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Small Faces - The Darlings Of Wapping Wharf Launderette (The Immediate Anthology) (1999)

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Surely not another Small Faces compilation CD. Well what makes this one different? To put it simply, it was only recently that the group succeeded in securing their royalties and that was only after Ronnie and Steve had both died. Therefore much of the Small Faces material released more recently is legitimate and the band receive their dues. Furthermore, the tracks have been remastered, giving them a clarity and power not evident on the budget issues. Recommendation: no matter how much Small Faces you have in your collection, the is the definitive anthology covering the years on Immediate Records. This also scores over the previously available Immediate Years boxed set as it contains virtually no filler. There is one version of each track from the Immediate recordings with the exception of the heavy rocker Wham Bam Thank You Mam (wrongly labelled as Wham Bam Thank You Man) which is an alternate stereo mix and the US single version of Mad John. There are also two recording that were previously unavailable, The War of the Worlds and Take My Time. These are both instrumentals and actually add little to the existing body of work on this CD. The PP Arnold single (If You Think You're) Groovy is included as it is a Marriott/Lane composition and features backing by the band. This is a great track.

As stated earlier, The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette contains all the Immediate tracks including singles, album tracks and some rarities. The entire contents of the Small Faces, the first album on Immediate (Making Time September 1997) follows the singles I Can't Make It and its b-side Just Passing and Here Come The Nice. There is then a short break for the two excellent singles Itchycoo Park and the absolutely stunning Tin Soldier. The latter may be less well-known but it is by far and away the most popular Small Faces tracks with reader of Room for Ravers, the Small Faces Web page and it was recently voted tenth best single of all time by readers of the UK magazine Mojo. Tin Soldier combines the great elements from all four members of the band. If you don't know this one you haven't lived. By the way, it's PP Arnold on the backing vocals here. What comes next shows just how far the Small Faces were able to progress given their new freedom, if not cash, through the Immediate deal. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake was partly new Small Faces album and partly concept, much better than even Sergeant Pepper by the way. The tracks finishing disc one of this CD set represent side one of Ogden's, the true highlights being Afterglow (Of Your Love), a song Marriott thought was little more than a soppy love song, and Ronnie Lane's Song of a Baker. The best-known song though finishes the disc. Lazy Sunday is one of the band's best known songs even though they did not want it released as a single. They felt, maybe correctly, that it made the band more music hall then rock or psychedelic. Great track though! Disc two starts with the concept second side of Ogden's. The narration is by Stanley Unwin and this adds an important element to the story of Mad John. Like some of the tracks on side one of Ogden's, we can again witness the roots of heavy rock through songs like Rollin' Over. After the high of Ogden's it was difficult for the band to progress. Marriott moved towards heavier rock and eventually Humble Pie and the remainder of the band teamed up with Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart to form the Faces. However, they managed to complete some wonderful songs, many of which were issued as The Autumn Stone, a compilation of latter work and a strong track itself. A personal favourite is the cover of Tim Hardin's Red Balloon. The remainder is made up of rarities and oddities but there is some good material here. So this is the best recorded version of the Immediate material and stands head and shoulders above the earlier budget reissues. If you weren't a fan before, you will be afterwards.

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CD1
01. I Can't Make It  2:11
02. Just Passing  1:15
03. Here Comes The Nice  3:02
04. Talk To You  2:07
05. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me  2:15
06. Something I Want To Tell You  2:11
07. Feeling Lonely  1:34
08. Happy Boys Happy  1:36
09. Things Are Going To Get Better  2:40
10. My Way Of Giving  2:00
11. Green Circles  2:47
12. Become Like You  1:58
13. Get Yourself Together  2:16
14. All Of Our Yesterdays  1:54
15. Show Me The Way  2:09
16. Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire  2:06
17. Eddie's Dreaming  2:55
18. Itchycoo Park  2:53
19. I'm Only Dreaming  2:26
20. Tin Soldier  3:24
21. I Feel Much Better  3:58
22. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake  2:28
23. Afterglow (Of Your Love)  3:32
24. Long Agos And Worlds Apart  2:34
25. Rene  4:31
26. Song Of A Baker  3:16
27. Lazy Sunday  3:11

CD2
01. Happiness Stan  2:38
02. Rollin' Over  2:50
03. The Hungry Intruder  2:15
04. The Journey  4:12
05. Mad John  4:17
06. Happy Days Toy Town  2:53
07. The Universal  2:44
08. Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass  2:49
09. Wham Bam, Thank You Mam  3:22
10. The Autumn Stone  3:59
11. Collibosher  3:15
12. Red Balloon  4:15
13. Call It Something Nice  2:05
14. Wide Eyed Girl On The Wall  2:51
15. Don't Burst My Bubble  2:26
16. Every Little Bit Hurts (Prev. Unreleased Studio Version)  3:59
17. Picaninny (Prev. Unreleased)  3:05
18. The Pig Trotters (Prev. Unreleased)  2:46
19. The War Of The Worlds (Prev. Unreleased)  3:10
20. Take My Time (Prev. Unreleased)  2:28
21. Mad John (US Single Version)  2:07
22. (If You Think You're) Groovy (With P.P. Arnold)  2:57
23. Wham Bam, Thank You Mam (Alternate Stereo Mix)  6:43