S. F. SORROW
The Pretty Things
750 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 1488451 |
| Excel File Row | 278 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:06:58 |
| Pressing Year | 1968 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | EMI / Columbia |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | SCX 6306 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | YAX 3738-1 R 1 ("TOP MINT 1st Press""One Box Columbia light blue""cover VG-"flipback inside""light back ringwear") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | YAX 3739-1 A 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | VG |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | M |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"S.F. Sorrow" is an unjustly underrated masterpiece, recorded in the historic Abbey Road studios, almost as an echo of the sonic revolutions just concluded by Beatles with "Sgt. Pepper's". However, despite its importance as a prototype of the rock opera and the brilliance of its first EMI/Columbia pressing from 1968, its history is marred by a curiosity that would make any audiophile and collector shudder. For decades, much of the original multitrack tapes of the recording were considered lost within the EMI archives, making remixing and remastering operations for subsequent reissues extremely complex. Fortunately, some tapes were recovered, but the aura of mystery and the fear that one of the milestones of psychedelic rock might never have been fully preserved in its original sonic integrity, still persists among sound purists, enhancing the invaluable worth of this very first edition.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - S.F. Sorrow Is Born
- A2 - Bracelets Of Fingers
- A3 - She Says Good Morning
- A4 - Private Sorrow
- A5 - Balloon Burning
- A6 - Death
- B1 - Baron Saturday
- B2 - The Journey
- B3 - I See You
- B4 - Well Of Destiny
- B5 - Trust
- B6 - Old Man Going
- B7 - Loneliest Person
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