The Pretty Things - Bouquets From A Cloudy Sky: The Complete Pretty Things (2015) [13CDs + 2DVDs, Box Set]

It is a hefty box in every sense: 13 CDs, supplemented with two DVDs, accompanied by a gorgeous hardcover book and a variety of tchotchkes, including a poster that traces the twisted family trees and time lines of the band and, just as helpfully, replicas of legal documents that explain why the group didn’t retain rights to its recordings for years. Such explicatory details are necessary because the Pretty Things do indeed have a long, convoluted story, a story that is told in its entirety on Bouquets from a Cloudy Sky, released to commemorate the band’s 50th Anniversary. Every one of the band’s studio albums is here, beginning with 1965’s brutal eponymous debut and ending with 2007’s surprisingly sturdy Balboa Island, all presented in good remasters dating from the late ’90s and supplemented with bonus tracks that have been in circulation on previous reissues. The only major things missing are the complete sessions they recorded with French bon vivant Philippe DeBarge and the trippy film library music they recorded under the name the Electric Banana, although both are sampled on the two discs of rarities included as enticing collector bait. ― by Allmusic

CD 01 – The Pretty Things
01. Roadrunner – 03:11
02. Judgement Day – 02:46
03. 13 Chester Street – 02:22
04. Big City – 02:01
05. Unknown Blues – 03:48
06. Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut – 03:04
07. Honey, I Need – 01:59
08. Oh Baby Doll – 03:01
09. She’s Fine She’s Mine – 04:24
10. Don’t Lie To Me – 03:53
11. The Moon Is Rising – 02:33
12. Pretty Thing – 01:38
13. Rosalyn / Bonus Track – 02:20
14. Big Boss Man / Bonus Track – 02:38
15. Don’t Bring Me Down / Bonus Track – 02:10
16. We’ll Be Together / Bonus Track – 02:10
17. I Can Never Say / Bonus Track – 02:36
18. Get Yourself Home / Bonus Track – 02:15

CD 02 – Get The Picture?
01. You Don’t Believe Me – 02:22
02. Buzz The Jerk – 01:54
03. Get The Picture? – 01:55
04. Can’t Stand The Pain – 02:41
05. Rainin’ In My Heart – 02:30
06. We’ll Play House – 02:33
07. You’ll Never Do It Baby – 02:26
08. I Had A Dream – 02:58
09. I Want Your Love – 02:16
10. London Town – 02:26
11. Cry To Me – 02:51
12. Gonna Find Me A Substitute – 02:57
13. Get A Buzz / Bonus Track – 04:01
14. Sittin’ All Alone / Bonus Track – 02:47
15. Midnight To Six Man / Bonus Track – 02:19
16. Me Needing You / Bonus Track – 01:58
17. Come See Me / Bonus Track – 02:38
18. L.S.D. / Bonus Track – 02:24

CD 03 – Emotions
01. Death Of A Socialite – 02:43
02. Children – 03:05
03. The Sun – 03:06
04. There Will Never Be Another Day – 02:22
05. House Of Ten – 02:54
06. Out In The Night – 02:44
07. One Long Glance – 02:54
08. Growing In My Mind – 02:21
09. Photographer – 02:07
10. Bright Lights Of The City – 03:02
11. Tripping – 03:26
12. My Time – 03:09
13. A House In The Country / Bonus Track – 03:00
14. Progress / Bonus Track – 02:42
15. Photographer / Bonus Track – 02:14
16. There Will Never Be Another Day / Bonus Track – 02:25
17. My Time / Bonus Track – 03:10
18. The Sun / Bonus Track – 03:09
19. Progress / Bonus Track – 02:55

CD 04 – S.F. Sorrow
01. S.F. Sorrow Is Born – 03:12
02. Bracelets Of Fingers – 03:41
03. She Says Good Morning – 03:23
04. Private Sorrow – 03:51
05. Balloon Burning – 03:51
06. Death – 03:05
07. Baron Saturday – 04:01
08. The Journey – 02:45
09. I See You – 03:56
10. Well Of Desitiny – 01:46
11. Trust – 02:49
12. Old Man Going – 03:09
13. Loneliest Person – 01:30
14. Defecting Grey / Bonus Track – 04:31
15. Mr Evasion / Bonus Track – 03:30
16. Talkin’ About The Good Times / Bonus Track – 03:46
17. Walking Through My Dreams / Bonus Track – 03:37

