SMALL FACES THE COMPLETE SET OF 1ST PRESS 45,S LOOK
  £   87
  $   115

 


£ 87 Sold For
Jan 17, 2009 Sold Date
Jan 7, 2009 Start Date
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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FOR  AUCTION  FOR  THE  FIRST  TIME  IS  THIS  COMPLETE SET OF  ALL  THE  ORIGINAL  1960  U.K  1ST  PRESSINGS  OF  THE  ORIGINAL  MOD BAND  SMALL  FACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SURELY  THE  MOST  UNDERATED  BAND  OF  THE  SIXTIES, THEIR  FAT BACK  HAMMOND DRIVEN  WHITE  SOUL  SOUND  STILL  INFLUENCES  POPULAR  MUSIC  TO  THIS  DAY!!!!!!!!

I  HAVE  BEEN  A  FAN  FOR  MANY  YEARS  AND  HAD  THE  PLEASURE  OF  SEEING  STEVE  MARRIOTT  PLAY  LIVE  IN  FOLKSTONE, HE TRULY HAD A VOICE SECOND TO NONE!!  I  ALSO  WAS  ABLE TO  SPEAK  TO HIM  ABOUT  HIS  TIME  IN THE  SMALL  FACES  AND  HE  WAS  MORE  THAN  HAPPY  TO  SIGN  RECORDS  FOR  ME  AND  HE  EVEN  GAVE  ME  A  BOTTLE  OF  WINE!!!

THE  COLLECTION  IS  COMPLETE  AND  WOULD  BE  A  VALUABLE  ADDITION  TO  ANY  SERIOUS  1960  VINYL  COLLECTION, UNLESS  STATED,  ALL  RECORDS HAVE  REPLACEMENT  SLEEVES, THOSE  WITH  ORIGINAL  SLEEVES  WILL  HAVE  A  SEPARATE  WHITE  SLEEVE  AND  ALL  THE  RECORDS  WILL  COME  WITH  A  CLEAR  SLEEVE  TO  PRESERVE  CONDITION.

A  DETAILED  DESCRIPTION  OF  EACH  RECORD  WILL  NOW  FOLLOW:

1] WATCHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT/ WHATS A MATTER BABY.[1965]. DECCA F12208. SMALL FACES 1ST RELEASE!! THIS 1ST PRESS COPY RATES AT ABOUT VERY GOOD+ WITH CLEAN LABELS!!!ORIGINAL DECCA SLEEVE HAS SOME WRITING ON IT BUT IS OTHERWISE IN GREAT CONDITION!![SEE PHOTO].

2] I,VE GOT MINE/ITS TOO LATE.[1965].DECCA F12276. VERY RARE 1ST SINGLE WRITTEN BY MARRIOTT/LANE WHICH AMAZINGLY DID NOT CHART??!! THE VINYL GRADES ABOUT GOOD/ VERY GOOD- AND HAS WEAR/SCUFF ON THE CENTRE ON THE "A"SIDE LABEL BUT CLEAN ON THE OTHER SIDE!!!! ORIGINAL DECCA SLEEVE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION!!![SEE PHOTO]. COLLECTORS WILL KNOW HOW RARE THIS SINGLE IS!!!!

3] SHA-LA-LA-LA-LEE/GROW YOUR OWN.[1966].DECCA F12317. THE VINYL/LABELS RATE ABOUT VERY GOOD!!! A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS 1ST PRESSING!!

4] HEY GIRL/ALMOST GROWN.[1966].DECCA F12393.THE VINYL AND LABELS RATE AT GOOD/VERY GOOD!!!NICE DECCA SLEEVE ON THIS 1ST PRESS!!

5] ALL OR NOTHING/UNDERSTANDING.[1966].DECCA F12470. THE ONLY NO.1 FROM THE GROUP THIS RATES AT LEAST VERY GOOD. A GREAT DECCA ORIGINAL SLEEVE WITH THIS!!

6] MY MINDS EYE/I CAN,T DANCE WITH YOU.[1966].DECCA F12500.THIS IS THE RARE AND ORIGINAL DEMO MIX WHICH WAS RELEASED BY MISTAKE AND HASTILY RECALLED.THE "A" SIDE TRACK IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO THE REGULAR RELEASE WITH DIFFERENT GUITAR/ORGAN SOUND ETC.THIS SINGLE HAS THE IMPORTANT MATRIX NUMBER OF XDR-39235-T1-1C WHICH IS THE DEMO MIX MATRIX!!!THE LABELS ARE VERY GOOD WITH LIGHT STAINS/MARKS AND THE CENTRE HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE VINYL RATES AT ABOUT EXCELLENT AND IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR YOUR COLLECTION!!!![ SEE PHOTO].

7] MY MINDS EYE/I CAN,T DANCE WITH YOU. AS ABOVE BUT THE REGULAR MIX [T2-1C MATRIX].THE VINYL,LABELS AND ORIGINAL SLEEVE ARE A SIMILAR GRADE TO THE ABOVE. NICE!!!

