Long running british music magazine nme cites readers poll. Then i switched over to the box set and it sounds a bit warmer. Remastered 1997 reissue, repackaged with new liner notes byauthor paolo hewitt oasis, jam, of their second album. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake releases discogs. Ogdens nut gone flake even now the name makes me weak at the knees. Ogdens nut gone flake, recorded in late 1967 and early 1968, and released in the summer of that year, is by far and away the small faces bestknown and most successful album.
Small faces ogdens nut gone flake vinyl records, lp, cd. In any case, id be interested to know if anyone has opinions on the best sounding versions of the various cds in the small faces catalog, particularly the later stuff. Small faces kenney jones discusses the ogdens nut gone. Limited 180gm vinyl lp pressing with four page booklet. Released on 24 may 1968, the lp peaked at number one on the uk album charts on 29 june, where it remained for a total of six weeks. The small faces were at the heart of the swinging london scene of the late 1960s and encapsulated everything that was fast and fabulous in that great decade. While most british work shares enough of americas sensibility to be integrated here, every once in a while the atlantic gulf between us surfaces. Originally released in 1968 with the members of the small faces barely out of their teens, ogdens nut gone flake was groundbreaking in many ways. Although its roots are as old as the longplayer itself, the late 1960s is often credited with or blamed for the emergence of the concept album, the unified narratives and extended songsuites that for both better and worse came to symbolize a certain kind of profundity in the albumrock era. The selftitled debut was brilliant, critics were amazed, but after erratic mismanagement we got to hear from the beginning, the second small faces disc, the classic ogdens nut gone flake and. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake 1968, vinyl discogs.
Small faces deluxe edition ogdensnut gone flake jetzt kaufen. Safari, skype, unix, speedup, torrents, ubuntu, windows. Ogdens nut gone flake is the fourth studio album and first concept album by the small faces. The small faces happiness stan lyrics genius lyrics. We scammed the story together, we told the bbc that itchycoo park was a piece of waste ground in the east end that the band had played on as kids we put the story. Feb 18, 2020 small faces ogdens nut gone flake of ogdens nut gone flake by thomas nagel. There was no shortage of good psychedelic albums emerging from england in 19671968, but ogdens nut gone flake is special even within their ranks. Ogdens nut gone flake wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. May 19, 2018 the small faces ogdens nut gone flake released may 15 th, 1968. The small faces had already shown a surprising adaptability to psychedelia with the single itchycoo park and much of their other 1967 output, but ogdens nut gone flake pretty much ripped the envelope. It was the first and title track to the 1968 concept album ogdens nut gone flake. This is without doubt one of the iconic albums of the 1960s, if not of all time.
The song reached number 16 in the american billboard hot 100 chart in 1968. Its a bit hard to say why, but some art simply doesnt translate from one culture to another. Revisiting small faces masterpiece, ogdens nut gone flake. Small faces ogdens nut gone mono reissue steve hoffman.
Ogdens nut gone flake deluxe limited edition vinyl charly. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images ogden s nut gone flake remastered. The small faces ogdens nut gone flake import on popmarket. Small faces after glow of ogdens nut gone flake by thomas nagel. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. It marked the arrival of the small faces as a bona fide album band, a belated but brilliant achievement. The music is all good and wonderful to hear on the vinyl format as well as the cd format. Speculation and lore have always surrounded the small faces most celebrated lp. Ogdens nut gone flake is the third studio album, and first concept album by the english rock band small faces. You can add or edit information about ogdens nut gone flake at. Ogdens nut gone flake, has been remastered and expanded to a 3 cd set to include mono and stereo versions plus the previously unreleased bbc. Find out more about our use of this data, and also our policy on profanity find out more about our use of this data.
This is a strictly limited individually numbered edition of 3000 units on heavyweight 180 gm vinyl featuring an additional round 4page booklet with sleeve notes by mark paytressand and housed in a heavy duty plastic sleeve. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake 2018 uk 50th anniversary definitive edition fourdisc 3cds 1dvd set comprising newly remastered mono. The fourth studio album by the small faces released on may 24, 1968. Shop 60 records for sale for album ogdens nut gone flake by small faces on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. They were signed to decca records initially and enjoyed major success across europe between 1965 and 1967 with classic singles like all or nothing and. Alongside classic tracks like lazy sunday, afterglow and rollin over, it even added a conceptual twist with the story of happiness stan and the narrations of. Ogdens nut gone flake studio album by small faces 1968. Ogdens nut gone flake was the small faces swansong, at least until an illstarred reunion, but it proved a fitting end to a golden era. The small faces ogdens nutgone flake 2 cd media book. It ultimately became the groups final studio album during their original incarnation, and their last album containing solely new material until. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake vinyl records, lp, cd on. Last night i was listening to my castle version of ogdens nut gone flake and i think its pretty bad. This deluxe edition of the ogdens nutgone flake is a rather similar setup then the deluxe edition release of their third album and is a bit more psychedelic pop.
