re-imagining of S. F. Sorrow, entitled Sorrow's Children and featuring covers by contemporary bands of each track, was released on Fruits de Mer Records, only on vinyl and in a limited edition of 700. The album included an interview with May and Taylor, and had a live version of "Loneliest Person". The latter was recorded at their gig at London's 100 Club in December 2010, at which they played the whole of their first album. In 2012, the band returned to New Zealand for the first time since the bad publicity of 1965. They also toured Australia and were reunited with original bass player, John Stax, for their Melbourne shows. This was the first time May, Taylor and Stax had played together since 1967. In 2013 the Pretty Things celebrated their 50th Anniversary Tour with dates in the UK and Europe. The band's studio album, The Sweet Pretty Things (Are in Bed Now, of Course...), was released on 10 July 2015. This is the first album recorded with touring members Greenwood and Woosey. In 2018, the band announced that they were splitting up at the end of the year. All current and forthcoming dates throughout 2018 were billed as part of a farewell tour. Phil May died, aged 75, on 15 May 2020 following complications after hip surgery. 22 May 2020 saw the release of two tracks from an upcoming "stripped back, acoustic-driven" album recorded by May, Taylor, and Mark St. John before May's death. The album, Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood, was released in September 2020. Personnel Members Phil May – lead vocals, maracas, harmonica (1963–1971, 1971–1976, 1978–2020) Dick Taylor – lead guitar, occasional vocals (1963–1969, 1978–2020) John Stax – bass, harmonica, backing vocals (1963–1967) Brian Pendleton – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass (1963–1966) Pete Kitley – drums (1963–1964) Viv Andrews – drums (1964) Viv Prince – drums (1964–1965) Skip Alan – drums (1965–1968, 1969–1971, 1971–1976, 1978–1981, 1994–2007) Jon Povey – keyboards, vocals (1967–1971, 1971–1976, 1978–1981, 1994–2007) Wally Waller – bass, guitar, vocals (1967–1971, 1978–1981, 1994–2007) Twink – drums (1968–1969) Victor Unitt – guitar (1969–1970) Pete Tolson – guitar (1970–1971, 1971–1976, 1978–1981) Stuart Brooks – bass (1971–1973) Gordon John Edwards – guitars, keyboards, vocals (1973–1976) Jack Green – bass, vocals (1974–1976) Simon Fox – drums (1981) Joe Shaw – guitar (1984, 1987) Dave Wintour – bass (1984) Dave Wilki – keyboards (1984) John Clark – drums (1984) Kevin