Greatest Hits: The Immediate Years 1967-1969

by Small Faces

Overview

The first disc of the 2014 box Here Come the Nice is also the only one that holds interest for the average listener, which is why it was released separately as a disc called Greatest Hits: Immediate Years. This is territory that has been explored many times over, but this is the best representation of the Small Faces' richest period: it contains 20 songs, all in their original mono single mixes. The compilers stretch the singles designation ever so slightly, finding space for U.K. B-sides, and a host of songs that appeared on European and Asian singles and EPs -- an elastic definition, to be sure, but it means this single disc winds up covering the very best of the Small Faces' best period. It has nearly all their biggest hits -- "Here Come the Nice," "Itchycoo Park," "Tin Soldier," "Lazy Sunday," "The Universal," "Afterglow of Your Love," all U.K. A-sides -- and it contains some of their best, colorful mod sides ("Talk to You," "[Tell Me] Have You Ever Seen Me," "Get Yourself Together"), excursions into psychedelia ("Green Circles"), and songs that split the difference between these two extremes while being underpinned by soulful rhythms ("I Feel Much Better," "Rollin' Over"). As this purposefully side-steps Decca sides, it can't be seen as definitive, but it's the best representation of what's by most measures the Small Faces' best period. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/2023
Label:	Charly Records
UPC:	5060767443323
Rank:	46375

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Small Faces   Primary Artist
P.P. Arnold   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Steve Marriott   Bass,Comb,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Slide Guitar,Tubular Bells,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Kenney Jones   Drums,Spoons,Vocals,Percussion
Ian McLagan   Piano,Vocals,Marimba,Mellotron,Wurlitzer,Harpsichord,Piano (Grand),Organ (Hammond)
Lyn Dobson   Flute
Neemoi Acquaye   Congas
Derek Wadsworth   Trombone
Harry Beckett   Trumpet
Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton   Trumpet
Ronnie Lane   Comb,Vocals,Accordion,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Upright)
Glyn Johns   Sound Effects
Peter Coe   Sax (Tenor)
Don Fay   Clarinet

Technical Credits

Steve Marriott   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Kenney Jones   Composer,Group Member,Source Recordings,Supervising Producer
Ian McLagan   Composer,Group Member,Supervising Producer
Eddie Kramer   Engineer
Jean-Luc Young   Executive Producer,Project Coordinator
Barry Green   Memorabilia,Project Assistant
John Pantry   Engineer
Rob Keyloch   Tape Transfer
Roger Mayer   Engineer
Phill Brown   Engineer
Nick Robbins   Mastering,Restoration
Small Faces   Arranger
Gered Mankowitz   Cover Photo
George Chkiantz   Engineer
Andy Johns   Engineer
Ronnie Lane   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Glyn Johns   Effects,Engineer
Rachel Gutek   Design
Michael O'Sullivan   Composer
Rob Caiger   Tape Research,Series Producer,Track Annotations
Cliff Dane   Project Coordinator
Tosh Flood   Project Assistant,Track Annotations
John O'Toole   Project Manager
Mandy O'Connor   Memorabilia,Project Assistant
Richard Beeching   Project Manager