Silk Torpedo
by Pretty Things
- Type: Album
- Released: January 1975
- Label: Swan Song
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:25
- Community rating: 3.13/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Pete Tolson, Skip Alan, John Povey, Jack Green, Gordon Edwards, Phil May
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Silk Torpedo' represents a commercial shift for the Pretty Things as they became the first UK act signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label. The recording leans heavily into polished hard rock and glam-influenced pop arrangements, distancing the group from their earlier psychedelic origins.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic
Tracklist
- Dream / Joey (6:51)
- Maybe You Tried (4:23)
- Atlanta (2:41)
- L. a. n. T. a. (2:27)
- Is It Only Love (5:09)
- Come Home Momma (3:43)
- Bridge of God (4:59)
- Singapore Silk Torpedo (5:12)
- Belfast Cowboys (6:58)
Credits
- Pretty Things - primary artist
- Richard Manning - artwork [colouring by]
- Skip Alan - drums, percussion, vocals
- Gordon Edwards - guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
- John Povey - keyboards, vocals, percussion, written-by
- Pete Tolson - lead guitar, acoustic guitar [acoustic], bass, written-by
- Jack Green - vocals
- Phil May - vocals, percussion, written-by