CD 05 – Parachute
01. Scene One – 01:49
02. The Good Mr Square – 01:26
03. She Was Tall, She Was High – 01:35
04. In The Square – 01:54
05. The Letter – 01:38
06. Rain – 02:28
07. Miss Fay Regrets – 03:27
08. Cries From The Midnight Circus – 06:28
09. Grass – 04:20
10. Sickle Clowns – 06:36
11. She’s A Lover – 03:32
12. What’s The Use – 01:45
13. Parachute – 03:52
14. Blue Serge Blues / Bonus Track – 03:54
15. October 26 / Bonus Track – 04:56
16. Cold Stone / Bonus Track – 03:12
17. Stone-Hearted Mama / Bonus Track – 03:29
18. Summer Time / Bonus Track – 04:28
19. Circus Mind / Bonus Track – 01:59

CD 06 – Freeway Madness
01. Love Is Good – 06:53
02. Havana Bound – 03:56
03. Peter – 01:26
04. Rip Off Train – 03:19
05. Over The Moon – 04:31
06. Religion’s Dead – 04:13
07. Country Road – 04:48
08. Allnight Sailor – 01:55
09. Onion Soup – 03:48
10. Another Bowl? – 02:55
11. Religion’s Dead (Live Lyceum 1973) / Bonus Track – 04:47
12. Havana Bound (Live Lyceum 1973) / Bonus Track – 04:20
13. Love Is Good (Live Lyceum 1973) / Bonus Track – 06:43
14. Onion Soup (Live Lyceum 1973) / Bonus Track – 08:18

CD 07 – Silk Torpedo
01. Dream / Joey – 06:51
02. Maybe You Tried – 04:23
03. Atlanta – 02:40
04. L.A.N.T.A. – 02:27
05. Is It Only Love – 05:09
06. Come Home Momma – 03:43
07. Bridge Of God – 04:59
08. Singapore Silk Torpedo – 05:12
09. Belfast Cowboys – 06:57
10. Singapore Silk Torpedo (Live Santa Monica 1974) / Bonus Track – 07:06
11. Dream / Joey (Live Santa Monica 1974) / Bonus Track – 07:21

CD 08 – Savage Eye
01. Under The Volcano – 06:01
02. My Song – 05:09
03. Sad Eye – 04:31
04. Remember That Boy – 05:05
05. It Isn’t Rock ‘N’ Roll – 03:58
06. I’m Keeping – 04:00
07. It’s Been So Long – 05:07
08. Drowned Man – 04:23
09. Theme For Michelle – 01:50
10. Tonight / Bonus Track – 03:09
11. Love Me A Little / Bonus Track – 03:13
12. Dance All Night / Bonus Track – 02:53

CD 09 – Cross Talk
01. I’m Calling – 04:05
02. Edge Of The Night – 03:19
03. Sea Of Blue – 03:13
04. Lost That Girl – 02:50
05. Bitter End – 03:16
06. Office Love – 04:12
07. Falling Again – 03:20
08. It’s So Hard – 03:14
09. She Don’t – 04:08
10. No Future – 04:28
11. Wish Fulfillment – 03:05
12. Sea About Me – 03:22
13. The Young Pretenders – 04:05

CD 10 – Rage Before Beauty
01. Passion Of Love – 03:21
02. Vivian Prince – 05:15
03. Everlasting Flame – 03:46
04. Love Keeps Hanging On – 08:55
05. Eve of Destruction – 03:02
06. Not Givin’ In – 04:01
07. Pure Cold Stone – 05:46
08. Blue Turns To Red – 04:00
09. Goodbye, Goodbye – 02:45
10. Goin’ Downhill – 04:11
11. Play With Fire – 04:07
12. Fly Away – 04:30
13. Mony Mony – 04:44
14. God Give Me The Strength (To Carry On) – 06:02