8] I CAN,T MAKE IT/JUST PASSING.[1967].DECCA F12565. NICE 1ST PRESS EXAMPLE WHICH RATES AT VERY GOOD!! GREAT ORIGINAL SLEEVE!!!!

9] PATTERNS/E TO D.[1967] DECCA F12619.THIS WAS THE LAST SINGLE RELEASED BY DECCA. BY THIS TIME,THE SMALL FACES HAD GOT OUT OF THEIR CONTRACT WITH DON ARDEN AND THIS RELEASE WAS PUT OUT BY DECCA TO CASH IN, HOWEVER,WITH NO PROMOTION FROM THE SMALL FACES,THIS RECORD NEVER CHARTED AND IS THEREFORE THE HARDEST SMALL FACES RECORD TO FIND!!!!! COLLECTORS WILL KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND REGULAR COPIES OF THIS RECORD, ON OFFER, IN THIS AUCTION, IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS COPY!!!!THE VINYL HAS GREAT PLAYBACK AND RATES AT EXCELLENT!!! THE "B" SIDE HAS A SMALL FEELABLE SCRATCH WHICH CAUSES A FEW AUDIBLE CLICKS ON THE INTRO TO "E TO D" BUT AFTER THIS IS EXCELLENT!!!, IT HAS THE 1ST PRESS MATRIX OF XDR-40215-T1-1C IN THE RUN-OUT GROOVE.THE RECORD CENTRE HAS BEEN REMOVED. IT COMES WITH AN ORIGINAL SLEEVE. THE RAREST AVAILABLE SMALL FACES U.K SINGLE??[ LOOK AT PHOTO,S].

10] HERE COMES THE NICE/TALK TO YOU.[1967] IMMEDIATE IMO50. 1ST IMMEDIATE RELEASE!! EXCELLENT LABELS,VINYL RATES AT VERY GOOD!!

11] ITCHYCOO PARK/I,M ONLY DREAMING.[1967] IMMEDIATE IMO57.VINYL AND LABELS GRADE AT VERY GOOD+!! NICE ORIGINAL SLEEVE WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNERS WRITING ON!!

12] TIN SOLDIER/ I FEEL MUCH BETTER.[1967].IMMEDIATE IMO62. NICE 1ST PRESSING WHICH COMES WITH THE RARE ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE WHICH WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT TIME WITH THIS RELEASE!!THE SLEEVE HAS SOME FOLDS/STAINS/WEAR BUT IS IN GREAT ORIGINAL CONDITION!! THE VINYL RATES AT ABOUT VERY GOOD+!!!!! THIS HAS THE SCRATCHED OUT MATRIX NUMBER WHICH CONFIRMS THIS AS A 1ST PRESS!!!!

13] LAZY SUNDAY/ROLLIN OVER.[1968].IMMEDIATE IMO64. IST PRESS WHICH RATES AT ABOUT EXCELLENT-!!!!!!!!! WITH NICE  LABELS ALTHOUGH THE "B" SIDE HAS AN OWNERS NAME WRITTEN LIGHTLY ON THE CENTRE. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE IN THE COLLECTION!!

14] THE UNIVERSAL/DONKEY RIDES A PENNY A GLASS.[1968].IMMEDIATE IMO69.1ST PRESS WHICH RATES AT VERY GOOD +!!!!!!!!! NICE CLEAN [RARER PINK]LABELS !!!!!

15] AFTERGLOW OF YOUR LOVE/ WHAM BAM THANK YOU MAM.[1969].IMMEDIATE IMO77. THE LAST RELEASE OF THE SMALL FACES,THIS WAS RELEASED AFTER STEVE MARRIOTT HAD QUIT THE BAND,SO WITH NO PROMOTION,THIS FANTASTIC TRACK ONLY CHARTED FOR 1 WEEK AT NO.36!!!??? THIS,THEREFORE IS ANOTHER HARD TO FIND RECORD!! THE VINYL RATES AT VERY GOOD,THE LABELS SHOW SOME WEAR AND THE "B" SIDE LABEL HAS WAX ON IT ? BUT,OVERALL,A REASONABLE EXAMPLE OF A 1ST PRESSING!! [SEE PHOTO].

ALSO WITH THIS GREAT COLLECTION, IS AN ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTO FROM SMALL FACES MEMBER IAN "MAC" MCLAGAN WHOSE HAMMOND WAS SO IMPORTANT TO THE SMALL FACES SOUND [IF YOU WIN THE COLLECTION YOU WILL SEE WHY!!]. THE PHOTO COMES WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF SO YOU KNOW ITS AUTHENTIC!!!! [SEE PHOTO].

 

 

ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE EXAMINE THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PHOTO,S OR ELSE,CONTACT ME.

THIS ITEM HAS A REASONABLE RESERVE AS THIS IS A SERIOUS COLLECTION,FOR THIS REASON THE POSTAGE IS HIGHER AS IT WILL BE FULLY INSURED FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND AS WELL AS BEING PACKED IN A BOX FOR SAFE DELIVERY. PLEASE PAY WITHIN 7 DAYS. I WILL POST WITHIN 3 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE CLEARED PAYMENT. THANK YOU AND ALL THE BEST!!

 

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