The Pretty Things Jamming In Germany late '68'/early '69'

The Pretty Things 'Blowing' In Germany to the Byrds classic song "Why" - Dick Taylor left the band in May 1969 - this line-up existed only for a very short time. Phil May (Vocals), Wally Waller (Bass/Vocals), Jon Povey (Keyboards/Vocals), Dick Taylor (Guitar), and Twink (Drums)

[@FarRite5921]

Most underrated band in history. Thank-you for putting this up.

[@maida-vale]

I think that this might have been the epic gig at the "Beautiful Balloon" club in Berlin., (overlooking the east). I was the promo organiser with EMI Overseas Promotion and I think we might have slipped in an appearance for "Beat Club" recorded in Hamburg during the visit. The same line-up did a fab "Baron Saturday" on French tv which is already on You Tube.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

This is so great… the guitar at the end of the clip has that wild, psychedelic West Coast sound❤

[@paulmichaelides8080]

Way ahead of their time.The Pretty Things set the standard that many other bands tried to follow.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Wow, Twink is great on drums!

[@maida-vale]

A lovely and wonderfully kind kiddy, as was the delicious Jon Povey who bought me an old fur coat in Petticoat Lane Market!! Fond memories!

[@finaldestination5847]

I could listen this for hours...

[@Stationario]

Some drummer was Twink, but then Skip in Paris and Reincarnation............Legendary. Long live all you Pretty Things

[@seanwinkel8890]

One of my favorite bands at their absolute peak

[@BlueRondoTurk]

Debió ser una gran revelación para el gestante movimiento krautrock. Hay mucho motorik en esa improvisación

[@xdef1ne]

the pretty things always had the most insane drummers

[@TheGman858]

Wow excellent quality footage especially for the times

[@hirschpeter1]

Great stuff! The Pretty Things band members love to watch that stuff !

[@lavallee1963]

For me this is the best line-up, Twink included.

[@mohammedabdullah9484]

Thank you

[@ixionburlesque]

Mr. Rainbow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mohammedabdullah9484]

Thanks

[@saykids]

Cover of "Why" - The Byrds. Great Jam!

[@shorelineboy]

Saw these guys 1968 at first Isle of Wight festival , absolutely crazy brilliant 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈😎

[@andythomas706]

I saw this line-up in Hyde Park at one of the Free Concerts back in the day. They played this then. The Byrds 'Why'. Tomorrow did it too. The connection is Twink!

[@kevinobrien1259]

Me too I was at Hyde Park, they were very good, and Twink jumped off the speakers which were I think on the roof rack of a transit van to the left of the stage as you looked at it, great music and great acts and all for free, over a few Saturdays I saw the Nice, Fairport convention,. Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac, and various other bands, happy days.

[@CircunferenciaPunga]

@@kevinobrien1259 there was a film of that day once, now we only have the audio of that flawless concert.

[@ludochem]

Look like they are performing "why " from the Byrds that tomorrow was also covering.

[@VegetabIeMan]

Tomorrow was dead way before this. Their only drummer, was Twink. Playing here

[@thanes1234]

Utterly blinding footage of these here incredible Pretties

[@Detroit1967]

Pretty Things live in Cologne / Germany - this ROCKS : D

[@bobgreen623]

You have to love Twink!

[@bobgreen623]

Andy Thomas Good point well made Andy! I meant in terms of his unfettered drumming style really...

[@andythomas706]

Bobby G I know what you mean. The first time I saw him performing was when he was in Tomorrow. He was perfect for them, and he was great with The Pretty Things too!

[@Nomadmandolin]

+Bobby G I thought he went to Oregon or somewhere out west...

[@andythomas706]

He changed his name and religion. He's a muslim, these days. Name of Mohammed someone. He still owes me a tenner though!

[@bobgreen623]

+Andy Thomas Mohammed Abdullah John Alder, he's not hard to find if you want to chase him up for that tenner Andy! Just don't tell him I sent you...!

[@alebest1955]

Devastanti ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@chrisradano]

Now that's heavy metal!

[@holly807311]

thanks for this rarity video j.

[@promerops]

Musically OK, but the cinematography - well, really! There's Dick Taylor playing his heart out and what do we see of him? B-all!

[@chuckabbate5924]

the sound is great on this.

[@Millerfarrsuperstar1]

That IS indeed Dick Taylor blazin' on that kool lookin'' Gibson Guitar hirsch!!..... Dick's is phasin' out of the Band in all his "Psychedelic Guitar Slinger's Acid induced Burn-out Zombie's Glory".....Play the clip on the right entitled "Biltzen Jazz Fest 1969 (& you'll understand "The Zombie' thing!!).... This IS the true Pretty Things ( w/Twink Deputizing for Skip Alan) at their Brilliant Psychedelic/Jam Band BEST!! "Rock n' Roll" Pretty Things!! Eric

[@kellter70]

i was made in 1969! this music must've been mutated into my dna.

[@nataliel4836]

Excellent

[@steveturpin4242]

Always underestimated......way back!

[@lavallee1963]

Playin´ why from the byrds...too.

[@TheArcticMonkey23]

top like, propper hairies and 10/10 for the combover

[@michaellynott5031]

Think they are covering the Byrds "Why?" here, which Twink also covered when in Tommorow

[@alanrogs3990]

I love how everybody in their 20's look 40 😅

[@misterjones7929]

Those jams were very stressful…. ;-)

[@realdinho]

WOW!!!!!!!

