Come See Me (The Pretty Things song) explained

Come See Me
Type:single
Artist:Pretty Things
Album:Get the Picture?
B-Side:£.s.d
Released:1966
Genre:
  • R&B[1]
  • garage rock
Length:2:39
Label:Fontana Records
Producer:Glyn Johns
Prev Title:Midnight to Six Man
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:A House in the Country
Next Year:1966

"Come See Me" (also known as "I'm Your Man") is a 1966 song by Pretty Things on Fontana Records. It was written by J.J. Jackson, Pierre Tubbs and Sidney Barnes. The song charted in UK and Netherlands.

The B-side was a concert favorite "£.s.d",[2] featuring the chorus lyrics "yes I need L.S.D."[3] The title was a play on abbreviations for pounds, shillings and pence; Phil May would admit later that the song was about LSD. The song was reissued titled as "LSD" on the CD reissue of the album Get the Picture?. The song was covered by UK garage punk band the Cannibals in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Segretto, Mike. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. 2022. 1965. 70-71. Backbeat. 9781493064601.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRMEpw0rRiQ YouTube 1996 archive concert footage
  3. The Emergence of Rock and Roll: Music and the Rise of American Youth 1135053588 Mitchell K. Hall - 2014 - In Great Britain, the Yardbirds' 1965 single "Heart Full of Soul" and the Pretty Things' 1965 song “L.S.D.” are early examples that approach psychedelia.