More Info Winners of the very frst Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massivesuccess & a huge infuence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, The Ramones,Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes & many more.The band frst burstonto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B. Over the course ofseveral albums, they evolved their sound, highlighted by the release of the frstever rock opera 'S.F. Sorrow'. They followed this with a string of albums whichsecured the band a frm & loyal fanbase.'Cross Talk' was to be the triumphantreturn of the Pretty Things. The band had been dormant for more than threeyears, but in 1979 Phil May & Pete Tolson started writing together again & withthe help of Dave Gilmour recorded some demos. Pulling together an A- teamPretty Things line-up of Pete Tolson, Wally Waller, Jon Povey, Skip Alan, & makinghis return to the fold after ten years away, founding member Dick Taylor. The boyswere back.Released in August 1980, 'Cross Talk' marked a brave new sound forthe Pretty Things. Not for the frst time they had completely reinventedthemselves & in doing so created one of their defning albums. 'Cross Talk' wasalso a starkly personal statement for Phil May as a lyricist. May considered 'CrossTalk' to be among his proudest artistic achievements; its commercial failureremained one of his bitterest disappointments. Tracklist I'm Calling Edge Of The Night Sea Of Blue Lost That Girl Bitter End Ofce Love Falling Again It's So Hard She Don't No Future Wish Fulfllment ( Bonus Track ) Sea About Me ( Bonus Track ) The Young Pretenders ( Bonus Track )
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