The Pretty Things never made it to America in the 1960s. While their contemporaries were touring the States, building brand recognition and layering the foundation for longterm careers in the business, the Pretty Things were toiling in clubs and concert halls across Europe, or – more bizarrely – attempting to conquer New Zealand (they succeeded only in outraging it). Whether through bad judgment, bad timing or simple bad luck that vital mid-60s U.S. tour never happened. But somehow word still got around, and for those in the know the Pretty Things became a secret touchstone, their image and their music signifying the wildest and most exciting extremes of the English sound. Despite their low profile, the Pretty Things had an impact on countless American garage bands from the Seeds to MC5.

Track Listing
Rosalyn
Big Boss Man
Don't Bring Me Down
We'll Be Together
Get Yourself Home
Honey, I Need
I Can Never Say
Judgement Day
Cry to Me
Get a Buzz
Midnight to Six Man
Can't Stand the Pain
£. s. d.
Come See Me
Progress
A House In the Country
Me Needing You
Buzz the Jerk
Children
My Time
Defecting Grey
Mr. Evasion
Talkin' About the Good Times
Walking Through My Dreams