Episode 173. The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow

About this episode

This episode discusses the U.K. band The Pretty Things and their influential concept album 'S.F. Sorrow'.

The U.K. band The Pretty Things created what is arguably, the first concept album with a storyline, "S.F. Sorrow". In other words, the first rock opera. They began the recordings in 1967, but the album was released a year by their label EMI. The Summer of Love was over, and the concept was too new for rock audiences to take in, and so the album sold poorly. Over the decades, the album as gained a huge following, and the record is new assessed as a true classic. Also... If you would, ple...

People in this episode

Host: Jessie Delgado

Topics covered

• concept album
• rock opera
• music history
• The Pretty Things
• S.F. Sorrow
• 1960s music
• album analysis

Keywords

• The Pretty Things
• S.F. Sorrow
• concept album
• rock opera
• 1960s music
• music history
• album analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Pretty Things, EMI

Books & works: S.F. Sorrow

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