PRETTY THINGS RARE Replica LP JAPAN OBI Sealed 4 CD Set + LIMITED NUMBERED BONUS

Description: PRETTY THINGS - PARACHUTE - EMOTIONS - GET THE PICTURE - SELF TITLED - Japanese OBI MINI REPLICA LP TITLES making a 4 CD Set - PLUS THE BONUS OF TWO ALSO TREMENDOUSLY RARE COLLECTORS DIGIPAK LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED GOLD CD'S - ALL FACTORY SEALED ORIGINALS FOR A 6 CD SET WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI/REPLICA-LP-SLEEVE" CD? Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you. Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics. Then, there's the sonic quality: Mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere. Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded. All mini-sleeve releases are tremendously limited editions mainly pressed on future orders only and once released immediately out of print. This fact along with other latter features we've mentioned make these titles rare collectibles that sell in the collectors markets for $100's of dollars apiece. Special VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION SET ONLY PRODUCED ON FUTURES FOR THIS ONE TIME PRESSING -- were only available in Japan. E-BAY STORE. FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL OBI RARE BOX SET SELECTIONS - INDIVIDUAL TITLE INFORMATION OR INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE JUST HIT THIS STORES TAB >. & TYPE IN OBI INTO THE SEARCH FIELD WITHIN OUR STORES SECTION AS YOUR PERSONAL CODE AND ALL INDIVIDUAL TITLES + INFORMATION WILL APPEAR THE PRETTY THINGS SET - INCLUDES THESE FOUR JAPAN REPLICA OBI CD'S PARACHUTE - Detailed item info Track listing 1. Scene One2. Good Mr. Square3. She Was Tall, She Was High4. In the Square5. Letter6. Rain7. Miss Fay Regrets8. Cries From the Midnight Circus9. Grass10. Sick le Clowns11. She's a Lover12. What's the Use13. Parachute Details Distributor: MSI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Also available in a 3-pack with THE PRETTY THINGS and CROSS TALK.The Japanese special-edition release features a vinyl-inspired design.CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.Following the disappointing sales of their ambitious 1968 concept album S.F. SORROW, the Pretty Things lost two of their members--drummer Twink (who went on to join the Pink Fairies) and, more significantly, founder/guitarist Dick Taylor. Remarkably, though, the remaining members, now light years away from their blues-rock beginnings, pressed on in relatively undaunted fashion with PARACHUTE, another bold Beatle-esque outing. Vocalist Phil May and multi-instrumentalist Wally Allen emerged as the British band's driving force, writing eclectic tunes such as the revved-up "Miss Fay Regrets," the melancholy "Grass," and the psychedelic sing-along "She Was Tall, She Was High." Although critically lauded, the record failed to bring the Pretty Things to a wider audience, essentially sealing the ensemble's fate as a perpetually underappreciated act. While the band would record a few more albums during the 1970s in various incarnations, PARACHUTE is, in many ways, its swan song and deserves to be held in high regard along with S.F. SORROW. PRETTY THINGS SELF TITLED - Detailed item info Track listing 1. Road Runner2. Judgement Day3. 13 Chester Street4. Big City5. Unknown Blues6. Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut7. Honey, I Need8. Oh Baby Doll9. She's Fine She's Mine10. Don't Lie to Me11. Moon Is Rising12. Pretty Thing13. We Hope You Like Them! Details Distributor: MSI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes THE PRETTY THINGS is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files including a promotional video of "Rosalyn."The Pretty Things: Phil May (vocals); Dick Taylor, Brian Pendleton (guitar); John Stax (bass); Viv Prince (drums).Includes liner notes by Paul Du Noyer.All tracks digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Mark St. John and Andy Pearce (February 1998, Masterpiece Mastering, London, England).Japanese edition.CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.Raucous to the point of making their peers the Rolling Stones look tame, the Pretty Things took the emerging British blues-rock sound of the mid-1960s and injected it with a heavy dose of manic energy. Given guitarist Dick Taylor's initial musical camaraderie with classmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Taylor was in the Stones briefly before bowing out to attend art school), it's no surprise that the lesser-known group had much in common with the soon-to-be superstars.The Pretty Things' self-titled 1965 debut is a restless set of tunes largely made up of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry covers, with the quartet surging through a feisty take on Diddley's "Roadrunner" and a