The Pretty Things

Album of the Week - 5-4-24

Afternoon folks!

I hope that you are all having a great weekend! Here's another helping of albums from my collection. Starting off there's a live Albert King album from the late 60's, followed by a compilation of singles from a couple of great New Orleans record labels featuring folks like Professor Longhair, Johnny Adams, Irma Thomas and Tommy Ridgely. After that we've got a bunch of rock for you from Little Feat, a fairly obscure psychedlic band called Fever Tree and The Pretty Things. Finishing up, there is an album from acoustic guitarist Norman Blake with mandolin player Red Rector and last but not least Jim Kweskin and The Jug Band finish us off. I will be adding some tracks to the Kweskin album later on Saturday night.

Enjoy!

Album of the Week 1-6-24

Afternoon folks!

This week, we've got some great Chicago blues from a compilation album that features mandolinist Johnny Young, guitarist Johnny Shines and harmonica player Big Walter Horton. Following that there's some late 60's blues from Aretha Franklin. Moving on to the blues-rock category, there's a John Mayall double album on which he's joined by Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Harvey Mandel. Then there's The Pretty Things self-titled first 1965 album and a Lee Michaels album. After that is a Japanese bootleg of a Bob Marley concert in London (originally broadcast on the BBC) and we finish up with a studio album from Dr. John.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week 11-18-23

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got Albert Collins live and an album from Chicago bluesman John Littlejohn. After that, in the blues-rock category there are albums from George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Johnny Winter and Dave Edmunds. Then there's an EP from The Pretty Things from their psychedelic period and a somewhat recent double album to finish us off from Richard Thompson.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week 9-2-23

Afternoon folks! I hope that you're all having a great holiday weekend.

This week in the blues category there's a Jimmy Dawkins album, a UK import album from Billy Boy Arnold and a Clifton Chenier album. In the blues rock category there are live albums from Ten Years After and Johnny Winter, an album from The Electric Flag, an album from Tracy Nelson and we finish up with a some rock from The Pretty Things.

Enjoy!

Album of the Week 7-22-23

Afternoon folks!

Lots of great stuff this week! Starting off with some blues/string band music from Martin, Bogan & Armstrong, we progress to some straight blues with Leon Thomas. After that, it's off to blues-rock land with albums from Elvin Bishop, Johnny Winter, Leslie West (from the band Mountain) and Jorma Kaukonen (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane). We've got some soul from Tower of Power, the first ever rock opera from The Pretty Things and we finish off with some prog rock from Godley & Creme.

Well, there you go. I hope you all are having a great weekend. Enjoy!

Album of the Week - 10-8-22

Afternoon folks!

Here's another batch of great stuff for you all. There is a Slim Harpo compilation album and one by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. There's a mess of blues rock with usual suspects Savoy Brown and Rory Gallagher plus The Pretty Things. To top it off, there's some rockabilly with Robert Gordon and some western swing with Cowboy Jazz.

Enjoy!