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Just when the first-generation British Invasion bands galloped ahead into pop art in 1966, the Small Faces worked a heavy R&B groove on their 1966 debut. That's not to say that this pack of four sharp-suited mods were unaware of the times. If anything, no other British band of the mid-'60s was so keenly tuned into fashion, the four Small Faces capturing the style and sound of dancing pilled-up mods better even than the Who, possibly because the group could carry a groove better than the Who, as this tightly propulsive debut amply illustrates. Like many '60s debuts, The Small Faces is split between covers, songs the label pushed on the band, and originals, some clearly interpolations of songs they'd been covering in clubs.
'Come on Children' echoes James Brown's 'Think,' and 'You Need Loving' is based on Willie Dixon's 'You Need Love.' Later, Led Zeppelin would rework the Small Faces' 'You Need Loving' into 'Whole Lotta Love,' and while it's easy to hear how Steve Marriott's raw-throated howl influenced Robert Plant as much as Marriott's heavy shards of guitar influenced Jimmy Page, what's striking about The Small Faces is that there is very little blues or rock & roll here: it's all hard-charging, driving R&B and soul, the emphasis all on the groove. By stressing the beat, the Small Faces carry themselves over some slight songwriting - the band's energetic interplay carries them over the rough spots between 'It's Too Late,' 'What'Cha Gonna Do About It,' and 'Sha La La La Lee,' and that concentration even pushes them into trailblazing territory, as on the lean, ominous pulse of 'E Too D.' Such moments keep The Small Faces sounding fearless and fresh even when by other respects it is very much a record of its time. Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
Discography Studio albums 6 Live albums 2 Compilation albums 2 EPs? Singles 14 B-sides 14 Soundtrack albums? Tribute albums? Small Faces were an band formed in 1965 by, and (who was soon replaced by ).
Heavily influenced by, they later evolved into a act before disbanding in 1969. Despite the fact that they were only together four years, Small Faces' music output from the mid to late sixties remains as notable British mod and psychedelic music of that era.
Small Faces - The Immediate Years (1965-69 uk, superb classic mod psych freakbeat, four discs box, 1st edition).
Refers to them as 'the best English band never to make it big in America'. Small Faces were awarded the Outstanding Contribution to British Music 'Lifetime Achievement' award in 1996. Contents. Albums Year Album title Track listing 1966 UK 6 May 1966 UK (mono) (vinyl) catalogue No.
LK 4790 Side One: ' 'Come on Children' 'You Better Believe It' 'It's Too Late' 'One Night Stand' ' Side Two: 'Sorry She’s Mine' 'Own Up Time' 'You Need Loving' 'Don’t Stop What You’re Doing' 'E Too D' ' Year Album title Track listing 1967 UK 2 June 1967 UK (mono)(vinyl) catalogue No. LK 4879 Side One: ' ' 'Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow' 'That Man' ' ' '(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me' Side Two: 'Come Back and Take This Hurt Off Me' ' ' 'Plum Nellie' ' ' ' Year Album title Track listing 1967 UK 23 June 1967 (mono) (vinyl) catalogue no.
IMLP 008 (stereo) (vinyl) catalogue no. IMSP 008 This album was released in the US as There Are But Four Small Faces but with a very different track listing (see below). Side One: '(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me' 'Something I Want To Tell You' 'Feeling Lonely' 'Happy Boys Happy' 'Things Are Going to Get Better' 'My Way of Giving' 'Green Circles' Side Two: 'Become Like You' 'Get Yourself Together' 'All Our Yesterdays' 'Talk To You' 'Show Me the Way' 'Up the Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire' 'Eddie’s Dreaming' Year Album title Track listing 1967 There Are But Four Small Faces US December 1967 (stereo) (vinyl) catalogue no. Z12 52 002.US LP omits the 'To Bedfordshire' part of the title. Harti gps europa version 5.0. Side One: 'Itchycoo Park' 'Talk To You' 'Up The Wooden Hills'.
'My Way of Giving' 'I'm Only Dreaming' 'I Feel Much Better' Side Two: 'Tin Soldier' 'Get Yourself Together' 'Show Me the Way' 'Here Comes The Nice' 'Green Circles' '(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me' Year Album title Track listing 1968 UK 24 May 1968 (mono) (vinyl) catalogue no. IMLP 012 (stereo) (vinyl) catalogue no.
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(November 2012) 7” Single (Aug. 6th 1965). What’s A Matter Baby (Early Session – Mid 1965). What’cha Gonna Do About It (Alternate Version) BBC Session ( – 23/08/65).
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Steve Marriott Interview. What'cha Gonna Do About It. Jump Back.
Baby Don’t You Do It 7” Single (Nov. 1965). I’ve Got Mine.
It’s Too Late 7” Single (Jan.