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In celebration of the Small Faces recent induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Charly Records are proud to present Here Come The Nice , a beautiful heavyweight deluxe box set compilation of the band s 1960 s career on Andrew Loog Oldham s pioneering Immediate Records label.
75-songs over 4CDs remastered from original analogue master tapes & studio multitracks.
Every worldwide hit single, A & B side plus EPs on 1CD.
Rare and previously unreleased material, unheard recording sessions from Olympic, IBC & Trident Studios, outtakes, early mixes, alternate versions & live material across 3CDs.
Artwork by Grammy winning designer Rachel Gutek. Sleeve notes by Mark Paytress (Mojo).
Curated & supervised by surviving band members Kenney Jones & Ian Mac McLagan.
The ultimate tribute to Swinging London s finest and best-loved pop heroes!
HARDBOUND COFFEE-TABLE BOOK: Forward by Pete Townshend. Introduction by Kenney & Mac. 72-pages lavishly illustrated. Over 90 classic, rare & previously unpublished photos & memorabilia.
Definitive sleeve notes include new & archive interviews. Newly written contributions from Robert Plant, Paul Weller, David Bowie, Nick Mason, Peter Frampton, Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Paul Stanley (Kiss) & many more.
Exclusive Gered Mankowitz interview on photographing Ogdens Nut Gone Flake . Track-by-track illustrated guide to every song on the box set.
LYRIC BOOKLET64-page fully illustrated song booklet with rare photos & memorabilia. Complete lyrics transcribed & endorsed by band members for the first time ever.
RED, WHITE & BLUE COLOURED VINYL
Three replica 7-inch EPs of the rarest Small Faces vinyl originally released in 1967:
Small Faces album sampler excerpts from the Small Faces LP
Here Come The Nice 4-song French EP in picture sleeve
Itchycoo Park 4-song French EP in picture sleeve
REPLICA STUDIO ACETATEOlympic Sound Studios one-off acetate pressing for Andrew Loog-Oldham of Mystery...
TWO LARGE POSTERSReproducing original posters for:Tin Soldier single featuring photography by Gered MankowitzNewcastle City Hall live concert from 1968
PRESS KIT FOR OGDENS NUT GONE FLAKERare 6-panel Immediate Records Press Kit from 1968.
DOUBLE-SIDED POSTCARDSFive collector s edition postcards with rare photos of each Small Faces band member backed with memorabilia from the Immediate Records Archive.
FINE ART PRINTS Two beautiful prints provided by Gered Mankowitz from his 1967 Itchycoo Park photo sessions.
SIGNED BY KENNEY & MACNewly signed certificates replicating an original Olympic Sound Studios Small Faces tape box
One of those bands where it’s really surprising they existed at all – like the Kinks. How and why did it happen, that a bunch of youngsters could get together and produce music that was actually so much better than it needed to be?
And how come their particular sound hasn’t been copied more often? They still sound unique, and I sit there with a big grin on my face every time I put their music on – but I have to ration myself.
What is it with youngsters these days that they would rather create and listen to this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psOGsFGQsH8
than this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lIRdY52xQ4
At one time, presumably, as a young person you could have street cred, be trendy, be in touch with the latest music scene *and* enjoy a good tune. Ultra-sophisticated people might have eventually graduated onto Stockhausen and Harrison Birtwistle at around 50 years of age, but today’s young people seem to have sublimated directly from One Direction into fully-fledged musique concrète at about 18.