SMALL FACES DEBUT ORIGINAL 1966 UK 1ST PRESS SUPERB

	£		101
	$		134

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY LISTING FOR SMALL FACES DEBUT ALBUM ''SMALL FACES'' 1ST UK PRESS (MONO) CAT NO. LK 4790 ORIGINAL 1966 UNBOXED DECCA LABELS (ONLY RELEASED AS MONO IN 1966) THIS ALBUM WAS LATER RELEASED IN 1969 THIS IS THE EARLIEST RELEASE. STUNNING AUDIO ON MY SYSTEM, NO JUMPS, STICKS, CLICKS OR POPS OR DISTORTION! VERY RARELY SEEN IN THIS CONDITION BARELY A MARK ON THE PLAYING SURFACE LOOKS AND SOUNDS REALLY SUPERB ON MY MONO DEDICATED SYSTEM. KT TAX CODE STAMP ON RUN OFF GROOVES AND ''1'' to ''1'' MOTHER STAMPERS, THE EARLIEST PRESSES ALWAYS SEEM TO PRODUCE THE BEST AUDIO QUALITY.

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I have been a collector of vinyl for more than 30 years, with a collection of over 2,000 albums, the time has come to part with some of the collection. Over the coming months I will be listing some of the albums I have decided to part with here on ebay as well as on my bluesvinyl4u website, while the majority of my albums are blues related from all eras, there will be a mixed bag to chose from.

Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (replaced by Ian McLagan). They are also sometimes referred to as The Small Faces.

They are best remembered as possibly one of the most acclaimed and influential mod groups of the 1960s, with hit songs such as "Itchycoo Park", "Lazy Sunday", "All or Nothing", Tin Soldier and their number one concept album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake. They later evolved into one of the UK's most successful psychedelic acts before disbanding in 1969. After the Small Faces disbanded, three of the members were joined by Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (lead vocals), both from The Jeff Beck Group, and the new line-up was renamed the Faces.

They are also widely acknowledged as being one of the biggest original influences on the Britpop movement of the 1990s.

Despite the fact they were together just four years, the Small Faces' music output from the mid to late sixties remains among the most acclaimed British mod and psychedelic music of that era. In 1996, they were belatedly awarded the Ivor Novello Outstanding Contribution to British Music "Lifetime Achievement" award.

The band's early song set included R&B/soul classics such as "Jump Back", James Brown's "Please Please Please", Smokey Robinson's "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me". The band also performed two Marriott/Lane original compositions, a fast and loud "Come on Children" and the "speed enhanced" song "E too D", in which Marriott would display his considerable vocal abilities in the style of his heroes and role models, Otis Redding and Bobby Bland. "E too D", which appears on their first album, Small Faces, is named after the guitar chord structure. On US compilation albums the track is titled "Running Wild".

They were kicked out of their first out-of-town gig, a tough working men's club in Sheffield, after only three songs. The crowd at that concert was mainly made up of Teddy boys and hard-drinking workers. Despondent, they literally walked into the mod-oriented Mojo Club nearby (then owned by a young Peter Stringfellow) and offered to perform for free. They played a set that left the local mods wanting more and started a strong buzz. During a crucial residency at Leicester Square's Cavern Club, they were strongly supported by Sonny & Cher, who were living in London at the time and had first seen them perform in Sheffield.

After several months of breakup rumours in the British press, Marriott officially quit the band at the beginning of 1969, walking off stage during a live New Year's Eve gig. Citing frustration at their failure to break out of their pop image and their inability to reproduce the more sophisticated material properly on stage, Steve was already looking ahead to a new band, Humble Pie, with Peter Frampton.

Track Listing

  1.  Shake - Cooke

  2. Come On Children - Marriot, Jones, Winston, Lane

  3.  You Better Believe It - Lynch, Ragavoy

  4.   It's Too Late - Marriot, Jones, Winston, Lane

  5.  One Night Stand - Marriot, Lane

  6.  What'Cha Gonna Do About It - Samwell, Potter

  7.  I'm Sorry She's Mine - Lynch 

  8.  Own Up - Marriot, Lane

  9.  You Need Loving - Marriot, Lane

  10.  Don't Stop What You Are Doing - Marriot, Jones, Winston, Lane

  11.  E To D - Marriot, Lane

  12.  Sha La La La Lee - Lynch, Shuman

Musicians

Steve Marriot - Lead Guitar and Vocals

Ronnie Lane - Bass Guitar and Vocals

Kenny Jones - Drums

Ian McLagan - Organ, Guitar and Vocals

I have carefully played the album twice before listing at high volume and am pleased to say that it plays through with absolutely no skips, jumps, clicks or ticks amazing condition for a vinyl that is 44 years old. The audio is superb clear, loud and vibrant with just a bit of static / dirt type crackle, this is generally only audible on the quieter sections. Obviously with an album of this age a certain amount of static/dirt crackle has to be allowed for.

THE VINYL

The vinyl is of course the heavy robust early type with a nice gloss and is generally exceptionally clean considering this is a 44 year old vinyl, only angled under a bright light can I see any marks but nothing at all which causes any issues with the audio as I have described.

THE COVER 

The very rare front laminated James Upton Ltd. cover has no, tears or writing and is generally in excellent condition. The front has barely any laminate creasing, there is a minor scuff/scratch which can be seen in the photos but does not really detract from the overall quality as described. Corners show only minor signs of storage wear. The writing on the spine is perfectly clear and legible with only one minor crease. The rear is very clean but does have a label attached, the guy I bought the album from a number of years ago said he had bought a collection of albums from one of the BBC record libraries, I have not attempted to remove it, see photos.

THE LABELS 

The labels are the 1966 early press only ridged unboxed Decca. The labels are beautifully clean with no writing, tears or damage, spidering is only minor and the spindle hole has little or no wear.

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE VINYL AND COVER WILL BE INSERTED SEPARATELY IN POLY SLEEVES AND WRAPPED WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION.

I have tried to give an honest assessment of the item listed. I have played the item track by track and again given my honest view on the audio quality. The photos I have taken are intended to give you the clearest impression of the visual quality. Please note, photos are the actual item for sale.

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions regarding the album or details regarding the listing.

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