The Pretty Things - Balboa Island - Music & Performance - CD
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| Management number | 254624288 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$6.21 | Model Number | 254624288 | ||
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<p>With a stripped back and simplified line up, Balboa Island was completed in 2007 by the core unit of Phil May, Dick Taylor, Frank Holland, and Mark St. John, at Mark’s Cote Basque studio using vintage analogue equipment.</p><p>Most of the songs were rooted in the blues, the final arrangements hashed out on the studio floor then tracked live with Dick playing bass and Frank handling most of the guitar parts. This organic, back- to-basics approach worked especially well on the deep, expansive numbers.</p><p>Outside of its dark, bluesy core, though, the album diverged into other territory. Balboa Island is in many ways a coming-of-age album for the Pretty Things, acknowledging their roots and recognizing their past indiscretions while moving into the future with a newfound sense of dignity. “It’s almost a wounded piece rather than a proud piece,” Phil confessed at the time. “I think this is a very honest album.”</p>
- The Pretty Things - Balboa Island - Music & Performance - CD
- Music
- Madfish Records Uk
- Rock
| Performer | The Pretty Things |
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| Music genre | Rock |
| Music subgenre | Blues Rock |
| Music release type | Release |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2007 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Is collectible | Y |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Series title | The Pretty Things - Balboa Island [COMPACT DISCS] |
| Track listing | Beat Goes on, Buried Alive, Livin' in My Skin, (Blues for) Robert Johnson, Pretty Beat, In the Beginning, Mimi, Feel Like Goin' Home, The Ballad of Hollis Brown, Freedom Song, Dearly Beloved, All Light Up, Balboa Island |
| Record label | Madfish Records Uk |
| Songwriter | Pretty Things |
| Track name | The Beat Goes On, Buried Alive, Livin' In My Skin, (Blues For) Robert Johnson, All Light Up, Pretty Beat, Mimi, The Ballad Of Hollis Brown, Feel Like Goin' Home, In The Beginning, Dearly Beloved, Freedom Song, Balboa Island |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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