Small Faces - The Decca Years ft. B-sides, outtakes, sessions, interviews and hits

SMALL FACES 1965 - 1967 THE DECCA YEARS 9TH OCTOBER 2015

5-CD COLLECTION FT. B-SIDES, RARITIES & OUTTAKES

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of their debut release comes this stunning 5-CD boxed set which brings together, for the first time, everything that the Small Faces recorded for Decca during their 18-month record deal with the label, along with the last remaining recording sessions that the group made for the BBC during the same period. For this project, hitherto ‘lost’ tapes have been unearthed from the Decca archives and BBC material, long thought lost and not heard since first broadcast, have been found. This includes a great Steve Marriott interview with Brian Matthew, which has not been officially heard in the UK since it was made by the BBC Transcription Services for transmission overseas. In total, 5 BBC interviews with Steve Marriott are featured. All of the audio, including the rarities and alternative versions, has been carefully remastered from original analogue sources under the close supervision of Small Faces’ last remaining member Kenney Jones. Housed in a rigid, deluxe, lift-off lid box set, the 5CDs come complete with a 72-page booklet, which includes interesting and insightful liner notes by respected music journalist and Small Faces aficionado, Mark Paytress. The notes track the group’s eventful and prolific 18-month tenure with their charismatic manager, renowned music impresario Don Arden, and Decca Records and their subsequent split from both to join Andrew Loog Oldham and Immediate Records. All is amply illustrated by fascinating press cuttings and photographs from the time. Small Faces were the quintessential 1960s mod band. Fronted by the charismatic Steve Marriott, perhaps Britain’s most soulful white vocalist ever, the band dominated the second half of the 1960s. Marriott, together with bassist Ronnie Lane, Drummer Kenney Jones and Hammond-player, Ian McLagan (who replaced original keyboard player Jimmy Winston early on) created an impressive body of work, evolving from high octane mod-soul and beat-pop in the earlier days into a more sophisticated blend of rock and psychedelia. Their influence casts a wide net, with their legacy still heard in more recent times from such artists as Paul Weller, Blur, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene and countless others. The music, which included many memorable chart hits (What’Cha Gonna Do About It, Sha La La La Lee, All Or Nothing plus many more) continues to resonate and appeal to a whole new generation of music-lovers. CD 1 GREATEST HITS: Worldwide singles As, Bs & EPs 1. What'Cha Gonna Do About It 2. What's A Matter Baby 3. I've Got Mine 4. It's Too Late 5. Sha La La La Lee 6. Grow Your Own 7. Hey Girl 8. Almost Grown 9. All Or Nothing 10. Understanding 11. My Mind's Eye 12. I Can't Dance With You 13. I Can't Make It 14. Just Passing 15. Patterns 16. E Too D 17. Don't Stop What You're Doing 18. Come On Children 19. Shake 20. One Night Stand 21. You Need Loving CD 2 SMALL FACES Original UK LP Decca LK 4790 Released 6 May 1966 UK chart position: no.3 1. Shake 2. Come On Children 3. You Better Believe It 4. It's Too Late 5. One Night Stand 6. What'Cha Gonna Do About It 7. Sorry She's Mine 8. Own Up Time 9. You Need Loving 10. Don't Stop What You're Doing 11. E Too D 12. Sha La La La Lee CD 3 FROM THE BEGINNING Original UK LP Decca LK 4879 Released 2 June 1967 UK chart position: no.17 1. Runaway 2. My Mind's Eye 3. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow 4. That Man 5. My Way Of Giving 6. Hey Girl 7. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me 8. Take This Hurt Off Me 9. All Or Nothing 10. Baby Don't You Do It 11. Plum Nellie 12. Sha La La La Lee 13. You've Really Got A Hold On Me 14. What'Cha Gonna Do About It CD 4 RARITIES & OUTTAKES 1. Come On Children (alternate version) 2. Shake (alternate version) 3. You Better Believe It (alternate version) 4. Own Up Time (alternate version) 5. E Too D (alternate version) 6. Don't Stop What You're Doing (alternate version) 7. What's A Matter Baby (alternate mix) 8. What'Cha Gonna Do About It (alternate version) 9. Sha La La La Lee (stereo version) 10. Runaway (alternate mix) (stereo) 11. That Man (alternate mix) 12. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (alternate mix) 13. Picanniny (backing track) 14. Hey Girl (alternate version) 15. Take This Hurt Off Me (different version) 16. Baby Don't You Do It (different version) 17. My Mind’s Eye (early version) (mono) 18. Talk To You (take 5 backing track) 19. All Our Yesterdays (take 7 backing track) 20. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me (alternate take 2) 21. Show Me The Way (take 3 backing track) 22. I Can't Make It (take 11 backing track) 23. Things Are Going To Get Better (take 14 session version) CD 5 BBC SESSIONS BBC Studios - Saturday Club - 23-Aug-65 1. Interview with Steve Marriott 2. What’cha Gonna Do About It (BBC Session version) 3. Jump Back (BBC Session version) 4. Baby Don’t You Do It (BBC Session version) BBC Studios - Joe Loss Pop Show - 14-Jan-66 5. Sha La La La Lee (BBC Session version) 6. What’cha Gonna Do About It (BBC Session version) 7. Comin' Home Baby (BBC Session version) 8. You Need Loving (BBC Session version) 9. Steve Marriot Pop Profile Interview BBC Studios - Saturday Club - 14-Mar-66 10. Shake (BBC Session version 11. Interview with Steve Marriott 12. Sha La La La Lee (BBC Session version) 13. You Need Loving (BBC Session version) BBC Studios - Saturday Club - 3-May-66 14. Interview with Steve Marriott 15. Hey Girl (BBC Session version) 16. E to D (BBC Session version) 17. One Night Stand (BBC Session version) BBC Studios - Saturday Club 3-Aug-66 18. You’d Better Believe It (BBC Session version) 19. Understanding (BBC Session version) 20. Interview with Steve Marriott 21. All Or Nothing (BBC Session version) Buy the collection HERE