Not all Bo Diddley and garage punk. They had a sensitive side.
Posted on: 20 November 2015 by joerand
A nice enough song, I was most impressed by the acoustical quality of the recording. Excellent room ambience even for a youtube video. Don't think I've heard The Pretty Things before, but interesting to read about - Sad Eye was produced by Norman Smith so certainly helps explain the SQ.
Posted on: 21 November 2015 by Tommy Gander
Yes Joe, it's a great production from Smith. The other interesting thing about 'Sad Eye' is that little known member Jack Green takes the lead vocal instead of regular lead Phil May.
If you're interested in Hurricane Smith's work with them, you should definitely check out 'SF Sorrow' and 'Parachute'. In particular, you might enjoy this triptych from the latter:
