Track Listing

1. S.F. Sorrow Is Born
2. Bracelets of Fingers
3. She Says Good Morning
4. Private Sorrow
5. Balloon Burning
6. Death
7. Baron Saturday
8. Journey
9. I See You
10. Well of Destiny
11. Trust
12. Old Man Going
13. Loneliest Person
14. Defecting Grey [*]
15. Mr. Evasion [*]
16. Talkin' About the Good Times [*]
17. Walking Through My Dreams [*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146957 in Music
• Released on: 2004-04-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered, Import
• Dimensions: .13 pounds

Customer Reviews

Forgotten Classic
I have never understood why this album had so little impact. Its been quoted as Pete Townshend's influence for Tommy etc etc but still gets ignored. Its not a typical Pretty Things album. It was sandwiched between their mid-sixties R&B and the much harder feel of 1968's "Parachute", yet its strongest element is the melodies that light up every song. There's not a weak track on it, its superbly played and sung, and it manages to tell a story without feeling awkward. Many groups have made a fortune out of crud. The Prettys produced a diamond and still haven't made it.

The "loudness war" strikes again
I've had it of describing what the "loudness war" is. Just Google the expression between quotes and you'll get tens of thousands of results to peruse. So I'm just going to say that this release features the worst type of "loudness war" mastering, when the audio volume is pushed beyond the CD format specification limits and "clipping" (loss of parts of the audio) occurs. These comments refer to the mono releases (Snapper's "jewel case", Repertoire's and all the Japanese releases) - the stereo (Snapper's digipack) release is mastered within the CD's dynamic range, but the mix is very annoying, with vocals on one channel and instruments on the other.