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The SMALL FACES, – ” Lazy Sunday Afternoon “

Posted: April 6, 2018 in MUSIC
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The Small Faces’ third album arrived in 1968, just as every other rock band was getting ambitious. ‘Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake’ is no different. It was a concept album (well, at least Side Two is), centered on a sort of fairy tale. The narrative, like many from the era, is confusing. But the music – big, brash and way more complex than anything attempted by the group’s spin-off band, Faces – is tops all the way.

“Lazy Sunday” reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1968. It was written by the Small Faces songwriting duo Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and appeared on the band’s 1968 concept album Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake and preceded the album as a successful single, despite being released against the band’s wishes.

The low-budget promotional video for “Lazy Sunday” was filmed at drummer  Kenney Jones‘ parents’ home on Havering Street in Stepney, East London and features his next door neighbour pretending to strangle Marriott.

“Lazy Sunday” has a traditional cockney East End of London music-hall sound. The song was inspired by Steve Marriott’s feuds with his neighbours  and is also noticeable for its distinct vocal changes. Marriott sings large parts of the song in a greatly exaggerated cockney accent; he did this partly due to an argument he had with the Hollies, who said that Marriott had never sung in his own accent.  In the final bridge and the last two choruses, he reverts to his usual transatlantic (singing) accent.

The backing melody quotes “Colonel Bogey March” by F. J. Ricketts and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones played on kazoo. At the end of the song the tune dissolves into birdsong.

The SMALL FACES – ” Here Comes The Nice ” Box Set

Posted: March 23, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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‘Here Come The Nice’ is the ultimate, indispensible tribute to Swinging London’s finest and best-loved pop heroes! The Small Faces the set includes.
4 CDs | 75 songs remastered from the original tapes | 72-page hardback book, lavishly illustrated | Over 90 classic, rare & previously unpublished photos & memorabilia | Definitive sleeve notes include new & archive interviews | 3 rare singles in red, white & blue vinyl | Olympic Studios 7-inch replica acetate | 64-page softcover illustrated lyric book | Track-by-track illustrated guide to every song on the box set | 5 postcards with rare photos & artwork | Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake facsimile press kit | 2 large-size reproduction posters | 2 exclusive Gered Mankowitz fine art prints
Written contributions from Robert Plant, Paul Weller, David Bowie, Nick Mason, Peter Frampton, Chris Robinson, Glen Matlock, Chad Smith, Paul Stanley & many more.

“In forensic detail and with a sleevenote by Pete Townshend, this 4-CD box rights the wrongs wreaked on Marriot & Lane, McLagan and Jones’s peak years.”
MOJO

“The Mod scamps’ best work, finally given due respect.”
UNCUT

“It’s the package of the year, beautifully crafted for the Small Faces fanatic in all of us.”
GOLDMINE (USA)

“An impeccable monument to the greatest pop group this country ever produced.”
SHINDIG!

“Now at last, this massive box set finally set’s to rights not only the band’s legacy but also the actual sounds created. Beautifully presented, meticulously researched and annotated this is the only Small Faces recording you will ever need…” 
TOTAL MUSIC MAGAZINE

“Lavish, four-CD retrospective includes unreleased material, out-takes, and alternate versions. Sheds new light on an extraordinary pop experiment.” 
8/10 – 2-page review by Paul Moody
CLASSIC ROCK – April 2014

In celebration of the Small Faces’ induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Charly Records are proud to present ‘Here Come The Nice’, a deluxe heavyweight 4 CD box set chronicling the group’s career on Andrew Loog Oldham’s pioneering Immediate Records label, curated by surviving band members Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan.

A whopping 75 songs includes every hit single, A & B side released worldwide on Immediate Records plus a generous bounty of unreleased material, outtakes, early and alternate versions, live tracks and previously unheard recording sessions from Olympic, Trident and IBC Studios, all sourced and remastered from recently discovered original master and multitrack tapes.

The lavish 72-page hardback book, with a heartfelt foreword by Pete Townshend and introduction by Kenney and Mac, is full of previously unseen photos and rare memorabilia, a career overview by esteemed Mojo magazine scribe Mark Paytress, The box is crammed full with exclusive extras, such as replicas of three of the rarest Small Faces EPs in colored vinyl, an impossibly rare Olympic Studios acetate, large-size repro posters, fine art prints, 64-page fully illustrated lyric booklet, collectors postcards and more, all paying testament to the enduring musical genius of the Small Faces. www.thesmallfaces.com

What’s In The Box?

