Get the Picture? (The Pretty Things album)
1965 studio album by Pretty Things
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Get the Picture? is the second album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1965.
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| Released | December 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Studio | Philips (London) | |||
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| Length | 29:50 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
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Recording
Get the Picture? was recorded quickly as a follow-up to Pretty Things' self-titled debut album.[1] Jimmy Page cowrote the album's opening song "You Don’t Believe Me".[1]
Release
A CD reissue, which was remastered from the original session tapes, expanded the album to 18 tracks, with the addition of songs recorded in the same sessions for singles or extended plays.[2] In 2023, all 13 of the band's studio albums were included in the box set The Complete Studio Albums 1965-2020.[1]
Reception
AllMusic wrote that Get the Picture? was "a record that's just a few notches short of Rolling Stones level in the charisma department" and that "Pretty Things approach Rolling Stones' territory, and even in their off moments, they're flying at the same level as the Kinks' album tracks."[2] Uncut, in a review of the band's studio albums box set, said that the album "showed they were eager to grow".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Don't Believe Me" |
| 2:24 |
| 2. | "Buzz the Jerk" |
| 1:55 |
| 3. | "Get the Picture?" |
| 1:56 |
| 4. | "Can't Stand the Pain" |
| 2:42 |
| 5. | "Rainin' in My Heart" |
| 2:33 |
| 6. | "We'll Play House" |
| 2:34 |
| Total length: | 13:55 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "You'll Never Do It, Baby" |
| 2:29 |
| 8. | "I Had a Dream" | Jimmy Witherspoon | 2:59 |
| 9. | "I Want Your Love" |
| 2:18 |
| 10. | "London Town" | Tim Hardin | 2:28 |
| 11. | "Cry to Me" | Bert Russell | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Gonna Find Me a Substitute" | Ike Turner | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 15:53 | ||
Personnel
- The Pretty Things
- Phil May – vocals
- Dick Taylor – lead guitar
- Brian Pendleton – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- John Stax – bass, backing vocals
- Viv Prince – drums (on a handful of tracks)
- Bobby Graham – drums (on a handful of tracks)
- Twink – drums (on two tracks)
On the bonus tracks, the lineup was May, Taylor, Pendleton, Stax and Skip Alan on drums.[citation needed]