In just four short years the Small Faces left a lasting impression on British music, fashion and culture which still ripples to this day.
Much of the band’s most revered output was released on the Decca label during an even briefer period of time – between 1965-67 – and it’s this which will be celebrated later this year in the form of a new box-set containing rarities, outtakes and b-sides.
50 years on from the Small Faces’ debut release, ‘The Decca Years‘ is due on October 9th and will contain five CDs remastered under the supervision of sole surviving member Kenney Jones, while a 72-page booklet from the pen of music journalist Mark Paytress is to help tell the story of classic singles such as ‘All Or Nothing‘, ‘Sha La La La Lee‘ and ‘I’ve Got Mine‘. The tracklists are as follows:
CD 1 – Greatest Hits (worldwide singles As, Bs & EPs):
What’Cha Gonna Do About It
What’s A Matter Baby
I’ve Got Mine
It’s Too Late
Sha La La La Lee
Grow Your Own
Hey Girl
Almost Grown
All Or Nothing
Understanding
My Mind’s Eye
I Can’t Dance With You
I Can’t Make It
Just Passing
Patterns
E Too D
Don’t Stop What You’re Doing
Come On Children
Shake
One Night Stand
You Need Loving
CD 2 – ‘Small Faces’ (original UK LP):
Shake
Come On Children
You Better Believe It
It’s Too Late
One Night Stand
What’Cha Gonna Do About It
Sorry She’s Mine
Own Up Time
You Need Loving
Don’t Stop What You’re Doing
E Too D
Sha La La La Lee
CD 3 – ‘From The Beginning’ (original UK LP):
Runaway
My Mind’s Eye
Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
That Man
My Way Of Giving
Hey Girl
(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
Take This Hurt Off Me
All Or Nothing
Baby Don’t You Do It
Plum Nellie
Sha La La La Lee
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
What’Cha Gonna Do About It
CD 4 – Rarities & Outtakes:
Come On Children (alternate version)
Shake (alternate version)
You Better Believe It (alternate version)
Own Up Time (alternate version)
E Too D (alternate version)
Don’t Stop What You’re Doing (alternate version)
What’s A Matter Baby (alternate mix)
What’Cha Gonna Do About It (alternate version)
Sha La La La Lee (stereo version)
Runaway (alternate mix) (stereo)
That Man (alternate mix)
Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (alternate mix)
Picanniny (backing track)
Hey Girl (alternate version)
Take This Hurt Off Me (different version)
Baby Don’t You Do It (different version)
My Mind’s Eye (early version) (mono)
Talk To You (take 5 backing track)
All Our Yesterdays (take 7 backing track)
(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me (alternate take 2)
Show Me The Way (take 3 backing track)
I Can’t Make It (take 11 backing track)
Things Are Going To Get Better (take 14 session version)
CD 5 – BBC Sessions:
BBC Studios – Saturday Club – 23-Aug-65
Interview with Steve Marriott
What’cha Gonna Do About It (BBC Session version)
Jump Back (BBC Session version)
Baby Don’t You Do It (BBC Session version)
BBC Studios – Joe Loss Pop Show – 14-Jan-66
Sha La La La Lee (BBC Session version)
What’cha Gonna Do About It (BBC Session version)
Comin’ Home Baby (BBC Session version)
You Need Loving (BBC Session version)
Steve Marriot Pop Profile Interview
BBC Studios – Saturday Club – 14-Mar-66
Shake (BBC Session version
Interview with Steve Marriott
Sha La La La Lee (BBC Session version)
You Need Loving (BBC Session version)
BBC Studios – Saturday Club – 3-May-66
14. Interview with Steve Marriott
15. Hey Girl (BBC Session version)
16. E to D (BBC Session version)
17. One Night Stand (BBC Session version)
BBC Studios – Saturday Club 3-Aug-66
You’d Better Believe It (BBC Session version)
Understanding (BBC Session version)
Interview with Steve Marriott
All Or Nothing (BBC Session version)