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The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things is a group from the UK, active since 1963.

Group GB since 1963 psychedelic rock garage rock rock

TOTAL PLAYS

485

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-03-02 10:11 · 6 Music — "Midnight To Six Man (BBC session)"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · 6 Music — "Summer Time"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

60 45 30 15 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 445 92%

Radio 2 39 8%

Radio 1 1 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 03:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Don't Bring Me Down 137 2023-06-29

2 Midnight to Six Man 57 2022-01-20

3 Rosalyn 38 2025-09-11

4 Love Is Good - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 22 2019-08-20

5 Havana Bound - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 22 2019-08-20

6 Route 66 - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 21 2019-08-20

7 Religion's Dead - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 20 2019-08-20

8 Onion Soup - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 18 2019-08-20

9 S.F. Sorrow Is Born 11 2021-04-20

10 Come Home Mama - BBC Session 17/12/974 6 2015-03-27

11 Rosalyn (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) 5 2024-11-27

12 Honey I Need You 4 2017-07-03

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-05 20:05 Summer Time 6 Music

2025-12-23 21:51 Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 6 Music

2025-09-15 20:37 Judgement Day 6 Music

2025-09-11 14:28 Rosalyn 6 Music

2025-04-20 15:04 Buzz the Jerk 6 Music

2024-11-27 21:19 Rosalyn (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) 6 Music

2024-11-25 22:25 Midnight To Six (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) 6 Music

2024-09-12 21:02 Summertime 6 Music

2023-07-12 21:25 She Says Good Morning (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) 6 Music

2023-07-10 21:26 The Same Sun (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) 6 Music

