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The Pretty Things Get The Picture ? South African vinyl LP album (LP record)
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Now regarded as a British R&B classic, at the time this great LP failed to make an impression. As a result few copies were sold and it is now incredibly hard to find.
So, where to start with this treasure from one of the best R&B bands on the circuit at the time ?
Ok. Let's go from the outside in ...
The Sleeve:
This is a unique front laminated flipback variant, with similar artwork to the UK release. Both front and back have been Library stickered, with the back having in addition a rubber stamp proclaiming 'Springbok Radio Library' and the date '26-4-1966'.
Being an ex-radio library copy, the album obviously spent the formative years of its life being very well cared for. Although the laminate has split a bit at the spine, the spine is still clearly readable & the top & bottom seams are scuff free. The only other minor points to note is a little laminate lift at the spine & one spot near the opening. Believe me, these are insignificant!
The unlaminated back has not fared quite so well & there's a little light shelfwear & a couple of spots of discolouration, but hell's panties, this is from South Africa and it's over forty five years old. The big clue here, apart from the flipback design & the catalogue number is the 'Record Pac' printers text at the bottom.
It's hard to describe the incredible buzz that seeing this album in this condition gave me. In hard technical terms, I suppose you'd have to say VG/VG+ but it really does FEEL better than that. For now, you will have to make do with the scans, but this really is lovely.
The Disc:
This is library stickered on the A-side label, which follows the familiar black & silver Fontana design of the period, as used in the UK. The biggest difference is the text of the publishing credits which are different to the UK versions, specifically dated 'February 1966' & with '(Pty.) Ltd' after the publisher name & their smooth nature as opposed to the rough label UK equivalent.
'The Pretty Things' band name is actually in as small a font as the song text, but in bold. The centre is remarkably free of wear or excessive spindle marks. All in all the labels are clean & all round spiffy.
The vinyl has a few obvious surface hairlines on both sides, and visually this would again be graded VG/VG+. Upon playtesting [as we don't get this rare album in often & it's great!] we discovered that all music is crisp & well defined as only those solid sixties mono presses were. Surface noise of any kind was reduced to a little ambient crackling in places between songs & in some quiet passages, but nothing of note. It certainly plays a very good EX/EX+, despite the surface hairlines, which are obviously far more cosmetic than material.
So, let's sum up.
It's an incredible sixties mono pressing, even more incredible considering its origin. A fantastic copy that just screams 'quality' at you, however you look or listen to it.
A jewel in the crown.
Tracklisting:
01. You Don't Believe Me
02. Buzz The Jerk
03. Get The Picture?
04. Can't Stand The Pain
05. Rainin' In My Heart
06. We'll Play House
07. You'll Never Do It Baby
08. I Had A Dream
09. I Want Your Love
10. London Town
11. Cry To Me
12. Gonna Find A Substitute
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
Sold Out - 'Request Next' to get an email if it comes back into stock.
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| Year of Release: |
1966 - 59 years old |
| Artist: |
The Pretty Things (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Get The Picture ? (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Fontana |
| Catalogue No: |
TL610 |
| Country of Origin: |
South Africa
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Additional info: |
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
PTHLPGE546956 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, 70s Rock, 70s Artists, Garage Punk, Progressive, Psychedelic
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| Related Artists: |
Dick Taylor, Jack Green, Kate, Phil May |
| Complete Stock List: |
The Pretty Things |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number PTHLPGE546956 |
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