Lavishly illustrated 72 page hardbound coffee table book: 
Introduction by Kenney & Mac plus a foreword by Pete Townshend.
Over 90 classic, rare & previously unpublished photos & memorabilia.
Definitive sleeve notes include new & archive interviews.
Exclusive Gered Mankowitz interview on photographing ‘Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake’.

Track-by-track illustrated guide to every song on the box set.

Lyric Booklet: 
64-page fully illustrated song booklet with rare photos & memorabilia.
Complete lyrics transcribed & endorsed by band members for the first time ever.

Red, white and blue coloured vinyl: 
Three replica 7-inch EPs of the rarest Small Faces vinyl originally released in 1967:
• Small Faces album sampler – Excerpts from the Small Faces LP.
• Here Come The Nice 4 song French EP in picture sleeve.
• Itchycoo Park 4 song French EP in picture sleeve.

Replica Studio Acetate:
Olympic Sound Studios one-off acetate pressing for Andrew Loog-Oldham for the song Mystery.

Two large reproduction posters: 
Reproductions of original posters for the Tin Soldier single featuring photography by Gered Mankowitz 
Newcastle City Hall live concert from 1968.

Press kit for Ogden’s Gone Nut Flake: 
Rare 6-panel Immediate Records Press Kit from 1968.

Double sided postcards: 
Five collector’s edition postcards with rare photos of each Small Faces band member backed with memorabilia from the Immediate Records Archive.

Fine art prints: 
Two beautiful prints provided by Gered Mankowitz from his 1967 Itchycoo Park photo sessions.

CD1 – Small Faces Singles Worldwide As Bs & Eps:

1. Here Come The Nice (mono) 2:55
2. Talk To You (mono) 2:05
3. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me (mono) 2:15
4. Something I Want To Tell You (mono) 2:07
5. Get Yourself Together (mono) 2:16
6. Become Like You (mono) 1:56
7. Green Circles (mono) 2:32
8. Eddie’s Dreaming (b-side edit) (mono) 2:41
9. Itchycoo Park (mono) 2:44
10. I’m Only Dreaming (mono) 2:22
11. Tin Soldier (mono) 3:19
12. I Feel Much Better (mono) 3:55
13. Lazy Sunday (mono) 3:02
14. Rollin’ Over (Part II of Happiness Stan) (mono) 2:12
15. Mad John (single version) (mono) 2:07
16. The Journey (single version) (mono) 2:51
17. The Universal (mono) 2:42
18. Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (mono) 2:47
19. Afterglow Of Your Love (single version) (mono) 3:22
20. Wham Bam Thank You Mam (mono) 3:18

Original Immediate single versions. Taken from original mono master tapes.

CD2 – Small Faces In The Studio – Olympic, IBC & Trident Sessions – Part 1:

1. Shades Of Green (mono) 0:38
2. Green Circles (take 1) (mono) 1:04
3. Green Circles (take 1 alt mix 1) (mono) 2:45
4. Anything (tracking session) (stereo) 3:46
5. Anything (backing track) (stereo) 3:06
6. Show Me The Way (stripped down mix) (stereo) 2:09
7. Wit Art Yer (tracking session) (mono) 2:50
8. Wit Art Yer (backing track) (stereo) 2:27
9. I Can’t Make It (alt mix) (stereo) 2:26
10. Doolally (tracking session) (mono) 4:06
11. What’s It Called? (overdub session) (mono) 0:36
12. Call It Something Nice (take 9) (stereo) 2:04
13. Wide Eyed Girl (take 2) (stereo) 1:43
14. Wide Eyed Girl On The Wall (alt mix) (stereo) 3:28
15. Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (stripped down mix) (stereo) 3:21
16. Red Balloon With A Blue Surprise (take 5) (stereo) 0:46
17. Red Balloon (alt mix) (stereo) 4:29
18. Saieide Mamoon (tracking session) (stereo) 9:36

All tracks previously unreleased versions. Taken from original studio multitrack and session master tapes

CD3 – Small Faces In The Studio – Olympic, IBC & Trident Sessions – Part 2:

