On the 7th May, Universal is re-issuing 4 classic albums from The Small Faces which were originally released btween 1965 and 1969 – Small Faces, Immediate, From the beginning & Ogdens nut gone flake. The albums are being released as deluxe editions, and as with the other albums Universal have released as deluxe editions recently then there are plenty of extras.<\/p>\n
Surviving Small Faces members Kenney Jones and Ian \u201cMac\u201d McLagan have been involved in overseing and approving these new editions, including the re-mastering and artwork. All related non-album singles and alternate versions of the album session recordings, many of which are previously unreleased or released for the first time on CD, have also been added. In the case of Ogdens nut gone flake, there are separate discs for the mono and stereo formats and a third disc of previously unreleased material \u2013 early session versions, alternate USA mixes, instrumentals and the previously unreleased backing track \u201cKamikhazi\u201d.<\/p>\n
Each of the albums includes liner notes by Mark Paytress featuring entertaining and forthright interviews with the surviving members of the Small Faces, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones as well as rare photos.<\/p>\n
So, as well as the remastered versions of the four original albums there are dozens of bonus tracks – each album has a full disc packed with extra tracks (in the case of Ogdens nut gone flake there are two CD’s of extras) – alternate versions or mixes, meaning you have a staggering 148 tracks between the 4 albums – thats an average of 37 tracks per album, an impressive total.<\/p>\n
The albums obviously include the bands hit’s \u201cSha La La La Lee\u201d, \u201cAll Or Nothing\u201d, \u201cMy Mind\u2019s Eye\u201d, \u201cItchycoo Park\u201d and \u201cLazy Sunday\u201d, but there is far more here worth listening to than just their hit singles.<\/p>\n
The bands best known line up of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian \u201cMac\u201d McLagan produced some fantastic music, and there is a surprising variety of musical styles here, making these releases really well worth listening to.<\/p>\n
For fans of Small Faces then these are great re-releases. I must admit that I hadnt listened to more than a couple of their songs in the past (my excuse is that these albums came out before I was born), but listening to them there are some really great songs here and I’m likely to be listening to these albums for a long time to come.<\/p>\n
Four great deluxe edition releases – well worth listening to.<\/p>\n
Track listings:<\/p>\n
Small Faces:<\/p>\n
Disc: 1
\n1. Shake
\n2. Come On Children
\n3. You Better Believe It
\n4. It’s Too Late
\n5. One Night Stand
\n6. What’Cha Gonna Do About It
\n7. Sorry She’s Mine
\n8. Own Up Time
\n9. You Need Loving
\n10. Don’t Stop What You’re Doing
\n11. E Too D
\n12. Sha La La La Lee
\n13. I’ve Got Mine
\n14. What’s A Matter Baby
\n15. Grow Your Own
\n16. Patterns<\/p>\n
Disc: 2
\n1. Come On Children – Alternate Version
\n2. Shake – Alternate Version
\n3. You Better Believe It – Alternate Version
\n4. It’s Too Late – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n5. Sorry She’s Mine – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n6. Own Up Time – Alternate Version
\n7. E Too D – Alternate Version
\n8. I’ve Got Mine – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n9. Grow Your Own – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n10. Sha La La La Lee – Stereo Version
\n11. Don’t Stop What You’re Doing – Alternate Version
\n12. Patterns – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n13. What’s A Matter Baby – Alternate Mix
\n14. What’Cha Gonna Do About It – Alternate Version <\/p>\n
Ogdens nut gone flake:<\/p>\n
Disc: 1
\n1. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
\n2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
\n3. Long Agos And Worlds Apart
\n4. Rene
\n5. Song Of A Baker
\n6. Lazy Sunday
\n7. Happiness Stan
\n8. Rollin’ Over
\n9. The Hungry Intruder
\n10. The Journey
\n11. Mad John – Extended Version
\n12. HappyDaysToyTown<\/p>\n
Disc: 2
\n1. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Early Session Version