breakneck-paced rendition of Berry's "Oh Baby Doll," among others. Phil May, the group's hyperactive vocalist, makes Mick seem positively polite, while the rest of the band has clearly borrowed pages from the Keith Moon book of freewheeling musicianship. The resulting album may be too raw for some listeners, but for ardent fans of early Stones, Animals, and Kinks, THE PRETTY THINGS will be a welcome discovery. Editorial reviews 4 stars out of 5 - ...Apocalyptic R&B, Stonesy rock and Kinksy pop... Q (10/01/2000) 4 Stars (out of 5) - ...THE PRETTY THINGS packs the band's lock-up-your-daughters-and-liquor-cabinets stage charm into tightly wound Bo Diddley covers...and white R&B bullets... Rolling Stone (04/01/1999) GET THE PICTURE - Detailed item info Track listing 1. You Don't Believe Me2. Buzz the Jerk3. Get the Picture?4. Can't Stand the Pain5. Rainin' in My Heart6. We'll Play House7. You'll Never Do It Baby8. I Had a Dream9. I Want Your Love10. London Town11. Cry to Me12. Gonna Find a Substitute Details Distributor: MSI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes GET THE PICTURE is an enhanced CD.The Japanese special-edition release features a vinyl-inspired design.CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.Released at the end of 1965, the Pretty Things' second album, GET THE PICTURE, proved to be a much more dynamic release than their debut. Although a number of tracks still sound distinctly like contemporaneous Rolling Stones songs, the notoriously wild British band was intent on expanding its sound here, with vocalist Phil May and guitarist Dick Taylor (an original Stone, in fact) penning a number of originals, rather than relying largely on old blues covers."Buzz The Jerk" rides along on clanging percussion and razor-wire guitar lines, while the slinky title track brings to mind Donovan fronting the Kinks. Other highlights include the upbeat folk of "London Town" and the stinging sass of "Gonna Find Me A Substitute." In addition to the original album, this disc also presents a number of bonus tracks, most notably the energetic, Animals-esque single "Midnight To Six Man." The document of an ensemble quickly maturing musically (if not in the public eye), GET THE PICTURE is an underrated gem of mid-'60s British rock, and easily one of the Pretty Things' best records EMOTIONS - Detailed item info Track listing 1. Death of a Socialite2. Children3. Sun4. There Will Never Be Another5. House of Ten6. Out in the Night7. One Long Glance8. Growing in My Mind9. Photographer10. Bright Lights of the City11. Tripping12. My Time Details Distributor: MSI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes This limited Japanese version of The Pretty Things celebrated EMOTIONS is packaged in a LP-style sleeve.CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.The Pretty Things were one of the most underrated rhythm & blues bands to come out of the mid-60's British rock explosion. So well-loved by Brits, they were often thought of in the same breath as The Rolling Stones. And, like a lot of great rhythm & blues based groups to come put of England, they stepped somewhat uneasily into the precarious psychedelic music explosion. However, in all fairness, The Pretty Things did come up with a pretty fine and original album, Emotions. Superbly well-orchestrated (especially the gorgeous "The Sun," one of the album's standouts), The Pretty Things didn't lose sight of their R&B leanings, as tracks such as "There Will Never Be Another Day" show. This reissue is also buttressed by a generous selection of bonus tracks seven of 'em - making it even more worthwhile PLUS THESE TWO NUMBERED GOLD CD'S S.F. SORROW - LIMITED TO 5000 COPIES - Track listing SF SORROW:1. S.F. Sorrow Is Born2. Bracelets of Fingers3. She Says Good Morning4. Private Sorrow5. Balloon Burning6. Death7. Baron Saturday8. Journey, The9. I See You10. Well of Destiny11. Trust12. Old Man Going13. Loneliest Person14. Defecting Grey - (Bonus Track)15. Mr. Evasion - (Bonus Track)16. Talkin' About the Good Times - (Bonus Track)17. Walking Through My Dreams - (Bonus Track) Details Producer: Norman "Hurricane" Smith, Norman Smith, Hurricane Smith Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Digitally Remastered Gold Edition. Numbered Limited Edition Digipak In Translucent Slipcase. Stereo Version Includes The Original Single Of 'Defecting Grey'. Features Personal Comments In The Liner Notes.The Pretty Things: Wally Allen (vocals, guitar, winds, piano, bass); Dick Taylor (vocals, guitar); John Povey (vocals, sitar, organ, percussion); Twink (vocals, drums); Phil May (vocals).Includes liner notes by Phil May and Mark St. John.Digitally remastered by Mark St. John and Andy Pearce (Masterpiece Mastering).2 LP's on 1 CD: SF SORROW (1967)/RESSURECTION (1999).SF Sorrow