[@emilyoshiro]

YEAH, TWINK!!!

[@BigSky1]

Shocking camerawork as usual. What was wrong with all the cameramen in Germany in the ‘60s. They didn’t have a clue.

[@Orbitsville24]

Now I see where The Muppet Show got the inspiration to make Animal play on the drums - Twink from the Pretty things drumming so good and enjoying every second.

[@2009framat]

TRANSLATION of the german COMMENTS in this film: The interviewer asked "Is 8 DMark not too much for an Underground Band?" Answer by the promoter: "Pretty Things got paid 4000 DMark - Ticket price was 8DMark but only few people seemed to pay. So we will have to find another location next time. BTW the Pretty Things are well-known and not an underground band"

[@marcfedak]

Very enjoyable jam. This is like a cross between Pink Floyd Astronome Domine and Velvet Underground European Son of Delmore Schwartz.

[@justinbordwell9282]

Maybe more floyd but never the velvets

[@CircunferenciaPunga]

and they were playing "WHY?" by The Byrds!!!

[@comradethoth9629]

@@justinbordwell9282 listen to European Son and you'll see what he's getting at.

[@SHARKTIC5]

rock AND roll kings! tHE pRETTY tHINGS.

[@talpajam]

then came the Fairies..

[@oidschwabinger]

because he organized that concert those days...!!!

[@mr.evasion]

Sitting alone on an empty bench with you...

[@jonsilence]

Excise the geezer yapping, just give us the kick ass jam!

[@rc1564]

Excise the spelling

[@stoned66neves]

barato lokooo!

[@POPAVIDEO]

garage kings !

[@sozokryztufferw.vonarx3332]

It really sounds like Pink Floyd playing Interstellar Overdrive at the UFO

[@billlloyd4029]

Everybody owes me a tenner!

[@steenbreker60]

Real pro camerawork/director, hearing leadguitar and showing bassplayer :-(

[@500badtripquestionsforlate5]

yeah they werent sober

[@yes_head]

15-20 years before Ozric Tentacles

[@jLastun]

4:33 !!!

[@scroell]

In welchem Laden in Köln war denn das?

[@christopher9152]

"Like dig that groovy psychedelic combover, man." "Yeahhh. Heavy, man."

[@dieterwendt6275]

The Who oder wie sie alle daher kommen, können einpacken!

[@CaptainBluebear08]

0:48, square alert

[@hmsdauntless]

psych comb over

[@hirschpeter1]

Great stuff! The Pretty Things band members love to watch that stuff ! But I don´t think that´s Dick on guitar...

[@growlerthe2nd712]

I think that Led Zep were taking notes

[@searcherholic3473]

where are the women??

[@gmedeiros5748]

Twinkified

[@markboyd9275]

These guys sound like Electric Banana 😎🍌

[@m3hnl]

the things were the cord for the electric banana its cross talk

[@armjos1]

They are the electric banana, they featured on the film what’s good for the goose as the electric banana

[@lordmaynard5237]

Utterly Disagree with Paul Herring...the only Lp to match "S.F. Sorrow" was "CQ" by the Outsiders, whom, according to Paul, probably didn't have the music to match their image as well - he is probably a Beatles fan who cannot come to grips with the fact that they really weren't that rockin' or 'out there' compared to many of the other bands. Their popularity outweighed their actual talent.

[@paulkate72]

Fair enough, Lord Maynard. Somehow they lost me when they turned form R& like the Rolling Stones and went into psychedelic music. All good.

[@skeletonkey6]

Phil May is DEFINITELY on acid. All of them are, probably.

[@steenbreker60]

@bluegrassbloke They played the EasyBeat in Hengelo, the Netherlands in the sixties. Drunk, drunk, drunk by arrival tumbling down the van. Drunk on stage. I am shure.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Nothing against wasted German hippies , but couldn't this chap have been edited out ?

[@bobblakey1246]

great beat great drummer shame about the german

[@paulkate72]

As a fan of the Pretty Things in the 60s I look back and see they only had two worthwhile songs: "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Rosalyn". They had a very tinny sound and were wild fellows, but didn't have the talent to match their image.

[@davidjames5640]

HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE POPART MASTERPIECE SF SORROW AND ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE ALBUM OF THE YEAR IN 1970 PARACHUTE!!!

[@paulkate72]

David James Thanks for your reply, David. I did like the PTs when they first came on the scene but didn't like their transition away from R&B

[@andythomas706]

Paul Herring Don't be silly. The 'Come See Me' single shreds all-comers!

[@paulherring2434]

Andy Thomas That's fine, Andy. The PTs seem to have lost me after those early songs. Still, you like them and obviously a lot of other people do too.

[@andythomas706]

Paul Herring Having liked the first two singles, whats NOT to like about 'Midnight To Six Man'? I don't get it?

[@alisonwunderland9900]

Shame about the taalking

[@MuscleDad420]

Knobhead.

[@ThePsychedelicGoBeat]

why am i watching a boring german man?

[@misterjones7929]

Now you know why punk rock happened… ;-)

[@Refrescospepito]

I hate those 60's films. No fuckin' idea how to focus.

[@Slamit88]

or just WHO to focus ON there huh' ??!!.....

[@thorstenriedel3152]

Terrible