18, 2011 Start Date

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THE PRETTY THINGS

PARACHUTE

Details : Rare & hard to find (especially in this condition) Original 1st UK pressing Stereo LP .

ORIGINAL 1970 BRITISH first pressing in nice laminated gatefold sleeve...a not to be missed, amazing lush Beatlesque PSYCH gem that went over the heads of the American public back in 1970...a lost masterpiece, rediscovered many years later....

The Pretty Things are one of the most important British rock bands of the 60s and 70s that somehow never gained recognition in the States. They started as an R&B rock band much like the Rolling Stones and in '67 they took a turn towards psychedelia with the orchestrated album, Emotions. Then they went on to record the first rock opera ever, S.F. Sorrow, but the Who's Tommy would outshine it with much better sales. Founding member Dick Taylor would leave shortly after, apparantly disappointed with the lack of recognition it received. The band carried on and recorded Parachute with excellent results. The first six tracks have a striking similarity to the second side of Abbey Road, due to the use of seamless songs and layered vocal harmonies. This similarity is no surprise considering that Parachute was recorded in Abbey Road with the Beatles' engineer Norman Smith producing. The first half is the most immediately striking, but the second half has a great combination of raunchy blues and moving infectious songs. The album is a concept album about a generation caught between the conflicting calls of (rural) peace, love, and boredom, and (urban) sophistication, sex, and squalor in a harsh world.

Scene One
The Good Mr. Square
She Was Tall, She Was High
In the Square
The Letter
Rain
Miss Fay Regrets
Cries From the Midnight Circus
Grass
Sickle Clowns
She's a Lover
What's the Use
Parachute

Label : HARVEST

Catalogue No. : SHVL 774

Year : 1970

Matrix No's

Side 1. SHVL 774 A-2

Side 2. SHVL 774 B-2

A superb examble of this classic album which is now becoming nearly impossible to find in this condition here in the UK

Do not miss your chance on this rare Psyche Masterpiece !

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EXCELLENT +

Both Label Grades

EXCELLENT +

Sleeve - Front & Rear

EXCELLENT +

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