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the france -rrb- 21 june 2008 . from left to right pretty : : mark st. john , dick taylor , phil things may and george perez . during a concert at marcq-en-barœul -lrb- phil greenwood may dick taylor frank holland george woosey jack 1963 & ndash ; present electric banana fontana rare earth , harvest , warner bros. , swan song , , snapper , cote basque columbia -lrb- uk -rrb- , laurie , 250 the pretty things
 yes viv stax skip alan jon povey wally waller john c. alder andrews vic unitt peter tolson stuart brooks jack green gordon edwards viv hans waterman roelf ter velt barkley mckay darrell barfield mark prince st.john simon fox brian pendleton john group_or_band garage psychedelic rock , hard rock , progressive rock rock , r & b , beat , pretty things photo ph.brizard.jpg london , england the pretty things
the pretty things

the pretty things are an english rock band from london , who originally formed in 1963 .
they took their name from willie dixon 's 1955 song `` pretty thing '' .
their most commercially successful period was the mid-1960s , although they continue to perform to this day .
david bowie covered two of their songs on his album `` pin ups '' .