CD 11 – Balboa Island
01. The Beat Goes On – 04:13
02. Buried Alive – 03:34
03. Livin’ In My Skin – 03:59
04. (Blues For) Robert Johnson – 08:00
05. Pretty Beat – 02:51
06. In The Beginning – 04:41
07. Mimi – 02:34
08. Feel Like Goin’ Home – 02:42
09. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown – 06:27
10. Freedom Song – 04:45
11. Dearly Beloved – 04:59
12. All Light Up – 04:29
13. Balboa Island – 04:40

CD 12 – Rarities 1
01. Don’t Bring Me Down (Live On The Beat Room 1964) – 02:15
02. Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (Live On The Beat Room 1964) – 03:25
03. Johnny B. Goode (Live On The Beat Room 1964) – 01:42
04. Cry To Me (Alternate Version) – 02:43
05. Photographer (Rough Mix From Acetate) – 02:11
06. Bright Lights Of The City (Demo) – 02:59
07. Out In The Night (Demo) – 02:39
08. One Long Glance (Demo) – 02:54
09. Children (Alternate Version) – 03:01
10. Defecting Grey (Alternate Mix) – 03:11
11. Why (Live In Hyde Park) – 06:16
12. She Says Good Morning (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) – 03:41
13. Alexander (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) – 03:28
14. Renaissance Fair (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) – 02:12
15. SF Sorrow Is Born (Live At The Paradiso, Amsterdam) – 03:33
16. You Might Even Say (Philippe Debarge Sessions) – 03:59
17. Eagle’s Son (Philippe Debarge Sessions) – 02:59
18. Graves Of Grey (Philippe Debarge Sessions) – 00:49
19. It’ll Never Be (Philippe Debarge Sessions) – 04:33
20. Scene One (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 01:14
21. The Good Mr. Square (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 04:33
22. She Was Tall, She Was High (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 00:55
23. In The Square / The Letter (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 03:43
24. Rain (Westbourne Terrace Demo) – 03:19
25. Cries From The Midnight Circus (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 03:53

CD 13 – Rarities 2
01. I’d Love Her If I Knew What To Do (Version 1 / Westbourne Terrace Demo) – 02:18
02. Seen Her Face Before (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 01:26
03. Everything You Do Is Fine (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 04:09
04. Cold Stone (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 03:30
05. You Never Told Me Lies (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 02:06
06. Take A Look At Me (Westbourbe Terrace Demo) – 04:14
07. Wild And Free (Demo) – 03:44
08. I’d Love Her If I Knew What To Do (Version 2 / Demo) – 01:41
09. Spider Woman (BBC Radio Session) – 04:34
10. Route 66 (Live At The Hippodrome) – 02:54
11. Joey (Mono US Single Mix) – 03:04
12. Monster Club (Movie Soundtrack, 1980) – 03:53
13. Cause And Effect (Out Of The Island, 1987) – 03:11
14. Holding Onto Love (Outtake) – 06:09
15. You Can`t Judge A Book (Pretty Thigs-Yardbird Blues Band, 1991) – 03:03
16. Chain Of Fools (Pretty Thigs-Yardbird Blues Band, 1991) – 04:55
17. No Questions (Pretty Thigs-Yardbird Blues Band, 1993) – 04:22
18. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (Outtake) – 04:05
19. Hoochie Coochie Man (Outtake) – 05:46
20. Look Away Now (Outtake) – 05:17
21. Helter Skelter (The White EP, Fruits Der Mer, 2012) – 04:54

DVD 1 – Midnight To Six 1965 – 1970 A Documentary Film By David Peck & Reelin’ In The Years Productions
01. Midnight To Six 1965 – 1970 A Documentary Film By David Peck & Reelin’ In The Years Productions
02. The Pretty Things, On Film
03. Rosalyn Video
04. Eve Of Destruction Video

DVD 2 – S.F. Sorrow Live At Abbey Road
01. S.F. Sorrow Live At Abbey Road
02. Meet The Pretty Things
03. Roadrunner
04. Route 66

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