1. Wham Bam Thank You Mam (alt mix) (stereo) 3:22
2. I Can’t Make It (stripped down mix) (stereo) 2:33
3. This Feeling Of Spring (take 1) (stereo) 1:43
4. All Our Yesterdays (backing track) (mono) 2:09
5. Talk To You (alt mix) (stereo) 2:22
6. Mind The Doors Please (mono) 5:01
7. Things Are Going To Get Better (stripped down mix) (stereo) 2:43
8. Mad John (tracking session) (stereo) 3:58
9. A Collibosher (take 4) (stereo) 3:31
10. Lazy Sunday Afternoon (early mix) (mono) 3:00
11. Jack (backing track) (stereo) 3:35
12. Fred (backing track) (stereo) 3:06
13. Red Balloon (stripped down mix) (stereo) 1:33
14. Kolomodelomo (take 1) (stereo) 2:45
15. Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (alt mix) (stereo) 3:34
16. Jenny’s Song (take 2) (stereo) 4:04

All tracks previously unreleased versions. Taken from original studio multitrack and session master tapes

CD4 – Alternate Small Faces Outtakes & In Concert:

1. Itchycoo Park (take 1 stereo mix) (stereo) 2:50
2. Here Come The Nice (take 1 stereo mix) (stereo) 3:01
3. I’m Only Dreaming (take 1 stereo mix) (stereo) 2:23
4. Don’t Burst My Bubble (mono) 2:24
5. I Feel Much Better (stereo) 3:56
6. Green Circles (take 1 Italian version) (mono) 2:44*
7. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (alt mix) (stereo) 1:50*
8. Piccanniny (alt mix) (stereo) 3:02
9. Get Yourself Together (alt mix) (stereo) 2:18*
10. Eddie’s Dreaming (take 2 alt mix) (stereo) 2:44*
11. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me (take 2 alt mix) (stereo) 2:08*
12. Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire (US alt mix) (mono) 2:00*
13. Afterglow Of Your Love (alt single version) (mono) 3:36*
14. (If You Think You’re) Groovy (mono) (The Lot Version)- P.P. Arnold & Small Faces 2:55
15. Me You And Us Too (mono) 3:32
16. The Universal (take 1 stereo mix) (stereo) 2:39
17. Rollin’ Over (live) (stereo) 2:29
18. If I Were A Carpenter (live) (stereo) 2:29
19. Every Little Bit Hurts (live) (stereo) 6:12
20. All Or Nothing (live) (stereo) 4:05
21. Tin Soldier (live) (stereo) 3:19

All tracks rare or * previously unreleased versions. Taken from original studio and session master tapes.

Live tracks recorded at Newcastle City Hall 18th November 1968. Taken from Pye Studios master tape, pitch and speed corrected.

Small Faces Box set vinyl:

• Small Faces Album Sampler – One-sided promo single – Excerpts From The Small Faces L.P. (mono)
The original 7″ vinyl was issued as a promotional single for the debut Immediate album. Featuring excepts from Get Yourself Together, Green Circles, Talk To You, All Our Yesterdays, Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire with DJ Tommy Vance announcements, the original vinyl has gone on to become the rarest Small Faces single amongst collectors.

• Here Come The Nice – French E.P.
Here Come The Nice (mono) – This is the same performance as the regular ‘Here Come The Nice’ mixed to mono but similar to other releases at the time, was subjected to varispeed so plays slightly faster.

• Talk To You (mono)
Become Like You (mono)
Get Yourself Together (mono)

• Itchycoo Park – French E.P.
Itchycoo Park (mono)
I’m Onky Dreaming (mono)
Green Circles (mono)
Eddie’s Dreaming (mono)

Mystery – Replica acetate
Intended to be a single, a handful of acetates of Mystery were produced for the band and Andrew Loog Oldham to check the mix. For unknown reasons, the single wasn’t released, and Ronnie went back into Olympic to record a new vocal during April 1967 for the newly entitled Something I Want To Tell You. This is a replica of the acetate delivered to Andrew Loog Oldham back in 1967.

