Small Faces - "The BBC Sessions"

Go back in time for a moment to swinging London. No, not the caricature that Austin Powers represented, but the real thing. There you’ll find the Small Faces churning out hit after hit. Whacha Gonna Do About It, Shake, and the humorous Lazy Sunday, from Odgen’s Nut Gone Flake, my favorite album by this gifted band, shortly before Rod Stewart joined and ruined everything.

Here you get those same songs, plus twelve more and interview bits, all recorded by the BBC circa 1965-1968. The Small Faces were a Mod band, and the musical foundation for the Jam, Oasis, Secret Affair, The Accidents, and countless bands on the brief Mod Revival bandwagon. This band would have written great songs even if they were American hillbillies, and went as the Jethros. Excellent sound, and near-perfect performances. A nice addition to their already sizeable catalog.

By Jason Thornberry, fan reviewer for CanEHdian.com