2023-06-29 13:58 Don't Bring Me Down 6 Music

2023-05-04 20:55 Rosalyn 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

94 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

13 Chester Street —

1 2014-06-22 ▶

Balloon Burning —

2 2017-09-06 ▶

Balloon Burning (Top Gear session 21.10.68) —

1 2013-09-11 ▶

Baron Saturday —

1 2008-01-14 ▶

Big Boss Man (BBC session October 1964) —

2 2015-12-09 ▶

Big City —

1 2014-06-22 ▶

Big City (BBC session October 1964) —

1 2014-07-16 ▶

Bridge Of God (Radio 1 Session, 17th Dec 1974) —

1 2018-12-17 ▶

Bridge Of God - BBC Session 17/12/974 —

3 2012-05-02 ▶

Buzz the Jerk —

1 2025-04-20 ▶

Buzz The Jerk (BBC session May 1966) —

1 2015-11-11 ▶

Can't Judge A Book (6 Music session 160718) —

1 2018-07-17 ▶

Come Home Mama (Radio 1 Session, 17th Dec 1974) —

1 2018-12-17 ▶

Come Home Mama - BBC Session 17/12/974 —

6 2015-03-27 ▶

Come Home Mama - BBC Session 1974 —

2 2009-12-11 ▶

Come See Me —

3 2015-06-22 ▶

Cries From The Midnight Circus —

1 2020-07-19 ▶

Cry to Me —

3 2017-01-30 ▶

Defected Grey —

1 2016-11-22 ▶

Defecting Grey —

3 2020-11-14 ▶

Defecting Grey (Top Gear session 3rd Dec 1967) —

1 2018-05-23 ▶

Don't Bring Me Down —

137 2023-06-29 ▶

Don't Bring Me Down (BBC session October 1964) —

1 2014-07-14 ▶

Don't Bring Me Down (BBC session) —

2 2005-08-14 ▶

Don't Bring Me Down (Saturday Club Session, Oct 1964) —

1 2016-10-20 ▶

Dream/Joey - BBC Session 17/12/1974 —

2 2011-04-23 ▶

Dream/Joey - BBC Session 1974 —

1 2009-12-11 ▶

Get a Buzz —

1 2009-05-23 ▶

Grass —

3 2021-04-25 ▶

Havana Bound - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 —

22 2019-08-20 ▶

Hey Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut —

1 2012-02-16 ▶

Honey I Need —

4 2016-07-18 ▶

Honey I Need You —

4 2017-07-03 ▶

Is It Only Love —

1 2015-02-08 ▶

Judgement Day —

2 2025-09-15 ▶

Love Is Good - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 —

22 2019-08-20 ▶

LSD —

2 2019-06-14 ▶

LSD (BBC session May 1966) —

1 2015-11-09 ▶

Mama Keep Your BIg Mouth Shut (BBC session October 1964) —

1 2014-07-17 ▶

Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut —

1 2025-12-23 ▶

Maybe We Tried —

1 2022-04-30 ▶

Me Needing You —

1 2010-08-11 ▶

Midnight to six —

1 2014-06-23 ▶

Midnight To Six (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) —

3 2024-11-25 ▶

Midnight to Six Man —

57 2022-01-20 ▶

Midnight To Six Man (BBC 6 session May 1966) —

1 2015-11-12 ▶

Midnight To Six Man (BBC session) —

3 2005-09-06 ▶

Mister Evasion (6 Music session 160718) —

1 2018-07-17 ▶

Mr Evasion (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) —

1 2022-12-07 ▶

October 26 —

3 2022-10-26 ▶

Onion Soup (Radio 1 Session, 15 Aug 1973) —

1 2017-08-15 ▶

Onion Soup - BBC Session 15/08/1973 —

1 2013-11-19 ▶

Onion Soup - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 —

18 2019-08-20 ▶

Onion Soup 1973 - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 —

3 2010-10-24 ▶

Over the Moon —

1 2021-07-15 ▶

Parachute —

1 2015-03-01 ▶

Private Sorrow —

2 2018-04-02 ▶

Private Sorrow Balloon Burning —

1 2013-12-30 ▶

Religion's Dead - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 —

20 2019-08-20 ▶

Renaissance Fair —

1 2012-07-17 ▶

Roadrunner —

1 2017-11-06 ▶

Rosalyn —

38 2025-09-11 ▶

Rosalyn (6 Music session 160718) —

1 2018-07-17 ▶

Rosalyn (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) —

5 2024-11-27 ▶

Rosalyn (BBC Radio 6Music live session 170718) —

1 2018-09-08 ▶

Route 66 (Radio 1, Sound Of The 70s, 27 Aug 1973) —

1 2017-08-15 ▶

Route 66 - BBC Session 15/08/1973 —

1 2013-11-19 ▶

Route 66 - Golders Green Hippodrome 1973 —

21 2019-08-20 ▶

S.F Sorrow Is Born —

3 2016-05-23 ▶

S.F. Sorrow Is Born —

11 2021-04-20 ▶

S.F.Sorrow Is Born —

1 2007-10-13 ▶

Sad Eye —

1 2014-04-03 ▶

Sf Sorrow Is Born —

3 2014-10-27 ▶

SF Sorrow is Born (Top Gear session 21.10.68) —

1 2013-09-09 ▶

She Says Good Morning (6 Music session 160718) —

1 2018-07-17 ▶

She Says Good Morning (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) —

1 2023-07-12 ▶

She's Fine, She's Mine —

2 2015-10-22 ▶

Silk Torpedo (Radio 1 Session, 17th Dec 1974) —

1 2018-12-17 ▶

Silk Torpedo - BBC Session 17/12/974 —

2 2012-05-02 ▶

Sittin' All Alone —

1 2014-11-08 ▶

Sitting All Alone (BBC session May 1966) —

1 2015-11-10 ▶

Summer Time —

2 2026-08-05 ▶

Summertime —

1 2024-09-12 ▶

The Good Mr Square —

3 2016-01-03 ▶

The Good Mr. Square —

3 2019-08-18 ▶

The Same Sun (6 Music session 160718) —

1 2018-07-17 ▶

The Same Sun (6 Music Session, 17 July 2018) —

2 2023-07-10 ▶

Tripping —

1 2016-07-24 ▶

Turn My Head —

2 2015-12-21 ▶

Turn My Head (Top Gear session 3rd Dec 1967) —

1 2018-05-21 ▶

Vivian Prince —

1 2020-05-23 ▶

Walking Through My Dreams —

1 2016-07-22 ▶

Walking Through My Dreams (Top Gear session 3rd Dec 1967) —

1 2018-05-22 ▶

What's The Use —

1 2015-02-08 ▶