Name: Small Faces (1st LP)(40th Anniv. Edition) [Remaster]
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Small Faces (1st LP)(40th Anniv. Edition) [Remaster]

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Album: Small Faces (1st LP)(40th Anniv. Edition) [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Shake	More Info...	0:03
2)	Come On Children	More Info...	0:04
3)	You Better Believe It	More Info...	0:02
4)	It's Too Late	More Info...	0:02
5)	One Night Stand	More Info...	0:02
6)	What'cha Gonna Do About It	More Info...	0:02
7)	Sorry She's Mine	More Info...	0:02
8)	Own Up Time	More Info...	0:01
9)	You Beed Loving	More Info...	0:04
10)	Don't Stop What You're Doing	More Info...	0:02
11)	E Too D	More Info...	0:03
12)	Sha La La La Lee	More Info...	0:03
13)	What's A Matter Baby (UK B-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
14)	I've Got Mine (UK A-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
15)	Grow Your Own (UK B-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
16)	Hey Girl (UK A-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
17)	Almost Grown (UK B-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
18)	What'cha Gonna Do About It (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
19)	Come On Children (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
20)	Shake (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
21)	Own Up Time (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
22)	E Too D (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
23)	Hey Girl (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02

Album: Small Faces (1st LP)(40th Anniv. Edition) [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Shake	More Info...	0:03
2)	Come On Children	More Info...	0:04
3)	You Better Believe It	More Info...	0:02
4)	It's Too Late	More Info...	0:02
5)	One Night Stand	More Info...	0:02
6)	What'cha Gonna Do About It	More Info...	0:02
7)	Sorry She's Mine	More Info...	0:02
8)	Own Up Time	More Info...	0:01
9)	You Beed Loving	More Info...	0:04
10)	Don't Stop What You're Doing	More Info...	0:02
11)	E Too D	More Info...	0:03
12)	Sha La La La Lee	More Info...	0:03
13)	What's A Matter Baby (UK B-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
14)	I've Got Mine (UK A-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
15)	Grow Your Own (UK B-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
16)	Hey Girl (UK A-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
17)	Almost Grown (UK B-Side) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
18)	What'cha Gonna Do About It (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
19)	Come On Children (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
20)	Shake (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
21)	Own Up Time (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02
22)	E Too D (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
23)	Hey Girl (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

The 1997 release of SMALL FACES contains 5 additional tracks not contained on the original release.
The Small Faces: Steve Marriott (vocals, guitar); Ian "Mac" McLagan (vocals, guitar, organ); Ronnie "Plonk" Lane (vocals, organ); Kenney Jones (drums).
Includes liner notes by John Reed and Tony Brainsby.
Digitally remastered by Jon Astley and Simon Heyworth.
Personnel: Ian McLagan (vocals, guitar, organ); Kenney Jones (drums).
Liner Note Author: Andy Neill.
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

Professional Reviews

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