Discussion in music corner started by tommytunes, jun 20. Song profile itchycoo park was released by the small faces in august 1967. Latinautor sonyatv, cmrra, bmi broadcast music inc. Ogdens nut gone flake is a historic album full of musical ingenuity and comical conceptions. For small faces fans the british mod bands 1968 masterpiece a number 1 album in the uk will be the jewel in a very tasty set of 4 deluxe edition crowns released by universal in may of 2012. Ogdens nut gone flake afterglow youtube long ago and worlds apart rene youtube song of a baker youtube lazy sunday youtube. By far the bestknown small faces lp, ogdens nut gone flake was also their most successful, enjoying a sixweek run at the top of the uk charts during june and july 1968. Eccentric comedian stanley unwin narrates the concept suite happiness stan, but the music is strong enough to withstand the novelty tag. It is also widely regarded as one of the first concept albums although only the second side of the original lp could be considered as such. Small faces immediate there are but four smal ogdens nut gone flake. Ogdens nut gone flake marriot, lane, mclagan instrumental. Ogdens nut gone flake is one of the classic albums of the 1960s. Studio album 4 compilation 1 live 1 there are but four small faces.
Featuring the extraordinary steve marriott and ronnie lane alongside jones and mclagan the band in a short sharp career moved from beat to mod, and psychedelia to soul leaving a legacy of. The small faces ogdens nut gone flake the 68 comeback. Listen to itchycoo park, lazy sunday and more from small faces. Some argue that odgens nut gone flake is the first rock n roll concept album side two tells a tale of a boy who befriends a housefly before searching for the moons missing half. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake of ogdens nut gone flake by thomas nagel. Very rare original 1st mono uk pressing of this classic 1968 lp on lilac immediate label in nice condition circular foldout sleeve has small sellotape repair on one joint fold of sleeve, the rest is completely intact. The small faces song of a baker lyrics genius lyrics. Small faces song of a baker of ogdens nut gone flake. The vinyl lp was packaged in a round cardboard sleeve similar to the tobacco tin on which the design was based. Ogdens nut gone flake, an album by small faces on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Contains 12 tracks,including lazy sunday, long ago and worlds apart andogdens nut gone flake. The new vinyl edition ogdens nut gone flake is a lavish recreation of the 5panel awardwinning original round sleeve. Small faces were an influential british modpsychedelic band of the 1960s, led by steve marriott and ronnie lane with kenney jones and ian mclagan who replaced original organist jimmy winston. Ogdens nut gone flake alternate take phased mix cd3 the stereo album 1.
It was the first and title track to the 1968 concept. Editor paul sinclair takes a look at the new 50th anniversary music box sets of the small faces ogdens nut gone. The small faces and ogdens nut gone flake were never americas cup o tea. Side two happiness stan youtube rollin over the hungry intruder youtube the journey mad john youtube happy days toy town. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake 50th anniversary unboxing. The small faces ogdens nut gone flake was released in may 1968. I just won on ebay a japanese king records pressing of from the beginning and a pink label us immediate pressing of there are but. Announcing the deluxe edition reissue of one of britains greatest musical works ogdens nut gone flake. Theres wheat in the field and water in the stream and salt in the mine and an aching in me i can longer stand and wonder cos im driven by this hunger so ill. Before even listening to the lp the original packaging was striking. Marriott and small faces manager tony calder came up with the wellknown story when marriott was told the bbc had banned the song for its overt drug references, calder confirms. Download small faces mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The small faces ogdens nut gone flake released may 15 th, 1968.
Small faces biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Watch the video for ogdens nut gone flake from small faces s ogdens nut gone flake for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Small faces ogdens nut gone flake remastered amazon. I just won on ebay a japanese king records pressing of from the beginning and a pink label us immediate pressing of there are but four small faces. The small faces ogdens nut gone flake import united. Released in 1968 the record and its design hit number one on the uk charts. Reviewed in the united kingdom on december 8, 2009. Together with lazy sunday, tin soldier and all or nothing, the song is one of the bands biggest hits and has become a classic of its time.
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