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The Pretty Things

British rock band founded in London in 1963. The band's name comes from the eponymous ("Pretty Thing") 1955 song by Bo Diddley. In their early existence, the British press dubbed the band with the title "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". The Pretty Things became one of the bands of the British Invasion, while performing garage rhythm and blues akin to The Rolling Stones, but much harder; later, they moved to English psychedelia, classic and heavy rock, and music close to punk rock and new wave.