 

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The SMALL FACES – ” Ogdens Nut Flake ” Classic Albums Released 24th May 1968

Posted: February 10, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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“The ballsiest-sounding piece of full-length psychedelia to come out of England in 1968” , Released: 24 May 1968

Marking a definitive break from Small Faces’ early mod and R&B underpinnings, the two-act Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake was a bold move into the realms of stylish psychedelia and the eccentric affectation of late ‘60s English invention. Although more than a hint of Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane’s Cockney humor was inescapable—the whimsical “Rene” and “Lazy Sunday” being obvious examples—two bold anthems, “Song of a Baker” and “Long Agos and Worlds Away,” predated Led Zeppelin’s arch bombast by several months. At the time, the round album cover, made to resemble a tobacco tin, and the sidelong gibberish of “Happiness Stan,” a pseudo fairytale narrated by English actor Stanley Unwin, also garnered plenty of attention. One of the first concept albums ever envisioned (and basically unplayable live), Ogden’s remains a little appreciated musical masterpiece. Small Faces would disband the following year.

The Small Faces were such an influential band during the time when when there were great changes going on in music, especially in the UK. Listen to Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake which was the culmination of that change from a completely record company controlled ‘group’ to a band who were experimenting with the technology available and under the influence of psychedelia. Side 2 of this album featured a cockney themed story through narrative by Professor Stanley Unwin and songs which may not be to everyone’s taste. Song Of A Baker is a real highlight. The fairy tale follows Stan in his quest to find the missing half of the moon, after seeing a half-moon in the sky one night. Along the way, he saves a fly from starvation, and in gratitude the insect tells him of someone who can answer his question and also tell him the philosophy of life itself. With magic power,Stan intones, “If all the flies were one fly, what a great enormous fly-follolloper that would bold,” and the fly grows to gigantic proportions. Seated on the giant fly’s back, Stan takes a psychedelic journey to the cave of Mad John the Hermit, who explains that the moon’s disappearance is only temporary, and demonstrates by pointing out that Stan has spent so long on his quest that the moon is now full again. He then sings Stan a cheerful song about the meaning of life.

The album was originally released on vinyl in a circular novelty package of a metal replica of a giant tobacco tin, inside which was a poster created with five connected paper circles with pictures of the band members. This proved too expensive and not successful as the tins tended to roll off of shelves and it was quickly followed by a paper/card replica with a gatefold cover. There have been Two limited-edition CD releases (including a three-disc deluxe edition in 2006 that included the original mono mix of the album on CD for the first time) went even further by packaging the disc(s) in a circular tin (as the original vinyl release had). 

Small Faces
  • Steve Marriott − lead, harmony, and backing vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano on “Happiness Stan” and “Every Little Bit Hurts”, Hammond organ on “Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake”, bass guitar on “The Journey”, shared lead vocals on “The Hungry Intruder” and “HappyDaysToyTown”
  • Ronnie Lane − harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar on “The Journey”, upright bass on “Mad John”, lead vocals on “Song of a Baker” and “The Journey”, shared lead vocals on “The Hungry Intruder” and “HappyDaysToyTown”
  • Kenney Jones − backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ian McLagan − harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitar and bass guitar on “Long Agos and Worlds Apart”, lead vocals on “Long Agos and Worlds Apart”

With:

  • Stanley Unwin – “looney links”
  • Glyn Johns – recording engineer

The award-winning artwork for the album cover was done by Nick Tweddell and Pete Brown, who were art school friends of Ian Mclagan

Released: May 24th

ALL or NOTHING The Mod Musical

Posted: February 4, 2018 in MUSIC
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It’s such a shame that Steve Marriott isn’t around to see the appreciation and activity surrounding his musical legacy. All Or Nothing, the musical about the life of the Small Faces set in the modern era and written by Carol Harrison, followed an acclaimed 2016 London run by touring the country. Having played to packed houses both in the capital and on several tours around the country, early 2018 saw the show return to London at the Arts Theatre.

Steve’s post-Small Faces band, Humble Pie, continue to be revered by rock fans everywhere, and his daughter Mollie Marriott, after singing with the likes of Paul Weller and the Gallagher brothers, is building a reputation in her own solo career, notably with her much-praised debut album Truth Is A Wolf. She is also creative consultant for the musical.

Mollie’s dad, “the real modfather,” as he was once called, was born in Manor Park in Essex on 30 January 1947. He was taken from us in tragic and premature circumstances in a fire in April 1991, at the age of just 44, but what a lot he packed into his years of passionate musicianship.

