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S. F. Sorrow is a psychedelic rock opera that explores the life of a single character [6] "from rural birth to Prodigal's Oliver Twist freakout". [7] PopMatters says that the album "mixes the story of the protagonist Sebastian and his journey towards learning to trust people and ultimate disillusionment with a psychedelic pop score that fittingly captured the mood of 1960s Swinging London". [8]
On 30 April 2012, a re-imagining of S. F. Sorrow, entitled Sorrow's Children and featuring covers by contemporary bands of each track, was released on Fruits de Mer Records, only on vinyl and in a limited edition of 700. [16]
The Pretty Things consisted at that point of the same line-up who had recorded the original album in the same studio, except for Twink, who was replaced by long-time Pretty Things member Skip Alan. Mark St. John, the band's manager, and Dov Skipper, the son of Skip Alan, provided percussions, and Frank Holland contributed guitar and vocals.
The Pretty Things: Fontana (TE 17434) 6 – October 1965 Rainin' in My Heart: Fontana (TE 17442) 12 – 1965 Road Runner: Fontana (465 279 TE) – 11 August 1966 The Pretty Things on Film: Fontana (TE 17472) – – 13 August 2012 SF Sorrow Live in London: Fruits De Mer (CRUSTACEAN 31) – – 2 January 2018 The Same Sun: Fruits De Mer ...
In 1975, the record was packaged as a double LP with their previous album S.F. Sorrow titled S.F. Sorrow and Parachute and issued on the UK label Harvest on the Harvest Heritage series. In 1976, the record was again packaged as a double LP with their previous album S.F. Sorrow titled Real Pretty. In Canada, this album was on Motown Records.
In the late 1960s, The Pretty Things started to branch out into psychedelia and May became a prominent counterculture figure, known for his claim of having "the longest hair in Britain", [4] drug-taking and bisexuality. [5] The 1968 album S.F. Sorrow, which was released on the Motown imprint Rare Earth, was regarded as the first rock opera ...
Avicii was found dead in the afternoon hours of April 20, 2018, according to a statement from his rep. His tragic death came two years after he announced his retirement from touring in March 2016.
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.