The show opened to critical acclaim and nightly standing ovations at the Vaults Theatre in London in March 2016. Audiences were blown away by the vivid underground vibe on stage. So, after extending its sold-out run, All Or Nothing embarked on its first major UK tour. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.508. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Since its creation All Or Nothing the Mod Musical has introduced many new audiences to the world of theatre, and has gained thousands of loyal fans around the globe . It's obviously another drug song ("I got high!"), but Marriott and then-Small Faces manager Tony Calder that it was actually just about fun times playing in an East End wasteground as kids, and they somehow got away with it. The self-titled debut was brilliant, critics were amazed, but after erratic mismanagement, we got to hear From The Beginning, the second Small Faces disc, the classic Ogden’s Nut Gone Flakeand The Autumn Stone – albums whose overriding influence on every aspect of so-called Britpop cannot be ignored.

Following Marriott's death in a house fire in 1991, the song was played as the requiem at his funeral. [5] In popular culture [ edit ] The song was also a major hit in both the Netherlands, where it reached number two and Ireland, where it reached number three. It was also the first song by the Small Faces to chart in the Republic of Ireland, as " Whatcha Gonna Do About It", " Sha-La-La-La-Lee" and " Hey Girl" all failed to do so. A re-release scaled the charts in the mid-1970s and probably inspired the Small Faces unsuccessful 1975-78 reunion. Lane left after the first rehearsal, and the band never really reached the peak of their first run with their new material. A Ronnie Lane slice of psychedelia released in August 1967, it was one of the first hits to boast the disorientating "flanging" effect, it got to number three in the UK chart and was The Small Faces only Top 40 song in the US, getting as high as number 16 over the Atlantic. The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘face’. The Small Faces encapsulated all that is Mod, a unique blend of taste and testosterone, clothes obsessed, streetwise and dedicated to ‘Rhythm and Blues.’

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a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.508. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Small Faces were an English British beat band formed in 1965 [1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan). Heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues, they later evolved into a psychedelic act before disbanding in 1969. [2] According to Kay Marriott, Steve's mother, Steve wrote this song about his split with ex-fiancée Sue Oliver, though first wife Jenny Rylance states that Marriott told her he wrote the song for her as a result of her split with Rod Stewart. Both statements are said to be correct. [4] Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Search: RPM". www.bac-lac.gc.ca . Retrieved 28 December 2020.

a b "Small Faces Chart History | Billboard". 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019 . Retrieved 7 September 2020. The song was recorded at IBC Studios in Portland Place, London. It appears on the Decca album From the Beginning. A live version is found on the BBC Sessions album. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.278. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Never best served by their initial paymasters, the Small Faces suffered from slipping through the mesh. Sure, they did receive a posthumous Ivor Novello Outstanding Contribution to British Music – aka Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, but that really was a case of ‘too little, too late’. There is fantastic achievement about them, also an awful tragedy. Both Marriott and Lane died far too young. At best they aspired to the heights, and easily reached those of The Who, The Kinks, The Move, and dare one say; The Beatles, yet for reasons beyond their control they were never given their just reward.Despite the fact that they were together only four years, Small Faces' music output from the mid- to late sixties remains as notable as any British beat and psychedelic music of that era. AllMusic refers to them as "the best English band never to make it big in America". [3] They received the Ivor Novello Outstanding Contribution to British Music "Lifetime Achievement" award in 1996. [4] [5] Albums [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] Title A nettle-infested Little Ilford Park in Manor Park, a wasp-filled Valentine's Park in Ilford or Wanstead Flats in Wanstead... no-one can quite agree of the location of the "real" Itchycoo Park, but everyone can agree that it's one of the very best songs of the 1960s. The Bachelors "Walk With Faith In Your Heart" / Small Faces " My Mind's Eye" / Val Doonican "What Would I Be" / Ronnie Aldrich And His Two Pianos With The London Festival Orchestra "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From " Dr. Zhivago")" a b c d "British certifications – Small Faces". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 August 2022. Type Small Faces in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

Lulu " Don't Answer Me" / Alan Price Set " Hi-Lilli Hi-Lo" / Small Faces " All or Nothing" / Jonathan King " Just Like a Woman" Marriott’s white soul masterpiece finally revealed the full scope of the influential band’s powers. Their journey in the music business is as vivid and colourful as their music. And theirs is a legacy which lives on – raw and soulful music which inspired a whole new generation of stars including Paul Weller and The Jam, Oasis, Blur, The Verve, Ocean Colour Scene, and The Arctic Monkeys. Not to mention millions of fans.