Steve Marriott’s Legacy Alive And Well

Marriott was just 12 when he formed his first band. He was 13 when he was first on the London west end stage as the Artful Dodger in Oliver!, 16 when he landed his first solo record deal with Decca Records and 17 when the Small Faces got together. Fuelled with his brilliant songwriting, much of it with fellow Small Face Ronnie Lane, and Steve’s distinctively soulful rock helmsmanship, the group became an essential part of what we remember as the swinging ‘60s. He was daring, impudent, uncontrollable and innovative, and the Small Faces packed more into four years than most bands do in a lifetime.

Then Steve managed the almost impossible achievement of creating another band who were also instantly successful, but with a harder rock sound that would see them fill American arenas in the 1970s. Humble Pie were another perfect vehicle for Marriott’s effusive talent, and after his glory years, Steve embraced various reunions of his two groups and numerous side projects, happy for any stage on which to express himself. We hope he’s looking down on the new momentum and respect that’s rightly being afforded his catalogue, and his daughter Mollie’s work, and enjoying it all.

HUMBLE PIE – ” Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 1 “

Posted: November 9, 2017 in MUSIC
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This new 4CD boxed set that lovingly documents the final musical years of a true legend, a great songwriter, musician, and formidable frontman – Steve Marriott. Steve was sadly taken from us prematurely at the age of 44 on the 30th April 1991. Vocalist and guitarist in such great bands as Small Faces and Humble Pie, Steve clearly had so much more to give, as is evidenced here, and this box set attempts to pay respect to the inspirational talent that is Steve Marriott by compiling four of his last ever live shows from his final year with us in 1991

Humble Pie: Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 1 collects four gigs from the English rockers on three CDs recorded between September 1972 and June 1974 with the line-up of Steve Marriott (guitar/vocals/harmonica/keyboard), Clem Clempson (guitar/vocals), Greg Ridley (bass/vocals) and Jerry Shirley (drums) supported by The Blackberries on background vocals.  This collection has been curated by founding member Shirley, who drew upon the band’s numerous bootleg recordings to select ones which he felt were of a high audio and performing standard.

The first show, on Disc One, hails from Chicago’s Arie Crown Theatre on September 22nd, 1972 and features band originals alongside blues-drenched covers of “Honky Tonk Women,” “Hallelujah (I Love Her So),” “I Don’t Need No Doctor,” and more.  This disc also begins a Tokyo show from May 1973 which is continued on Disc Two.  Shirley recalls in his liner notes that Jeff Beck (then playing Tokyo with Beck, Bogert and Appice) attended the concert, making Clempson (who had replaced Peter Frampton in Humble Pie in 1971) nervous as he played the guitar solo to Ray Charles’ “I Believe to My Soul.”  The show also features scorching takes on Holland/Dozier/Holland’s Motown classic “(I’m A) Road Runner” and Marriott’s “Steve’s Little Jam” and”30 Days in the Hole.”

Disc Three kicks off with the band’s May 18, 1974 concert at the Charlton Athletic Football Ground in which they shared a bill with The Who, Maggie Bell, and Bad Company (in one of their first major appearances).  Playing alongside fellow onetime Mods The Who, Marriott opened the show with The Small Faces’ “What’cha Gonna Do About It.”  This disc concludes with a short four-song performance at London’s Rainbow Theatre on June 6th, 1974, broadcast for U.S. television’s The Midnight Special.  The group tackled three band originals plus Eddie Cochran’s “C’mon Everybody,” a staple performed at all of the shows preserved here.

Jerry Shirley shares his memories in the full-color 16-page booklet included within the clamshell box.  Though sound is mostly listenable throughout, a disclaimer helpfully notes that these far-from-pristine recordings were originally made as audience bootlegs, and aren’t up to studio quality (or professionally-recorded live quality) standards, but are significant nonetheless for their historical importance in the band’s arc.

