Small Faces (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Deluxe Edition, Import]

The Small Faces | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Deluxe Edition, Import
• Label: Castle Music UK
• ASIN: B000068GTI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,075 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me

2. Something I Want to Tell You

3. Feeling Lonely

4. Happy Boys Happy

5. Things Are Going to Get Better

6. My Way of Giving

7. Green Circles

8. Become Like You

9. Get Yourself Together

10. All Our Yesterdays

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Album Sampler [*]

2. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me [*]

3. Something I Want to Tell You [*]

4. Feeling Lonely [*]

5. Happy Boys Happy [*]

6. Things Are Going to Get Better [*]

7. My Way of Giving [*]

8. Green Circles [*]

9. Become Like You [*]

10. Get Yourself Together [*]

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

35th Anniversary Edition on Castle featuring the British Invasion band's complete 1967 recordings in stereo & mono along with 19 bonus tracks. Bonus tracks, 'I Can't Make It' (Stereo, Mono), 'Just Passing' (Stereo, Mono), 'Here Comes The Nice' (Stereo, Mono), 'Itchycoo Park' (Stereo, Mono), 'I'm Only Dreaming' (Stereo, Mono), 'Tin Soilder' (Stereo, Mono), 'I Feel Much Better' (Stereo, Mono), 'Don't Burst My Bubble', 'Things Are Going To Get Better' (Alternative Version), '(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me' (Alternative Version) & 'Green Circles' (Slow Version, USA Mix). Slipcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For The True Small Faces Collector, January 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Small Faces (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

The year 1967 marked The Small Faces change of record labels (from Decca to Andrew Loog Oldham's newly-formed Immediate), and a switch from the more r&b-based British mod sound to a more psychedelic-flavored pop sound. Of the band's first four Immediate singles in Great Britain, it was the third one, "Itchycoo Park," which _finally brought them notoriety in the United States. To capitalize on its Top 15 chart success, the album "There Are But Four Small Faces" was issued over here in February 1968, a release whose structure resembled some of the early Beatles Capitol albums, a mishmash of LP and single tracks, and bearing only seven of the fourteen tracks on the June 1967 "Small Faces" album released in England. Not only does this double-cd set present the original British album (tracks 1-14 on disk one and 2-15 on disk two), but disk two presents the original mono mixes of all album and single tracks, most of which have become very difficult to come by over time. I'm very happy to finally have the original mono single mix of "Itchycoo Park" on cd: Because of the complexity of the phasing technique then (getting identical tracks to play a tiny fraction of a second apart), it was easier to get a more circular, swirling phase effect with a mono recording--as you'll hear if you play the two mixes back-to-back. Meanwhile, the stereo mixes of "Green Circles," "Get Yourself Together," and "Tin Soldier" all feature the entire backing track bunched into the middle, with the lead vocal on one side and any backing vocals on the other--the result being the vocals fairly buried in the mixes, so the only way you could really hear them well was in stereo headphones. The balance between music and vocals on these three tracks is much better on the mono mixes. You'll also notice a little stronger bass and backbeat on a few of the other mono tracks, especially the frustration-powered "Talk To You." If, however, mono just doesn't float your boat, the stereo mixes are all here for you on disk one, along with the final two cuts on disk two. (Apparently there is no true stereo mix of "Happy Boys Happy," but everything else on disk one is stereo.) There's even a stereo mix of "Don't Burst My Bubble," which I did not know existed. It's great, also, to have the original album (as the artists intended it) together in order on cd--including some great tracks left off the US release, "Something I Want To Tell You," the forementioned "Happy Boys Happy," and "Become Like You," among others. The liner notes are pretty informative, although I would have liked a bit more. All in all, though, this package is a winner, and at a decent price for a double import, I do not believe you'll regret the purchase.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the definitive edition, April 4, 2004

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John Ryan (Waltham, Ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Small Faces (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

Although the contents of the Small Faces' Immediate debut (after 2 albums from Decca) may be found elsewhere, such as the superb compilation "Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette," the sequencing and overall concept of this package makes it superior for anyone who doesn't have this material already. The remastering is solid, both on stereo and mono versions, and the progress the group made from the explosive Decca sides, which date from mid-1965 through 1966, to the inventive, meticulously constructed (with help from Glyn Johns)music released in May 1967 is astonishing.The tonal coloring and range of emotional content (from the soulful Marriott-led tracks to the whimsical to the melancholy, searching Ronnie Lane classic "Show Me the Way"). In addition to mono and stereo versions of the "Small Faces" album there is another, bonus collection of 1967 singles and outtakes that make up a slightly shorter but just as powerful
"lost" album that makes a great listen on its own (beginning with tracks 15 - 24 on disc 1 and adding "Don't Burst My Bubble on disc 2). Get this!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Masterpiece, Stereo or Mono, December 29, 2002

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Mr. Geh "chairmanmeow3" (Wheaton, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Small Faces (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

Now this is how 60s reissues should be done. Much like the excellent reissue of The Zombie's "Odessey & Oracle", this collects all the stereo and mono masters to give a complete picture of one of the best albums I have heard this year, or ever, really. I first bought these tracks on the "Whaping Wharf" collection, not realizing that I was hearing one complete album, not just a "greatest hits" compilation. This easliy stands alongside Pink Floyd's "Pipers at the Gates of Dawn", The Who's "Sell Out", and of course "Sgt. Pepper's" as one of the most eclectic, original, and enjoyable albums of the psychedelic era. It's amazing to find songs like "Have You Ever Seen Me", "Green Circles", and "Eddie's Dreaming" all on one album. The mono mixes included here are dramatically different than the stereo versions I've had up until now, and they're just so punchy and direct that I may leave the stereo disc unplayed for the next few weeks. Included also are all the singles from this era, including the absolutely stunning "Tin Soldier". To these ears, there's nothing dated about this music even 35 years after the fact. What's next? I await a two disc set of "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake", which I admit finishes a distant second to this near-perfect album.