Greatest Hits

The essential early British R&B sound from the band that stubbornly refused to lie down to popular demand; The Pretty Things religiously stuck to their guns by making great, exciting, challenging and often violently aggressive records that just weren't quite acceptable enough to slot into the breathlessly presented but carefully airbrushed new youth-culture media. Includes the instantly recognisable Rosalyn, Don't Bring Me Down, Cry To Me and many other brilliant evidences of a musicianship at the forefront of an evolving rock music scene through the 60s, 70s and 80s.
The band's songwriting prowess is best highlighted when, after their brief fling with minor R&B hits alongside such bands as The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Yardbirds and Manfred Mann, they hit the ground running with music that fuelled the "Swinging Sixties" and Mod Culture in the late 60s. The shift to Psychedelic Rock saw The Pretty Things ensconced in Abbey Road studios, alongside The Beatles and The Pink Floyd, to record the world's first rock opera - "S.F. Sorrow" spearheading the London psychedelic revolution alongside a new completely breed of acts, like The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Jimi Hendrix and the aforementioned Pink Floyd.

Double LP pressed on to 180g heavyweight audiophile vinyl in Gatefold packaging, complete with individual track commentary from band members Dick Taylor and Phil May in the liner notes, plus an introduction from long-time manager Mark St. John.

Double CD in 6-panel digipack packaging, complete with an exclusive recorded gig at London's 100 Club on the second disc. The package also holds a 12-page booklet featuring individual track commentary from band members Dick Taylor and Phil May, plus liner notes from long-time manager Mark St. John. The final track Mr. Tambourine Man was originally offered to The Pretty Things, who turned it down before The Byrd's infamous version was recorded; now the band have finally recorded their own take in 2016 keeping true to their style of the time.