\n2. Afterglow (Of Your Love) – Alternate USA Mix
\n3. Long Agos And Worlds Apart – Alternate USA Mix
\n4. Rene – Early Session Mix
\n5. Song Of A Baker – Alternate USA Mix
\n6. Lazy Sunday – Alternate USA Mix
\n7. Happiness Stan – Backing Track
\n8. Bun In The Oven – Early Session Mix
\n9. The Fly – Take 4 Instrumental Version
\n10. Mad John – Take 7 Early Session Version
\n11. HappyDaysToyTown – Alternate USA Mix
\n12. Kamikhazi – Take 7 Backing Track Version
\n13. Every Little Bit Hurts – Early Session Mix
\n14. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Alternate Take Phased Mix<\/p>\n
Disc: 3
\n1. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
\n2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
\n3. Long Agos And Worlds Apart
\n4. Rene
\n5. Song Of A Baker
\n6. Lazy Sunday
\n7. Happiness Stan
\n8. Rollin’ Over
\n9. The Hungry Intruder
\n10. The Journey
\n11. Mad John
\n12. Happy Days Toy Town – Extended Version <\/p>\n
Immediate:<\/p>\n
Disc: 1
\n1. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
\n2. Something I Want To Tell You
\n3. Feeling Lonely
\n4. Happy Boys Happy
\n5. Things Are Going To Get Better
\n6. My Way Of Giving
\n7. Green Circles
\n8. Become Like You
\n9. Get Yourself Together
\n10. All Our Yesterdays
\n11. Talk To You
\n12. Show Me The Way
\n13. Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire
\n14. Eddie’s Dreaming
\n15. Here Comes The Nice
\n16. Itchycoo Park
\n17. I’m Only Dreaming
\n18. Tin Soldier
\n19. I Feel Much Better
\n20. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me – Alternate Mix
\n21. Eddie’s Dreaming – Alternate Mix
\n22. Green Circles – Take 1 Alternate Mix 3<\/p>\n
Disc: 2
\n1. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me – Stereo Version
\n2. Something I Want To Tell You – Stereo Version
\n3. Feeling Lonely – Stereo Version
\n4. Happy Boys Happy – Stereo Version
\n5. Things Are Going To Get Better – Stereo Version
\n6. My Way Of Giving – Stereo Version
\n7. Green Circles – Stereo Version
\n8. Become Like You – Stereo Version
\n9. Get Yourself Together – Stereo Version
\n10. All Our Yesterdays – Stereo Version
\n11. Talk To You – Stereo Version
\n12. Show Me The Way – Stereo Version
\n13. Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire – Stereo Version
\n14. Eddie’s Dreaming – Stereo Version
\n15. Just Passing – Stereo Version
\n16. Itchycoo Park – Stereo Version
\n17. Here Comes The Nice – Stereo Version
\n18. Don’t Burst My Bubble – Stereo Version
\n19. Things Are Going to Get Better – Alternate Version
\n20. I Can’t Make It – Session Version
\n21. Green Circles – Alternate Take 2
\n22. Tin Soldier – Stereo Version
\n23. (If You Think You’re) Groovy – Backing Track <\/p>\n
From the beginning:<\/p>\n
Disc: 1
\n1. Runaway
\n2. My Mind’s Eye
\n3. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
\n4. That Man
\n5. My Way Of Giving
\n6. Hey Girl
\n7. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
\n8. Take This Hurt Off Me
\n9. All Or Nothing
\n10. Baby Don’t You Do It
\n11. Plum Nellie
\n12. Sha La La La Lee
\n13. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
\n14. What’Cha Gonna Do About
\n15. Almost Grown
\n16. Understanding
\n17. I Can’t Dance With You
\n18. I Can’t Make It – Session Version
\n19. Just Passing<\/p>\n
Disc: 2
\n1. Runaway – Alternate Mix
\n2. That Man – Alternate Mix
\n3. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow – Alternate Mix
\n4. My Mind’s Eye – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n5. Picanniny – Backing Track
\n6. Hey Girl – Alternate Version
\n7. Take This Hurt Off Me – Different Version
\n8. Baby Don’t You Do It – Different Version
\n9. All Or Nothing – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n10. Understanding – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
\n11. Talk To You – Take 5 Backing Track
\n12. All Our Yesterdays – Take 7 Backing Track
\n13. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me – Alternate Take 2
\n14. Show Me The Way – Take 3 Backing Track
\n15. I Can’t Make It – Take 11 Backing Track
\n16. Things Are Going to Get Better – Take 14 Session Version<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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