Small Faces From the Beginning ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date:18-06-2015 (Orginally released in 1967)

2015 EU reissue (180g vinyl LP) Carefully Remastered from the Original Analogue Sources Under the Supervision of Last Remaining Member, Drummer Kenney Jones
Between spring 1965, when they began rehearsing at the Ruskin Arms in East London's Manor Park, and June 1967, with their farewell Decca release, the Small Faces were emblematic of a fast-moving youth culture. Mod-ish street style peacocks and R&B/soul obsessives to a man, they were young, hip and hyper.

From the Beginning was the (unofficial) retrospective album released in June 1967. It reached No. 17 on the UK Album Chart. It is somewhat notorious for being a record put together by the band’s former manager Don Arden after his charges had dispensed with his services and signed with Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate label. It’s a mix of A-sides, first album outtakes and works-in-progress for a second LP and contains an inventive cover of Del Shannon's classic "Runaway" as well their biggest hit, "All or Nothing."

The latter was the highlight of the Small Faces live set, the centerpiece of From The Beginning and, reckoned Steve Marriott, one of two key Swinging London anthems (the other, he said, was The Who’s "My Generation"). Built on chord changes that would have been second nature to the Stax house band, the song brought Memphis to Pimlico and summoned a career-best performance from Marriott. It had power, soul and in September 1966 it shared the No. 1 spot with The Beatles’ "Yellow Submarine."

Tracks:
A1 Runaway
A2 My Mind's Eye
A3 Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
A4 That Man
A5 My Way Of Giving
A6 Hey Girl
A7 Tell Me Have You Ever Seen Me

B1 Come Back And Take This Hurt Off Me
B2 All Or Nothing
B3 Baby Don't Do It
B4 Plum Nellie
B5 Sha La La La Lee
B6 You Really Got A Hold On Me
B7 What'cha Gonna Do About It