Pretty Things

Pretty Things were an English band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent. They took their name from the 1955 song of the same name. A pure rhythm and blues band in their early years, with several singles charting in the United Kingdom, they later embraced other genres such as psychedelic rock in the late 1960s (with 1968's S. F. Sorrow being one of the first rock operas), hard rock in the early 1970s and new wave in the early 1980s. Despite this, they never managed to recapture the same level of commercial success of their early releases.

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Pretty Things
Pretty Things in The Netherlands, c. 1965. Left to Right: Brian Pendleton, John Stax, Dick Taylor, Phil May, Viv Prince
Background information
Also known as	Electric Banana
Origin	London, England
Genres	Blues rock[1] beat[2] R&B[2] rock and roll[2] psychedelic
Years active	1963–1976 1978–2018 2020
Labels	Fontana Columbia Rare Earth Harvest Warner Bros. Swan Song Laurie Snapper Cote Basque Repertoire Zoho Roots Fruits de Mer
Past members	see 'Personnel'
Website	theprettythings.com