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Happy birthday to Dick Taylor, who was part of the original line up thanks to Brian, Taylor was school friends with Mick and Keith and the three played in a group called Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. He's known to be the first bassist of the Stones
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Happy birthday Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor *January 28, 1943
The Pretty Things - Honey, I Need (1965)
R.I.P. Viv Prince - drummers don't more get wild, both on and off the stage. Here's some raw R&B from the band that made the Rolling Stones seem like "nice" boys.
The Pretty Things c1967
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The Pretty Things “The Vintage Years” 1976
In 1976 Sire Records decided to put out a double LP compilation of The Pretty Things 1964 to 1966 output for some reason. It seems like a weird decision because they were never a big seller in the US. In fact they never toured the states during the first few lineups run. At any rate I’m thankful that they did do this compilation (though reissues of the original albums are easy to find now) because the period covered here they across as The Rolling Stones rougher brothers. Blues and what is now known as garage rock is to the fore here. The early singles and first two albums material are a glorious racket! The later material is showing a more sophisticated sound mainly due to interference by producers setting the stage for my favorite period of the Pretties. That is a story for a different post however…. Enjoy the rough sounds of the early Pretty Things!
The self-titled debut album by The Pretty Things was released on 12 March 1965.
The band was formed by Dick Taylor in 1962, and originally included Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who were lured away by Brian Jones and Ian Stewart to form the Rolling Stones. Phil May then joined the band, followed by John Stax (bass and harmonica), Brian Pendleton (guitar), and Viv Prince (drums).
Known for their raw sound (they were one of the first rock bands to use distortion and feedback) and rude behavior, their first producer (label head Jack Baverstock) quit after about 30 minutes of working with the band in the studio. Bobby Graham took over producing duties and captured the group's sound.
7 of the 12 tracks on the UK release are by US blues or rock musicians (4 by Bo Diddley, including "Pretty Thing," co-written by Willie Dixon and where the band got their name), while the US version includes "I Can Never Say" and "We'll Be Together," both written by the band. The US version also includes the singles "Rosalyn" and "Don't Bring Me Down" (both later covered by David Bowie).
While the album was a hit in the UK, peaking at #6 and spending 10 weeks on the charts, it was mostly ignored in the US.
Dick Taylor *January 28, 1943
