SMALL FACES OGDENS NUTGONE FLAKE LILAC IMMEDIATE LP

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SMALL FACES OGDENS NUTGONE FLAKE  1st PRESS LP

1968 IMMEDIATE MONOIMLP 012

SLEEVE....the fold out circularsleeve is in good condition (sleeve is split in 2 see pics)

VINYL.....condition is very good / excellent with black mirror like surfaces (has a few very tiny faint lines)

LABELS.....both labels are in excellent condition

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake was a successful concept album by the English rock band Small Faces. Released on 24 May 1968 the LP became a number one hit in the UK Album Charts on 29 June where it remained for a total of six weeks.[1]

The title and the design of the distinctive packaging was a parody of Ogdens' Nut-brown Flake, a brand of tobacco which was produced in Liverpool from 1899[2][3].

 Album profile

The A-side is a mix of early heavy rock with "Song of a Baker"; psychedelic cockney knees-up songs "Lazy Sunday" and "Rene"; and the soul influenced ballad "Afterglow (Of Your Love)".[3]

The B-side is based on an original fairy tale about a boy called Happiness Stan, narrated in his unique ‘Unwinese’ gobbledegook by Stanley Unwin, who picked up modern slang from the band and incorporated it into the surreal narrative.[3]

 Happiness Stan

 Story

When Stan looks up in the sky and sees only half the moon, he sets out on a quest to search for the missing half. 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 his 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.[3]

Due to the album's complexities, Ogdens' was never performed live, however it was performed as a whole once on the BBC's television programme Colour Me Pop[3] on Friday 21 June 1968. Songs that featured were "Song of a Baker", "Happiness Stan", "Rollin' Over", "The Hungry Intruder", "The Journey", "Mad John" and "Happydaystoytown". Although the band mimed to recordings made earlier in the studio that afternoon their microphones were left on to capture little ad libs.[4]

In 2000 Q magazine placed Ogden's Nut Gone Flake at number 59 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.[5]

Highest UK album chart position: 1968, Number One (for six weeks), and a total of 19 weeks on chart.[3]

Playbox Theatre, UK, have announced they will be performing the whole album as a theatre piece in November 2008. It will be directed by Stewart McGill and performed by a young cast with a Small Faces tribute band, and it will be narrated by Stanley Ulwin's son.

 Packaging

The album was originally released on vinyl in a circular novelty package resembling a paper replica of a giant tobacco tin, with a gatefold cover. 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. However, most CD releases use conventional packaging, superimposing the circular artwork on a square booklet.[3]

The award-winning artwork for the album cover was done by Mick Swan who was a product of the sixties art school scene. Any other work by him is unknown but he is known to have worked as a fine arts tutor at Lowestoft F.E. College in 1974.[6]

 Track listing

 Side one:

1. "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake"
2. "Afterglow (Of Your Love)"
3. "Long Agos and Worlds Apart"
4. "Rene"
5. "Song of a Baker"
6. "Lazy Sunday"

] Side two:

1. "Happiness Stan"
2. "Rollin' Over"
3. "The Hungry Intruder"
4. "The Journey"
5. "Mad John"
6. "Happydaystoytown"

 my records are condition graded visually in accordance with Record Collector's Grading System as follows:

MINT (M): Unplayed, pristine condition, often still sealed.

NEAR MINT (NM): The record itself is in almost brand new condition with no apparent surface marks, full original vinyl lustre, and no deterioration in sound quality.The cover and any extra items are in near perfect condition.

EXCELLENT (EX): The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and/or packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD (VG): The record obviously has been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover and/or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD (G): The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated noticeably, perhaps with some distortion and/or scratches. The cover and/or contents may suffer from folding, scuffing, spine-splits, major discolouration, etc.

+ or - indicates a grading in between the given categories

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