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.
Surviving Small Faces members Kenney Jones and Ian “Mac” 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 – early session versions, alternate USA mixes, instrumentals and the previously unreleased backing track “Kamikhazi”.
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.
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.
The albums obviously include the bands hit’s “Sha La La La Lee”, “All Or Nothing”, “My Mind’s Eye”, “Itchycoo Park” and “Lazy Sunday”, but there is far more here worth listening to than just their hit singles.
The bands best known line up of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian “Mac” McLagan produced some fantastic music, and there is a surprising variety of musical styles here, making these releases really well worth listening to.
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.
Four great deluxe edition releases – well worth listening to.
Track listings:
Small Faces:
Disc: 1
1. Shake
2. Come On Children
3. You Better Believe It
4. It’s Too Late
5. One Night Stand
6. What’Cha Gonna Do About It
7. Sorry She’s Mine
8. Own Up Time
9. You Need Loving
10. Don’t Stop What You’re Doing
11. E Too D
12. Sha La La La Lee
13. I’ve Got Mine
14. What’s A Matter Baby
15. Grow Your Own
16. Patterns
Disc: 2
1. Come On Children – Alternate Version
2. Shake – Alternate Version
3. You Better Believe It – Alternate Version
4. It’s Too Late – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
5. Sorry She’s Mine – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
6. Own Up Time – Alternate Version
7. E Too D – Alternate Version
8. I’ve Got Mine – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
9. Grow Your Own – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
10. Sha La La La Lee – Stereo Version
11. Don’t Stop What You’re Doing – Alternate Version
12. Patterns – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
13. What’s A Matter Baby – Alternate Mix
14. What’Cha Gonna Do About It – Alternate Version
Ogdens nut gone flake:
Disc: 1
1. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos And Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song Of A Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin’ Over
9. The Hungry Intruder
10. The Journey
11. Mad John – Extended Version
12. HappyDaysToyTown
Disc: 2
1. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Early Session Version
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love) – Alternate USA Mix
3. Long Agos And Worlds Apart – Alternate USA Mix
4. Rene – Early Session Mix
5. Song Of A Baker – Alternate USA Mix
6. Lazy Sunday – Alternate USA Mix
7. Happiness Stan – Backing Track
8. Bun In The Oven – Early Session Mix
9. The Fly – Take 4 Instrumental Version
10. Mad John – Take 7 Early Session Version
11. HappyDaysToyTown – Alternate USA Mix
12. Kamikhazi – Take 7 Backing Track Version
13. Every Little Bit Hurts – Early Session Mix
14. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Alternate Take Phased Mix
Disc: 3
1. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos And Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song Of A Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin’ Over
9. The Hungry Intruder
10. The Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town – Extended Version
Immediate:
Disc: 1
1. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
2. Something I Want To Tell You
3. Feeling Lonely
4. Happy Boys Happy
5. Things Are Going To Get Better
6. My Way Of Giving
7. Green Circles
8. Become Like You
9. Get Yourself Together
10. All Our Yesterdays
11. Talk To You
12. Show Me The Way
13. Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire
14. Eddie’s Dreaming
15. Here Comes The Nice
16. Itchycoo Park
17. I’m Only Dreaming
18. Tin Soldier
19. I Feel Much Better
20. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me – Alternate Mix
21. Eddie’s Dreaming – Alternate Mix
22. Green Circles – Take 1 Alternate Mix 3
Disc: 2
1. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me – Stereo Version
2. Something I Want To Tell You – Stereo Version
3. Feeling Lonely – Stereo Version
4. Happy Boys Happy – Stereo Version
5. Things Are Going To Get Better – Stereo Version
6. My Way Of Giving – Stereo Version
7. Green Circles – Stereo Version
8. Become Like You – Stereo Version
9. Get Yourself Together – Stereo Version
10. All Our Yesterdays – Stereo Version
11. Talk To You – Stereo Version
12. Show Me The Way – Stereo Version
13. Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire – Stereo Version
14. Eddie’s Dreaming – Stereo Version
15. Just Passing – Stereo Version
16. Itchycoo Park – Stereo Version
17. Here Comes The Nice – Stereo Version
18. Don’t Burst My Bubble – Stereo Version
19. Things Are Going to Get Better – Alternate Version
20. I Can’t Make It – Session Version
21. Green Circles – Alternate Take 2
22. Tin Soldier – Stereo Version
23. (If You Think You’re) Groovy – Backing Track
From the beginning:
Disc: 1
1. Runaway
2. My Mind’s Eye
3. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
4. That Man
5. My Way Of Giving
6. Hey Girl
7. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
8. Take This Hurt Off Me
9. All Or Nothing
10. Baby Don’t You Do It
11. Plum Nellie
12. Sha La La La Lee
13. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
14. What’Cha Gonna Do About
15. Almost Grown
16. Understanding
17. I Can’t Dance With You
18. I Can’t Make It – Session Version
19. Just Passing
Disc: 2
1. Runaway – Alternate Mix
2. That Man – Alternate Mix
3. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow – Alternate Mix
4. My Mind’s Eye – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
5. Picanniny – Backing Track
6. Hey Girl – Alternate Version
7. Take This Hurt Off Me – Different Version
8. Baby Don’t You Do It – Different Version
9. All Or Nothing – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
10. Understanding – Alternate Mix (Electronically Processed Stereo)
11. Talk To You – Take 5 Backing Track
12. All Our Yesterdays – Take 7 Backing Track
13. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me – Alternate Take 2
14. Show Me The Way – Take 3 Backing Track
15. I Can’t Make It – Take 11 Backing Track
16. Things Are Going to Get Better – Take 14 Session Version
