Small Faces From The Beginning Album 1967

Small Faces - From The Beginning Album (1967)
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(compilation album)

From the Beginning is the first compilation album by the English rock band Small Faces.
It was released by Decca Records as group material after the band had left the record label.
It consisted of the band's Decca hit singles combined with various unreleased recordings.
The album rose to Number 17 in the UK Album Chart.

Small Faces - From the Beginning 1967 Compilation Album, front cover

left to right: Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones

Band Line-Up

Steve Marriott - lead guitar (all tracks), lead (1-2, 5-9, 11-14) and backing vocals
Ronnie Lane - bass, backing and lead (3, 4) vocals
Kenney Jones - drums, percussion
Ian McLagan - keyboards/backing vocals (1-9, 11-13)
Jimmy Winston - keyboards/backing vocals (14), lead vocals/rhythm guitar (10)

Small Faces From the Beginning
Singles

"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"
Released: August 6, 1965
"Sha-La-La-La-Lee"
Released: January 28, 1966
"Hey Girl"
Released: May 6, 1966
"All or Nothing"
Released: August 5, 1966
"My Mind's Eye"
Released: November 11, 1966

Small Faces - From The Beginning Album 1967
(compilation album)

Released: June 2, 1967
Recorded: 1965 – 1967
Recorded at: IBC Studios, Portland Place, London
Label: Decca
Produced by Ian Samwell, Kenny Lynch, Don Arden,
Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane

Small Faces - From The Beginning Album 1967
(compilation album)

Length 43:47

(listed with song writers)
(+) indicates that the song was previously un-issued

Side One
1. "Runaway" (+)
Max Crook, Del Shannon and Steve Marriott 2:47
2. "My Mind's Eye"
Marriott 2:02
3. "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (+)
Ronnie Lane 1:52
4. "That Man" (+)
Lane 2:14
5. "My Way of Giving" (+) Marriott 1:58
6. "Hey Girl"
Marriott 2:16
7." (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" (+)
Marriott 2:17

Side Two
8. "Come Back and Take This Hurt Off Me" (+)
Don Covay, Ron Miller and Marriott 2:16
9. "All or Nothing"
Marriott 3:02
10. "Baby Don't You Do It" (+) Holland-Dozier-Holland and Jimmy Winston 2:00
11. "Plum Nellie" (+) Instrumental
Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg 2:30
12. "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"
Kenny Lynch, Mort Shuman
and Marriott 2:54
13. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (+)
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. and Marriott 3:16
14."Whatcha Gonna Do About It"
Brian Potter, Ian Samwell and
Marriott 1:57

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Small Faces' From the Beginning Album Profile
From the Beginning was released by Don Arden on Decca after the group had made a switch to the Immediate label headed by Andrew Loog Oldham.

The album contains their hit records on Decca including their number one song "All or Nothing". The album also includes a cover of Del Shannon's classic hit song "Runaway", and other previously unissued songs which were apparently demos.

It features earlier versions of songs they re-recorded for Immediate, including "My Way Of Giving", which they had demoed for Chris Farlowe, and "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?", which they had given to Apostolic Intervention.

The album also featured their stage favourite "Baby Don't You Do It", with Jimmy Winston on lead vocals and rhythm guitar.

Small Faces with Jimmy Winston