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Release Date
31 December 1967
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Length
17 tracks
Fourth LP by The Pretty Things. Originally recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Norman Smith in 1967, around the same time as Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. For an unknown reason (possibly line up changes), was only released in December 1968. S. F. Sorrow is based on a short story by Phil May and is generally acknowledged to be the first rock opera ever, giving Pete Townshend the inspiration to write Tommy. This album is certainly one of the best things The Pretties did and it represents a significant musical advance for them, and has influenced other artists of that era - for example, one of its tracks Private Sorrow sounded similar to subsequent Jethro Tull compositions on Aqualung. Despite its influence, it was largely unheralded at the time, did not sell well and did not chart in the UK or USA .
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