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Rosalyn (song)
"Rosalyn" is the debut single by British rock band Pretty Things, released in 1964. It charted at number 41 in the United Kingdom. History "Rosalyn" was written by songwriter Jimmy Duncan, who was also co-manager of the Pretty Things with Bryan Morrison at the time, along with Bill Farley, studio owner where the band was recording. The song was recorded as their debut single on Fontana Records, and became the Pretties first hit, reaching No. 41 on the UK singles chart in July 1964. It features Bo Diddley style lead guitar as well as prominent slide guitar. Personnel * Phil May - lead vocals *Dick Taylor - rhythm guitar * Brian Pendleton - slide/lead guitar, backing vocals * John Stax - bass guitar, backing vocals *Viv Prince - drums Covers David Bowie recorded a cover version of "Rosalyn" and released it on his album ''Pin Ups''. It was released as a free sampler single to Record Club members by RCA in New Zealand in November 1973. " Sorrow", was released, as in the rest of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Things
Pretty Things were an English Rock music, rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, taking their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing", and active in their first incarnation until 1971. They released five studio albums, including the debut ''The Pretty Things (album), The Pretty Things'' (UK Albums Chart #6) and ''S. F. Sorrow'' (the first rock opera), four Extended Plays, EPs and 15 UK singles, including the Top 20 UK Singles Chart "Don't Bring Me Down (Pretty Things song), Don't Bring Me Down" and "Honey I Need". They reformed later in 1971 and continued through to 1976 issuing three more studio albums, and reformed once again from 1979 to 2020 releasing another five studio albums, the last of which was ''Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood''. The group were formed by vocalist Phil May (singer), Phil May, who was an ever-present until his death in 2020, and guitarist Dick Taylor – who left before the end of their first incarnation but rejoined for the entire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stax
John Stax (born John Edward Lee Fullagar, 6 April 1944, Crayford, Kent) is an English musician best known as original bassist for the Pretty Things. He adopted the name "Stax" because of his fondness for the music produced by Stax Records. Stax played on all of their charting singles, which included " Rosalyn," "Don't Bring Me Down," " Midnight to Six Man," " Road Runner," " Honey I Need", and "Cry to Me." He also frequently contributed backing vocals as well as playing harmonica. He played on the Pretty Things' first three albums: ''The Pretty Things'', '' Get the Picture?'' and ''Emotions'', although his exact contributions to the latter are unknown. He also played on the band's first two EPs, ''The Pretty Things'' and ''"Rainin' in My Heart".'' He was part of The Pretty Things infamous tour of New Zealand in 1965. Stax left the band in January 1967, a month after rhythm guitarist Brian Pendleton. Stax then emigrated to Australia Australia, officially the Commonweal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Things Songs
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1964 Debut Singles
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Bugger Off!
''Bugger Off!'' is the second album by Stack Waddy, released in 1972 on Dandelion Records. The album liner notes by Dandelion Records's owner and executive producer, John Peel, indicate each song was recorded in a single live take with the band refusing to make any kind of overdubbing or technical treatment on the resulting sound. He narrates that on one occasion he asked them to run through a song a second time and the band members yelled "''Bugger Off!, Peel''", which gave rise to the album's title. Critical reception Music website Allmusic gave Bugger Off! four out of five stars. Reviewer Dave Thompson highlights the authenticity and rawness of the band, and says the album expands the fierceness in their self-titled debut album, defining it as ''positively antisocial''. Track listing # " Rosalyn" – 2:31 # " Willie the Pimp" – 4:03 # "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" – 4:19 # "It's All Over Now" – 3:13 # "Several Yards" – 5:58 # "You Really Got Me" – 2:43 # "I'm a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stack Waddy
Stack Waddy were an English blues rock band from Timperley, Cheshire, who were active in the late 1960s and early 1970s and again in 2007. Signed to John Peel's Dandelion label, the original line-up of John Knail, Mick Stott (born 1945, Salford, Lancashire died 6 January 2015), Stuart Banham and Steve Revel (replaced by John Groom on second album) released two albums and singles before breaking up for a while in 1973. On 24 January 1972 (transmitted on 18 February), the band also recorded a performance for the John Peel BBC Radio 1 show, the tracks were: " Hoochie Coochie Man", "Rock Me Baby", "You Really Got Me" and " Willie the Pimp". They have reconvened several times with their second line-up of Knail, Stott, Banham and Groom; with the last get together for the Dandelion Records biographical DVD film shoot in July 2007. Selected discography Albums *'' Stack Waddy'' (1971) *'' Bugger Off!'' (1972) *''The Lost Dandelion Jams'' (2013) Singles *" Roadrunner" (1970) *"You Reall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorrow (McCoys Song) , a fictional character in the ''Metal Gear'' video g ...
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Pin Ups
''Pin Ups'' (also referred to as ''Pinups'' and ''Pin-Ups'') is the seventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 19October 1973 through RCA Records. Devised as a "stop-gap" album to appease his record label, it is a covers album, featuring glam rock and proto-punk versions of songs by 1960s bands who were influential to Bowie as a teenager, including the Pretty Things, the Who, the Yardbirds and Pink Floyd. The album was recorded from July to August 1973 at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France following the completion of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. It was Bowie's final album co-produced with Ken Scott. Two members of the Spiders from Mars backing band contributed, the guitarist Mick Ronson and the bassist Trevor Bolder, while Mick Woodmansey was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar on drums. Following a surprise announcement at the end of the tour that the Spiders were breaking up, tensions were high during the sessions, which was reflected in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a great impact on popular music. Bowie studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and David Bowie (1967 album), a self-titled solo album (1967) before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust (character), Ziggy Stardust. The success of the single "Starman (song), Starman" and its album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viv Prince
Vivian Martin Prince (born 9 August 1941) is an English drummer. He played in a variety of bands during the 1960s, including Pretty Things. He was noted for his wild and eccentric behaviour, which garnered a lot of publicity for the group and influenced Keith Moon. Biography Viv Prince was born in Loughborough. His father, Harry Prince, played in a local jazz band. Viv's first instrument was a guitar, but then he switched to playing drums. After leaving school, he worked briefly as a tax officer. He also started playing with local jazz bands, including in his father's band as a hobby. Viv Prince's first professional work as a musician was with the traditional jazz band Lennie Baldwin's Dauphin Street Six in 1961, with whom he toured in Denmark and made his first recordings in 1962. He left them during a tour in Germany to join the Jazz Cardinals. Without a work permit, he soon had to return to London to make a name for himself as a session musician, contributing to many pop r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Pendleton
Brian Pendleton (13 April 1944 – 16 May 2001) was a British guitarist, and a founder member of the 1960s pop group Pretty Things. Early life Born in Wolverhampton, England, Pendleton moved south as a child, attending Dartford Grammar School. After school, he started work in the same field as his father as a trainee insurance clerk, before responding to an advertisement placed in ''Melody Maker'' by Dick Taylor and Phil May of the Pretty Things, seeking a guitarist. Musical career As rhythm guitarist for Pretty Things, Pendleton featured on their first two albums, ''The Pretty Things'' and '' Get the Picture?'', and the period of the band's greatest commercial success, when they enjoyed hits such as " Rosalyn" and "Don't Bring Me Down" (1964) and "Honey I Need" (1965). Brian played the memorable slide guitar on "Rosalyn", and the Pretty Things sound of the period owes a great deal to his driving rhythm guitar playing. In December 1966, exhausted by life on the road, Pendleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
