PRETTY THINGS Cross Talk (Digipack Edition, Reissue, Remastered + 3 Bonus)

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THE PRETTY THINGS – ‘CROSS TALK’ HAS BEEN REMASTERED & BACK IN PRINT ON CD

Led by founding vocalist & guitarist Phil May & Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things, iconic 1st wave R&B cult heroes, created some of the most exciting & innovative records of the sixties, early seventies & beyond. Winners of the very first Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive success & a huge influence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes & many more.

The band first burst onto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B. Over the course of several albums, they evolved their sound, highlighted by the release of the first ever rock opera ‘S.F. Sorrow’. They followed this with a string of albums which secured the band a firm & loyal fanbase.

‘Cross Talk’ was to be the triumphant return of the Pretty Things. The band had been dormant for more than three years, but in 1979, Phil May & Pete Tolson started writing together again & with the help of Dave Gilmour recorded some demos. Pulling together an A-team Pretty Things line-up of Pete Tolson, Wally Waller, Jon Povey, Skip Alan, & making his return to the fold after ten years away, founding member Dick Taylor. The boys were back.

Released in August 1980, ‘Cross Talk’ marked a brave new sound for the Pretty Things. Not for the first time they had completely reinvented themselves & in doing so created one of their defining albums. ‘Cross Talk’ was also a starkly personal statement for Phil May as a lyricist. May considered ‘Cross Talk’ to be among his proudest artistic achievements; its commercial failure remained one of his bitterest disappointments.

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Pretty Things
Cross Talk

1. I'm Calling
2. Edge of the Night
3. Sea of Blue
4. Lost That Girl
5. Bitter End
6. Office Love
7. Falling Again
8. It's So Hard
9. She Don't
10. No Future
11. Wish Fulfillment
12. Sea About Me
13. The Young Pretenders