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Silk Torpedo

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Silk Torpedo
Studio album by
Released1 November 1974
Recorded1973
StudioOlympic Studios, London
GenreRock
Length42:02 (original release)
LabelSwan Song
ProducerNorman Smith
Pretty Things chronology
Freeway Madness
(1972)
Silk Torpedo
(1974)
Savage Eye
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Tom HullB−[2]

Silk Torpedo is the seventh album by the English rock band Pretty Things. This is their second album without Wally Waller, the group's rhythm guitarist/bassist since 1967. The album has more of a glam rock feel, a contrast from their early R&B years and their psychedelic years.

The album was the first to be released in the UK on the Swan Song Records label.[3]

The album is the second rock opera by The Pretty Things, the first being S.F. Sorrow (1968), and follows the story of an unnamed protagonist throughout major points in his life. Since the band has not commented on it much, the story may be open to interpretation, as the story contains some plot ambiguity.

Track listing

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("Dream" and "Joey" are conjoined into a single song, as are "Belfast Cowboys" and "Bruise In The Sky".)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream"Jon Povey1:08
2."Joey"Phil May5:35
3."Maybe You Tried"May, Pete Tolson4:19
4."Atlanta"May, Tolson2:42
5."L.A.N.T.A."May, Povey, Norman Smith2:23
6."Is It Only Love"May5:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Home Momma"May3:32
2."Bridge of God"May5:01
3."Singapore Silk Torpedo"May, Tolson5:11
4."Belfast Cowboys"May, Povey5:10
5."Bruise in the Sky"Povey1:50
Bonus tracks from 2002 CD reissue by Repertoire Records
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Singapore Silk Torpedo" (live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1974)May, Tolson7:11
12."Dream / Joey" (live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1974)May, Povey7:16

Personnel

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The Pretty Things
  • Phil May – lead vocals, percussion
  • Pete Tolson – lead and acoustic guitars, bass
  • Jon Povey – keyboards, backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Gordon John Edwards – bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Skip Alan – drums, backing vocals, percussion

with:

  • Jack Green – backing vocals
  • Silver Band – brass on "Is It Only Love"
Technical

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Hull, Tom (April 1975). "The Rekord Report: Third Card". Overdose. Retrieved 26 June 2020 – via tomhull.com.
  3. ^ Davis, Stephen (18 August 2023). Hammer of the Gods (2008 ed.). London: Pan Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-330-43859-9.