Humble Pie’s Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 1 are available now

CD 1

  1. Only One Woman – Marbles
  2. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
  3. Warm Ride
  4. Bad Girl – Rainbow
  5. Night Games
  6. O.S.
  7. Girl from Uptown – Michael Schenker Group
  8. Island in the Sun – Alcatrazz
  9. Hiroshima Mon Amour – Alcatrazz
  10. Since You Been Gone (Live) – Alcatrazz
  11. God Blessed Video – Alcatrazz
  12. Will You Be Home Tonight – Alcatrazz
  13. Skyfire – Alcatrazz
  14. Blue Boar – Alcatrazz
  15. Stand in Line – Impellitteri
  16. Tonight – Impellitteri
  17. Midnight Crossing (1989 Demo) (*)
  18. Hit and Run – Forcefield
  19. Let the Wild Run Free – Forcefield
  20. All Night Long (2015) – Graham Bonnet Band (*)

CD 2

  1. Look Don’t Touch
  2. Afterlife – Blackthorne
  3. We Won’t Be Forgotten – Blackthorne
  4. Don’t Kill the Thrill – Blackthorne
  5. Breakaway
  6. Killer
  7. Hunting Time – Anthem
  8. Hungry Soul – Anthem
  9. Love in Vain – Anthem
  10. Perfect Crime – Impellitteri
  11. Fighters Fist – Taz Taylor
  12. Radio Luxembourg – Taz Taylor
  13. You Are Your Money (Demo) – Elektric Zoo (*)
  14. Lost in Hollywood
  15. My Kingdom Come – Graham Bonnet Band (**)
  16. Mirror Lies – Graham Bonnet Band (**)

DVD

  1. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
  2. Danny
  3. Only You Can Lift Me
  4. Warm Ride
  5. Can’t Complain
  6. I’m a Lover
  7. The Way That It Is
  8. Anthony Boy
  9. Night Games
  10. Island in the Sun – Alcatrazz
  11. Hiroshima Mon Amour – Alcatrazz
  12. God Blessed Video – Alcatrazz
  13. Stand in Line – Impellitteri
  14. Stand in Line (Alternate Version) – Impellitteri
  15. The Mirror Lies – Graham Bonnet Band

Powerstation Live in Tokyo 1988 – Impellitteri

  1. Stand in Line
  2. Tonight I Fly
  3. Leviathan
  4. All Night Long
  5. Secret Lover
  6. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  7. Goodnight and Goodbye
  8. Since You Been Gone

(*) previously unreleased

(**) previously unreleased on CD

Humble Pie, Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 1 (Hear No Evil/Cherry Red HNEBOX083, 2017) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1

Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago, September 22, 1972

  1. Introduction
  2. Up Our Sleeve
  3. C’mon Everybody
  4. Honky Tonk Women
  5. I Wonder
  6. Hallelujah (I Love Her So)
  7. I Don’t Need No Doctor
  8. Hot ‘n’ Nasty
  9. Four Day Creep

Shibuya Kokaido Tokyo, May 16, 1973

  1. Up Our Sleeve
  2. Tokyo Jam
  3. C’mon Everybody

CD 2

Shibuya Kokaido Tokyo, May 16, 1973 (continued)

  1. Honky Tonk Women
  2. Steve’s Little Jam
  3. I Believe to My Soul
  4. 30 Days in the Hole
  5. Road Runner
  6. Hallelujah (I Love Her So)
  7. I Don’t Need No Doctor
  8. Hot ‘n’ Nasty
  9. Oh La-De-Da

CD 3

Charlton Athletic Football Ground, May 18, 1974

  1. Introduction
  2. What’cha Gonna do About It
  3. Thunderbox
  4. Sweet Peace and Time
  5. 30 Days in the Hole
  6. Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
  7. C’mon Everybody/I Want a Little Girl
  8. I Don’t Need No Doctor

Rainbow Theatre, London, June 6, 1974

  1. Thunderbox
  2. 30 Days in the Hole
  3. Sweet Peace and Time
  4. C’mon Everybody

HUMBLE PIE – ” Natural Born Bugie “

Posted: August 8, 2017 in MUSIC
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Humble Pie – Debut Bugie

On 8th August Humble Pie released their debut ‘Natural Born Bugie’, It was Steve Marriot’s composition, released on the Immediate label; it was the second to last single release from the label that had been formed in 1965 by Andrew Loog Oldham, while still manager of the Rolling Stones. Humble Pie debuted ‘Natural Born Bugie’ on the BBC in early August along with, ‘Desperation’, ‘The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake’ and ‘Heartbeat’. Of these four tracks only ‘Desperation’, written by Steppenwolf’s John Kay, appeared on their debut album, As Safe As Yesterday Is that came out later in August. ‘Natural Born Bugie’ was a single release and the other two tracks were held over until their follow up, Town and Country album that was released in November 1969.

