Small Faces

[peterkro]

Small faces doing Tin Soldier with a young PP Arnold looking like a spare part.I'm sure they are miming but that doesn't stop PP Arnold blowing Marriot and McLagins voices off the track:

 

[butchersapron]

PP was killer amongst killers. I think someone did an immediate records thread before.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Small faces doing Tin Soldier with a young PP Arnold looking like a spare part.I'm sure they are miming but that doesn't stop PP Arnold blowing Marriot and McLagins voices off the track:

Not a huge fan but that track is a fucking blinder.

 

[butchersapron]

Immense song and written by a kid.

 

[planetgeli]

Immense band.

 

[peterkro]

Immense song and written by a kid.

That reminds me of two tracks that are among my favourites, uptown top ranking Althea and Donna who wrote it when they were 14/15 although when it was popularised by John Peel they were 17/18 and Janis Ian who wrote Society's child at fourteen:

 

[danny la rouge]

Not a huge fan but that track is a fucking blinder.

I am a huge fan. But I agree; it's a blinder.

 

[Chilli.s]

Great track..

Mac Mclagans autobio is a good read if you like rock stories.

 

[blossie33]

Great band!
Steve Marriott was a talented young man, sad he had some personality problems and then lost his life in a house fire
There's a great clip of him performing on stage as the Artful Dodger in the original cast of Oliver on YouTube somewhere I think.

PP Arnold great performer too.
I believe they were an item for a while

 

[skyscraper101]

Good track.

 

[D'wards]

Choon

 

[Pickman's model]

You can still see some auld small faces graffiti on wilton way e8

 

[blossie33]

You can still see some auld small faces graffiti on wilton way e8

Can you? Must go and have a look

 

[Pickman's model]

Can you? Must go and have a look

 

[Idaho]

Ogdens was the first album I illegally downloaded! Came very late to the small faces party (2000), but listen to it at least once a month.

 

[D'wards]

Been listening a lot to Ogden's Nut Gone Flake recently. The songs ate fantastic, but I could well do without the Stanley Unwin bits.

I'm well against skits and the like between records

 

[two sheds]

Been listening a lot to Ogden's Nut Gone Flake recently. The songs ate fantastic, but I could well do without the Stanley Unwin bits.

I'm well against skits and the like between records

Noooooooooooooooooooooo.

I'd agree generally but Stanley Unwin excepted. You all sitting comftybold two square on your botty?

Although a few years ago I played it to my sister who used to be a psychiatrist and she couldn't listen to it because there's a brain/speech defect like that.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Great band. They had it all....apart from any business sense...

I love 'em

 

[two sheds]

Mad John wouldn't have been the same without Stanley's introduction. AND he explains the story behind the album.

On the other side, Rene's a good track too

 

[D'wards]

Rene is a great track. And sorry to be a wanker, but the mixing on the drums is great the whole album

 

[D'wards]

I've now listened to the album another load of times and Stanley just clicked. What an album.
At times they had quite a heavy sound I think, a big sound, a bit like The Who. For example Afterglow - well heavy, man

 

[D'wards]

I do appreciate the fact they were all shortarses too, me only being about 5' 7" myself.
Small men making big racket

 

[two sheds]

"Quirky, upbeat"

 

[two sheds]

 

[two sheds]

grrr there's a version with him introducing the tracks themselves can't see it now

 

[D'wards]

My mum was totally in love with Stevie Marriott when a teenager, in a pop heartthrob way.
Her mate worked at the telephone exchange and knew Stevie's number, so put her through so she could have a chat to him.
Odd cos he's not a good looking bloke, but looks so cool playing live.

I recall seeing a documentary years ago where the other band members found him tiresome as he was so hyper all the time.
A bit like The Who were very sick of Keith's antics, but it made for good anecdotes.

 

[D'wards]

grrr there's a version with him introducing the tracks themselves can't see it now

I've been told they did the whole album live with Stanley but I can't find it

 

[two sheds]

I think it's been removed

 

[BobDavis]

Small Faces were a great band. Miming for tv appearances in those days was unavoidable as live playing on tv generally sounded awful.

 

[Micro]

For a second there I thought that this meant Stiff Little Fingers had covered a Small Faces song!