The Sweet Pretty Things

by Pretty Things

Released: July 10, 2015

Rock and roll, blues, psychedelic rock

The Album

It is also the first album without Jon Povey, the band's longtime keyboardist, and Skip Alan, their drummer since 1965. "The Sweet Pretty Things (Are in Bed Now, of Course...)" is the twelfth studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 2015 via Repertoire Records. This album marks the first recording by the band with long-time frontmen Phil May and Dick Taylor alongside touring bassist George Woosey and drummer Jack Greenwood.

Inside the Recording

Although a live version of the song was recorded at the BBC, this album features the first official studio version of the track.

Stories and details

Interesting Facts

The album's title is inspired by the opening…

The album's title is inspired by the opening line of Bob Dylan's song Tombstone Blues.

One of the tracks, Turn My Head, was…

One of the tracks, Turn My Head, was originally written in the mid-1960s.

Watch and listen

Explore the Album

Pretty Things - The Sweet Pretty Things

Open in Albums Gallery

Full background

The Complete Album Story

"The Sweet Pretty Things (Are in Bed Now, of Course...)" is the twelfth studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 2015 via Repertoire Records.

This album marks the first recording by the band with long-time frontmen Phil May and Dick Taylor alongside touring bassist George Woosey and drummer Jack Greenwood. It is also the first album without Jon Povey, the band's longtime keyboardist, and Skip Alan, their drummer since 1965.

The album's title is inspired by the opening line of Bob Dylan's song Tombstone Blues. One of the tracks, Turn My Head, was originally written in the mid-1960s. Although a live version of the song was recorded at the BBC, this album features the first official studio version of the track.