Peter Frampton told journalist Richard Younger that it was in January 1969 that he and Steve had first got together. “I was round at Glyn Johns’s house listening to this new band he’d recorded, called Led Zeppelin. I’m drooling and my jaw is on the floor and was just turning the record over when the phone rings.” It was Steve Marriott saying that he had quit the Small Faces. Steve had already been helping Peter put his band together and he had found Jerry Shirley, the drummer with Apostolic Intervention who Peter wanted to use. Steve, once he had left the Small Faces, also said he could bring and bass player Greg Ridley with him who had been playing with Spooky Tooth. Humble Pie soon began rehearsing, listening to the Band’s Music From Big Pink for musical inspiration – a fact born out by their debut album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqq1YWEFVxo

‘Natural Born Bugie’ made No.4 on the UK charts, a excellent start for their first single. “As Safe As Yesterday Is”  spent a month on the NME album chart, peaking at No.15 and Town and Country did not do as well due to the band’s record label going bankrupt soon after its release. Their debut album has the distinction of being the first in which a reviewer, in this case Metal Mike Saunders in Rolling Stone in November 1969, referred to music as ‘heavy metal’.

If you’ve never listened to “As Safe As Yesterday Is” seek it out and give it a spin. It’s one of the most underrated debut albums ever to be released from any band. Full of great songs and some great playing – standout tracks are the title track, As Safe As Yesterday Is written by Steve and Peter, ‘Desperation’, which is better than the Steppenwolf original, and ‘What You Will.’

HUMBLE PIE – ” The A&M Vinyl Box Set 1970-1975 “

Posted: April 9, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Early seventies rock ‘super group’ Humble Pie see new vinyl editions of all their A&M released albums collected in the appropriately named The A&M Vinyl Box Set 1970-1975.

The band were formed by Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton in 1969 and also featured former Spooky Tooth bassist Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley on drums.

This new 9LP box set has been put together in conjunction with Jerry Shirley and Peter Frampton and features remastered versions of Humble Pie (1970), Rock On (1971), Performance Rockin’ The Fillmore (1971), Smokin’ (1972), Eat It (1973), Thunderbox (1974) and Street Rats (1975).

Shirley makes reference to the sound quality for this new box set: “At last we have the extreme privilege, thanks to the hard work of the restoration engineers at Universal, to hear all of our catalogue from A&M in it’s finest form, on vinyl. “Eat It” in particular, had sound problems originally that have now been eradicated once and for all, so that all our fans, old and new, can hear it as it was intended to be, a wonderful slice of Humble Pie Rock & Roll”.

Frampton adds “We pay tribute to our two lost brothers, Steve and Greg and hope you enjoy this as much as we did putting it all together.”

The records are pressed on 180g vinyl and feature “replica artwork” which means respecting original die-cut sleeves and inners. The A&M Vinyl Box Set will be released on 2nd June 2017.

HUMBLE PIE The A&M Vinyl Box Set 1970-1975 (out-of-print 2017 limited edition Seven Album 9-LP box, remastered from the original analogue masters and pressed on audiophile quality 180gram vinyl. Includes the albums Humble Pie, Rock On,Performance Rockin’ The Fillmore (2-LP set), Smokin’, Eat It (2-LP set), Thunderbox and Street Rats [U.S. Version]. Each in their own replica original artwork picture sleeve, housed inside a heavy duty slipcase style box. 

PAUL WELLER – ” Tin Soldier ” Live at the Brixton Academy in 1991

Posted: March 27, 2017 in MUSIC
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This is an outstanding video of Paul Weller and his (then) support band ‘The Movement’. Mr Weller, having had a short break from the Style Council comes crashing back into the music scene with a self financed album. To support this he brings a band together and carries out one of the most colourful and moving musical events the 90’s had seen. The opening song, happens to be a Small Faces number ‘Tin Soldier’. Weller had found out minutes before coming on stage that one of his many mentors (Steve Marriott) had died and did an off the cuff tribute. The song sheet is long and fantastic to say the least with songs such as Magic Bus (The Who) and Tin Soldier (Small Faces)and a few old Style Council numbers, Weller shows that he is back and with full force. Overall this is an amazing video that shows the true talent of a man who, then, couldn’t even get a record deal. If you are new to Paul Weller and have never seen the great man live then buy it, You will not regret one minute of this amazing piece of musical history.

