1969 Original In Laminated Gatefold Cover. Cover Is Strong But Shows Light Wear. "By 1967, The Pretty Things, The Long-Haired English Group Whose Shocking, Maraca-Rattling, R&B-Fueled Sound And Outrageous Antics Had Made Parents Of Teenage Music Fans Long For The Good Old Days Of The Rolling Stones, Had Breathed In The Perfumed Air Of Psychedelia – And They'd Moved On! Cut In The Same Studio Where The Beatles And Pink Floyd Were Changing The World Of Pop Music Daily, S.F. Sorrow Was The Enthralling, Cradle-To-Grave Saga Of Sebastian F. Sorrow, A Landmark Release Now Credited With Being The World's First Rock Opera – A Full Year Ahead Of The Who's Tommy."