SMALL FACES: THE AUTUMN STONE: RARE 2-LP GERMAN IMMEDIATE STEREO DISCS SUPERB

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THE SMALL FACES
THE AUTUMN STONE
IMMEDIATE STEREO 2-LP SET SMIM 2107/8 (GERMAN PRESSING)

When Steve Marriott in late 1968 decided to leave the Small Faces and the group subsequently disbanded, they had already begun recordings for the successor to their legendary masterpiece "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake".

"The Autumn Stone" contains some of these "post-ONGF" recordings. This two-LP set, released in 1969 by Immediate and never approved by the group members, was a mixture of old and new—and of demos and live recordings.

Most interesting here, of course, are the previously unreleased songs, some of which presumably would have comprised the group's third studio album for Immediate. These include for an exciting interpretation of Tim Hardin's "Red Balloon" and Steve Marriott's own "The Autumn Stone.” Both tracks show the group on their way in new directions, with more subdued and complex melodies.

"Call it Something Nice" is classic Small Faces. Instrumental tracks "Collibosher" and "Wide Eyed Girl on the Wall" are fine numbers, for which vocals may have been intended. The singles "The Universal" and "Wham Bam Thank You Mam" are logical inclusions on the album.

Finally, this album contains three live tracks from a concert in. All in all a fine and essential part of the Small Faces catalogue.

CONDITION:

JACKET: Laminated gatefold jacket retains gloss and original vibrant colors. Spine and both seams are smooth; all text legible on spine. Two of four corners are impressively sharp. Seams on inner gatefold were poorly glued, back in the day, and have started to come loose; no damage to paper itself.
Ringwear to inner gatefold, due to heavy quality of record discs.

Jacket gets an VG+ rating.

DISC: Heavy, high-quality vinyl is clean, crisp and shiny. Comes in original plastic-lined inner sleeves. Discs are both EX+.

PLEASE NOTE: I am grading and shipping these records for David. If you have any questions about condition, shipping costs, etc., please contact me at eubiecat at gmail dot com – do not contact David! Thank you very much!

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