Silk Torpedo

Silk Torpedo
Studio album by The Pretty Things
Released	October 1974
Recorded	1973 Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	42:02 (original release)
Label	Swan Song
Producer	Norman Smith
The Pretty Things chronology
Freeway Madness (1972) Silk Torpedo (1974) Savage Eye (1976)

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Silk Torpedo is the seventh album by English rock band The 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.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Dream/Joey" (Phil May, Jon Povey) 6:47
2. "Maybe You Tried" (May, Pete Tolson) 4:20
3. "Atlanta" (May, Tolson) 2:41
4. "L.A.N.T.A." (May, Povey, Al Smith) 2:24
5. "Is It Only Love" (May) 5:05
6. "Come Home Momma" (May) 3:41
7. "Bridge of God" (May) 4:57
8. "Singapore Silk Torpedo" (May, Tolson) 5:12
9. "Belfast Cowboys/Bruise in the Sky" (May, Povey) 6:55

• The album, upon being reissued, had two bonus tracks, which are live renditions of two of the album's tracks.

10. "Singapore Silk Torpedo" (Live) 7:06
11. "Dream/Joey" (Live) 7:21

Personnel

• Phil May - lead vocals, percussion
• Pete Tolson - lead and acoustic guitars, bass
• Jon Povey - keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
• Gordon Edwards - bass, backing vocals, keyboards
• Skip Alan - drums, backing vocals, percussion
• Jack Green - backing vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Davis, Stephen. Hammer of the Gods (2008 ed.). London: Pan Books. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-330-43859-9.