Paul Weller plays Respect to Steve Marriott with this cover, a nice tribute to the Small Faces,and the irriplaceable Steve Marriott with this classic cover .The Small Faces classic Tin Soldier live during his “Movement” tour at Brixton Academy. taken from the VHS Paul Weller Movement Live 1991

The SMALL FACES – ” Tin Soldier ” Released 2nd December 1967

Posted: January 30, 2017 in MUSIC
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“Tin Soldier” is a song released by the rock band Small Faces on 2 December 1967, written by Steve Marriott (credited to Marriott/Lane). The song peaked at number nine in the UK singles chart.

The song is a superb example of the power of Steve Marriott’s lead vocals ranging from the quietness of the verse to the more raunchy choruses. It is also a track that features Ian McLagan at his best with the opening swirls of keyboards.
“Tin Soldier” was originally written by Steve Marriott for singer P.P. Arnold, but Marriott liked the song so much he then kept it himself. It was a song that he wrote to his first wife, Jenny Rylance. P.P. Arnold can be heard singing backing vocals on the song. The song signialled a return to the band’s R&B roots whilst continuing their forays into psychedelic rock and other musical experiments. When Tin Soldier was released the BBC informed the band that the last line of the song had to be removed from all TV and radio broadcasts, mistakenly believing that Marriott sang “sleep with you”, when in fact the lyric is “sit with you”. Marriott explained that the song was about getting into someone’s mind—not their body. Tin Soldier reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart and remains one of Small Faces‘ best known songs.

In 1997, some 30 years after the song’s original release, The Rock magazine Mojo voted “Tin Soldier” the tenth best single of all time, in a readers’ poll. The poll placed the song ahead of anything by The Who or The Rolling Stones. The song has also been much mentioned over the years by Paul Weller and featured in Noel Gallagher’s personal all-time top ten song list.

The meaning of the song is about getting into somebody’s mind—not their body. It refers to a girl (Jenny Rylance) I used to talk to all the time and she really gave me a buzz. The single was to give her a buzz in return and maybe other people as well. I dig it. There’s no great message really and no physical scenes.

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Steve Marriott – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Ronnie Lane – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ian McLagan – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond organ, backing vocals
Kenney Jones – drums
Additional personnel
P.P. Arnold – backing vocals

HUMBLE PIE – ” Eat It ” Released 43 Years in 1973

Posted: March 25, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Rock Fans Eat Humble Pie

“Eat It” was the decisively-titled Humble Pie album that made its chart debut exactly 43 years ago and progressed into the top 15, during a five-month chart run in the US.

The album saw the British rock band growing ever more confident and autonomous. A double LP and their seventh studio release, Eat It was the first Humble Pie record to be made in Steve Marriott’s new home studio, Clear Sounds, in Essex. What resulted was a set showcasing the group’s influences in an ambitious and imaginative way.

This album showcases the dynamic diversity and talent of Steve Marriott’s gritty bluesy vocals with some funky soul mixed in throughout along with straight ahead blistering rockers. The band is right on and they deliver an extremely energetic powerhouse combination on this double album that overall ranks with their best along with Smokin’ and Performance Rockin’ The Fillmore.

Each of the four vinyl sides was themed, showing both the current direction of Humble Pie, and where they’d come from. Side one had them rocking their way through four new Marriott compositions; side two featured R&B covers such as Ike & Tina Turner’s ‘Black Coffee,’ Ray Charles’ ‘I Believe To My Soul’ and the much-covered soul number probably best known by Otis Redding, ‘That’s How Strong My Love Is.’

Side three of “Eat It” was comprised of four more Marriott songs, but this time performed in acoustic style; side four was recorded live, with the band’s own ‘Up Our Sleeve’ alongside the Rolling Stones cover ‘Honky Tonk Women’ and Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Motown gem ‘(I’m A) Road Runner.’

“Hard rock and blues accompaniment blend perfectly on this double LP,” Assisting the British quartet are Clydie King, Venetta Fields and Billie Barnum, whose unison singing acts like horns to the band’s guitar lines.”
The band led into the album’s release with some shows in Britain, including one at the London Palladium. But in the week it hit the US chart, they were on the road there for extensive touring, augmented by Japanese dates in the spring. The album was on the UK chart for two weeks in April 1973,

The Blackberries:

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