On November 12, 2008, John Graham “Mitch” Mitchell died 62. He was musician (drums) and child actor, member of band Soul Messengers, has performed and recorded with Pete Nelson and the Travelers, Frankie Reid and the Casuals, Johnny Harris and the Shades, the Pretty Things, Bill Knight & the Sceptres, the Riot Squad, the Who, Georgie Fame, Roger Chapman, Junior Brown, Jack Bruce, David Torn, Larry Coryell, Ramatam, Greg Parker, Terry Reid, Martha Velez, Jeff Beck, Noel Redding, but was best known as member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In 2009, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.
Tag Archives: The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things: Silk Torpedo
On November 1, 1974, “Swan Song” label released “Silk Torpedo”, the seventh Pretty Things album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Norman Smith.
Personnel:
- Phil May – lead vocals, percussion
- Pete Tolson – lead and acoustic guitars, bass
- Jon Povey – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals
- Gordon John Edwards – bass, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
- Skip Alan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jack Green – backing vocals
- Silver Band – brass
- Keith Harwood – engineer
- Hipgnosis – cover art
Track listing:
- Dream – Jon Povey
- Joey – Phil May
- Maybe You Tried – Phil May, Pete Tolson
- Atlanta – Phil May, Pete Tolson
- L.A.N.T.A. – Phil May, Jon Povey, Norman Smith
- It’s Only Love
- Come Home Momma – Phil May
- Bridge of God – Phil May
- Singapore Silk Torpedo – Phil May, Pete Tolson
- Belfast Cowboys – Phil May, Jon Povey
- Bruise in the Sky – Jon Povey
Keith Harwood
On September 3, 1977, Keith Harwood died aged 27. He was a recording engineer, (Olympic Studios), worked with musicians such as The Pretty Things, Ron Wood, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. The Rolling Stones dedicated “Love You Live” to the memory of Harwood.
The Pretty Things: Get the Picture
In December 1965, “Fontana” label released “Get the Picture?”, the second Pretty Things (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Philips Studios” in London, and was produced by Bobby Graham and Glyn Johns.
Personnel:
- Phil May– vocals
- Dick Taylor– lead guitar
- Brian Pendleton– rhythm guitar
- John Stax – bass
- Viv Prince, Bobby Graham, Twink– drums
Track listing:
- You Don’t Believe Me – Phil May, Bobby Graham, Jimmy Page, Willie Morrell
- Buzz the Jerk – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Get the Picture? – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Can’t Stand the Pain – Phil May, Dick Taylor, Bobby Graham
- Rainin’ in My Heart – James Moore, Jerry West
- We’ll Play House – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- You’ll Never Do It, Baby – Brian Smith, Terry Fox
- I Had a Dream – Jimmy Witherspoon
- I Want Your Love -Johnnie Dee, Johnny Tarr
- London Town – Tim Hardin
- Cry to Me – Bert Russell
- Gonna Find Me a Substitute – Ike Turner
Ulver: Childhood’s End
On May 28, 2012, “Kscope” label released “Childhood’s End”, the ninth Ulver studio album. It was recorded in 2008 and 2011, at “Crystal Canyon Studios” in Oslo, and was produced by Kristoffer Rygg, Tore Ylwizaker, Jørn H. Sværen and Daniel O’Sullivan. Album cover features a photograph by Hoang Van Danh of Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack by the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1972. The album is a collection of covers of “60s psychedelic tracks.
Personnel:
- Kristoffer Rygg- vocals, programming
- Tore Ylwizaker – keyboards, programming
- Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous
- Daniel O’Sullivan- guitar, bass, keyboards
- Tomas Pettersen, Lars Pedersen – drums
- Alexander Kloster-Jensen – electric guitar
- Lars Christian Folkvord – bass
- Espen Jørgensen, Trond Mjøen – electric and acoustic guitar
- Mats Engen – bass, vocals, backing vocals
- Sisi Sumbundu, Ingvild Langgård – vocals
- Anders Møller – tambourine, shaker, congas
- Ole Alexander Halstensgård – electronic effects
Track listing:
- Bracelets of Fingers (The Pretty Things) – Dick Taylor, Phil May, Wally Walter
- Everybody’s Been Burned (The Byrds) – David Crosby
- The Trap (Bonniwell’s Music Machine) – Sean Bonniwell
- In the Past (We the People) – Wayne Proctor
- Today (Jefferson Airplane) – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
- Can You Travel in the Dark Alone? (Gandalf) – Peter Sando
- I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (The Electric Prunes) – Annette Tucker, Nancie Mantz
- Street Song (The 13th Floor Elevators) – Stacy Sutherland
- 66-5-4-3-2-1 (The Troggs) – Reg Presley
- Dark Is the Bark (The Left Banke) – George Cameron, Steve Martin Caro, Tom Finn
- Magic Hollow (The Beau Brummels) – Ron Elliott, Sal Valentino
- Soon There’ll Be Thunder (Common People) – Denny, Jerrald Robinett
- Velvet Sunsets (Music Emporium) – William Cosby, Thom Wade
- Lament of the Astral Cowboy (Curt Boettcher) – Curt Boettcher
- I Can See the Light (The Fleur de Lys) – Bryn Haworth, Gordon Haskell
- Where Is Yesterday (The United States of America) – Dorothy Moskowitz, Ed Bogas, Gordon Marron
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