Silk Torpedo | ||||
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Released | 1 November 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Olympic Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:02 (original release) | |||
Label | Swan Song | |||
Producer | Norman Smith | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Tom Hull | B− [2] |
Silk Torpedo is the seventh album by the English rock band Pretty Things. This is their second album without Wally Waller, the group's rhythm guitarist/bassist since 1967. The album has more of a glam rock feel, a contrast from their early R&B years and their psychedelic years.
The album was the first to be released in the UK on the Swan Song Records label. [3]
The album is the second rock opera by The Pretty Things, the first being S.F. Sorrow (1968), and follows the story of an unnamed protagonist throughout major points in his life. Since the band has not commented on it much, the story may be open to interpretation, as the story contains some plot ambiguity.
("Dream" and "Joey" are conjoined into a single song, as are "Belfast Cowboys" and "Bruise In The Sky".)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dream" | Jon Povey | 1:08 |
2. | "Joey" | Phil May | 5:35 |
3. | "Maybe You Tried" | May, Pete Tolson | 4:19 |
4. | "Atlanta" | May, Tolson | 2:42 |
5. | "L.A.N.T.A." | May, Povey, Norman Smith | 2:23 |
6. | "Is It Only Love" | May | 5:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Come Home Momma" | May | 3:32 |
2. | "Bridge of God" | May | 5:01 |
3. | "Singapore Silk Torpedo" | May, Tolson | 5:11 |
4. | "Belfast Cowboys" | May, Povey | 5:10 |
5. | "Bruise in the Sky" | Povey | 1:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Singapore Silk Torpedo" (live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1974) | May, Tolson | 7:11 |
12. | "Dream / Joey" (live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1974) | May, Povey | 7:16 |
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