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# Bouquets from a Cloudy Sky (Box Set) by The Pretty Things (2015-03-17?

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Mid-70s Pretty Things - setting the record straight
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 22, 2016*

This box set is a beautiful tribute to possibly the most underrated band of the 60s and 70s.  It never ceases to amaze me how a band that generated so little revenue can continue to crank out quality material 50 years after their heyday.  The rarities and documentary DVD are a treat, but the mid-70s are completely lacking from the new material.  The 70s are when most of us Americans became aware of the Pretty Things.  That’s my only real complaint, along with some glaring revisionist history in the accompanying book.Several 60s bands recruited members of younger bands when their careers were flagging in the 70s.  Fleetwood Mac subsumed Buckingham Nicks, and the Pretty Things recruited Gordon John Edwards and Jack Green from a label-mate band called Sunshine.  Both Fleetwood Mac and the Pretties willingly encouraged the songwriting and musicianship talents the new members brought.  The albums “Fleetwood Mac” and “Rumours” would not exist without the Buckingham Nicks contributions, nor would Silk Torpedo or Savage Eye exist without Edwards and Green.  But while Fleetwood Mac acknowledged the tremendous input their newfound members brought, the Pretty Things have spent the last 40 years trying to minimize the importance of Edwards and Green.Most egregiously, the majority of those last two original Pretty Things albums were composed by Edwards and Green, yet their names appear nowhere in the writing credits.  Manager Peter Grant convinced the band to credit all the songs to their older bandmates.  Edwards and Green were verbally promised a share of the royalties, which of course they never received.  This was all brought to light in the Pretty Things biography “Growing Old Disgracefully” in 2002, along with subsequent interviews with Jack Green.When new manager Mark St. John successfully returned the rights of their entire recording catalog to the Pretty Things in the 90s, they were presented a golden opportunity to rectify the wrongs from 20 years prior.  But once again, the misrepresented writing credits have remained intact on all reissues.Adding insult to injury, the comments in the book accompanying this box set are downright rude to the memories of Jack and Gordon.  I suspect the Pretties were none too pleased with the revelation of the misappropriation of the credits, and felt a need to trash the reputations of those responsible for it.Silk Torpedo and Savage Eye both sound far more like the Sunshine LP than any other Pretty Things recordings, before or after.  The complexity of the songs is clearly beyond the songwriting capabilities of the original members.  Phil May is a good poet, singer and self-admitted arse-wiggler, but he is NOT a musician, nor is he a songwriter of the caliber of Gordon John Edwards.  It’s impossible to conceive that he wrote the songs attributed to him on those 2 albums.All the band members acknowledged Edwards was a whiz-kid on keyboards and guitar, and he had an incredible vocal range that complimented May’s perfectly.  The breakup of the band in 1976 was most likely due to jealousy of the old guard for the new talent upstaging them.  After Phil May walked out, the band continued to soldier on under the name Metropolis, but Peter Grant swore they would never record again, and he kept his word.Gordon John Edwards sadly passed away in 2003 by his own hand following a long period of major depression and addictions, which makes the disrespect for his contributions all the more insulting.  His nieces are working to rectify the situation with the Performing Rights Society in the UK, but it’s an uphill battle.  Even though the royalties probably aren’t sizable, it’s unlikely that St. John, May or anyone in the Pretty Things camp will ever come clean about 40 years of deception.  Sad indeed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    THIS BOX ROCKS BIG TIME!!!
  

*by S***2 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2015*

Wonderful and massive box set that sets things straight for the Dartford boys! I understand the ill fate of the Things and why they never played in the same league as The Who or The Kinks, let alone the Beatles or Rolling Stones. Too many uncertainties, too wild for the "cute" early '60, and perhaps too many different musical styles. And that is what made this band so damn interesting. Every album is a world on its own. From the raw London street boys approach of the first 2 albums, flying through unavoidable psychedelia with S.F Sorrow and rocking it hard with the marvelous Parachute. It's hard to keep track with so many musicians coming and going, but shortly after you get the picture that the main suspects (May, Taylor, Povey, Waller and Alan) are the ones who kept The Pretty Things afloat! The box is very sturdy, heavy and with plenty to read. Great pictures, detailed story telling by Ugly Things fanzine editor Mike Stax. All eleven official albums with bonus tracks, mainly singles and some live recordings. Two CD's with rarities and outtakes, plus DVD's with lots of footage bringing the whole package to a nice "full circle" feeling. Family tree poster, so you don't get lost who was playing at what time, and even a 10" inch vinyl with "Defecting Grey" demo and unreleased tracks. Very nice treat! Thank you Pretty Things for not playing what people were expecting to hear, but giving our ears always a pleasant surprise!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Another blind plunge
  

*by B***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 26, 2015*

Another blind plunge into a group that I knew little about. This set looked intriguing, so I bit. This is a massive box including CDs, DVDs, vinyl, a hardback book, posters and a file of documents regarding the court case surrounding the rights to this music.....All that aside, the music is  really great, with some more outstanding that others. You can follow how The Pretty Things developed along with the times. As is stated in many interviews, they were just always either a bit behind the trend, or so far out in front that they didn't get the credit they deserved.The quality of the sound is excellent, considering some of the old albums were recorded one a small budget. The quality of the set overall is impressive, given the limited run. No corners were cut, and this is a fitting tribute to a great, relatively unknown band.

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