Trivia / The Pretty Things

• Channel Hop: During their original British career, the Pretties recorded for Fontana, EMI (specifically the Columbia and Harvest imprints), Warner Bros., Swan Song, and Warner Bros. again before their breakup. (In America, the "Talkin' About the Good Times" single was licensed to Laurie and the S.F. Sorrow and Parachute albums appeared on Rare Earth, a Motown subsidiary that specialized in Psychedelic Rock.) After their reunion in The '90s, their new work appeared on various indie labels; meanwhile, they regained control of their catalog and licensed it to Snapper Music, who in turn sublicensed it to various reissue specialists (including Shout! Factory).
• Creator Backlash: The band hated Emotions, mainly because of the orchestration added by their record label.
• Late Export for You:
  • Since the Pretty Things' first album was ignored in the US, the American branch of Fontana Records passed on Get the Picture? and Emotions. Neither album received an American release until the Pretties, who had regained control of their recordings, reissued their entire catalog in 1998.
  • S.F. Sorrow's US release had a much shorter delay — six months instead of several decades — but it hurt the Pretty Things' career. By the time the world's first Rock Opera was released Stateside, The Who's Tommy was already out, leading Americans to assume that the Pretties had stolen the very concept they originated! At least people eventually realized the truth.

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