was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in England in 1967 and Resurrection is a live recording of a radio broadcast of SF Sorrow in it's entirety at Abbey Road Studios in England in 1998.The Pretty Things include: Dick Taylor (guitar).The Pretty Things: Wally Allen Waller (vocals, guitar, woodwinds, piano, bass guitar); Dick Taylor (vocals, guitar); John Povey (vocals, sitar, organ, percussion); Twink (vocals, drums); Phil May (vocals).One of the great lost classics of the psychedelic rock era, S.F. SORROW was recorded at the same time (and in the same studio with the same engineer) as SGT. PEPPER and PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, and is on par with both. Unfortunately, the commercial fate of the album (and the group) wasn't as rosy as that of its peers, but that doesn't diminish S.F. SORROW'S quality or historical importance. The record marked an important turning point for the Pretty Things, who began as a Stones-ish R&B band, but by this time were ready to take the leap that a sudden personnel change made easier.The band launched itself whole-heartedly into a more sophisticated style, both musically and lyrically. S.F. SORROW was even more of a concept album than SGT. PEPPER; in fact, thematically the songs hold together a lot better here. The theme concerns the life and times of a British everyman, and the songs are very much in the SGT. PEPPER mold, with production touches and vocal harmonies (not to mention song structures) very much in the Beatles vein, but it was a sound the Pretty Things arrived at more or less independently. Adding to the import of this release is the addition of some excellent, previously unreleased tracks CROSS TALK - LIMITED TO 3000 PIECES WORLD WIDE AND THIS IS NUMBERED 2906 IN THIS GOLD CD DIGIPAK VERSION Track listing 1. I'm Calling2. Edge of the Night3. Sea of Blue4. Lost That Girl5. Bitter End6. Office Love7. Falling Again8. It's So Hard9. She Don't10. No Future11. Wish Fulfillment - (previously unreleased, bonus track)12. Sea About Me - (previously unreleased, bonus track)13. Young Pretenders, The - (previously unreleased, bonus track) Details Producer: Phil Chapman, Philip Chapman, Jon Astley, John Astley Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Digitally Remastered Gold Edition. Numbered Limited Edition Digipak In Translucent Slipcase. Features 3 Bonus Unreleased & As Yet Unheard Tracks: Wish Fulfillment, Sea About Me, Young Pretenders. Includes Personal Comments In The Liner Notes.The Pretty Things: Wally Waller (vocals, guitars); John Povey (vocals, keyboards); Phil May (vocals); Dick Taylor , Pete Tolson (guitar); Skip Alan (drums).Liner Note Author: Mark St. John.Who would have thought it? Reunited after splitting in the mid-'70s, the Pretty Things return with a new wave album. It's not what anyone might have expected, but it's very far from a disaster. The stop-on-a-dime arrangements and natural power show them to be well-seasoned, and Phil May, with an extremely mannered voice, comes across as a taunting frontman. In fact, you tend to feel that if Thin Lizzy had eased up on the metal, they might have made an album very much like this -- great, catchy songs based in R&B and old rock & roll ("Lost That Girl") -- but with the tongue firmly in cheek (check the Sting imitation on "No Future") while pandering to fashion. But when the results are as good as the jangly "Office Love" or "I'm Calling," you really don't care where the tongue's residing. There's a sense of history about the '50s drums on "Falling Again" that no young bucks could ever match, nor could they come close to the band's overall professionalism or stinging guitar work of Peter Tolson. Any of these ten tracks would have made a great single and by rights should have returned the band to major-name status. But justice is thin on the ground in music and instead it became one of the lost Pretties albums -- a shame, since in its own lighter way, it's every bit as good as their classic albums of a decade earlier. Some reunions don't work; this one just roars These are Japanese digitally re-mastered Mini LP replica CDs (the OBI Edition). This Limited Edition Collection has only VERY FEW made world-wide and are immediately Out of Print. Recorded from the finest Original Masters available. Comes with anti-static sleeves similar to Vinyl LPs, Cardboard packaging like an LP. Actual miniaturized version of the 12inch LP in 4inch CD version. Mymusicfix has been told we have the best collection of Rare, Out of Print music collectibles on E-Bay. OBIbox BOXset OBIROTATION Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Sep-26-08 at 21:07:54 PDT, seller added the following information: International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. 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