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Small Faces - Ultimate CollectionSmall Faces - Ultimate Collection by Small Faces
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You don't really need much more than this. Not perfect; you don't get Red Balloon, Every Little Hurts or If I were a Carpenter. And two of the decca tracks are on the Immediate cd for some reason.
Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... (4CD)Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... (4CD) by The Faces
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The Small Faces were the best band of the second half of the 60's. This is the greatest band of all time. Same backbone as above, but add Rod and Woods and lots of alcohol.
The Decca Anthology 1965-67The Decca Anthology 1965-67 by Small Faces
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The decca stuff is the most raw sounding music probably of all time and the songs are pure pop; it doesn't get any better than this.
Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings (3CD)Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings (3CD) by Rod Stewart
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Rod's solo stuff is sublime at times. Most of the faces members played on these records. Blind faith is perfection.
TruthTruth by Jeff Beck
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Truth is pretty lame on paper; few originals and most tracks being pretty basic 12-bar blues. But listen to tracks 2 and 4; great vocals and guitar performances. And comes with Hi-ho silver as a bonus
Tin Soldier - The AnthologyTin Soldier - The Anthology by Steve Marriott
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This is the only humble pie stuff i've got. Some decent songs (one of them is used in GTA San Andreas) with a concise overview of Marriott's career. Doesn't cost much wonger either.
1964 - 19691964 - 1969 by Rod Stewart
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Rod generally got worse as time went on. His earliest work isn't his best, but the seeds of brilliance are here.
Changing Faces: The Very Best Of Rod Stewart & The Faces (2CD)Changing Faces: The Very Best Of Rod Stewart & The Faces (2CD) by Rod Stewart
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If you don't want to shell out £30 squid for faces box set or his solo set you get 5 of the best faces songs, and the pick of his solo records.
Majik MijitsMajik Mijits by Ronnie Lane
Compared to most of the rubbish they both did after 1975 this is surprisingly good.
Ogdens' Nut Gone FlakeOgdens' Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces
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Probably a bit overated but its the best structured of all the small faces albums. A lot of people will hate this; it isn't mod at all and Unwin talks a lot. One for the students; its, like, so cool..
The Immediate YearsThe Immediate Years by The Small Faces
Buy used from: £29.95
If you can get a hold of this; don't know where or how but try this baby. Again there's a lot of novelty songs, but when they rock there's no better band.
Good Boys...When They're Asleep: The Best Of The FacesGood Boys...When They're Asleep: The Best Of The Faces by The Faces
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Again for you scrimpers; it has 3 songs that you can't get on any albums, its a best of and is considerably cheaper than 5 guys... But you'll only end up buying that album anyway.
A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind HorseA Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse by Faces
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Generally regarded as their best; prob as its got stay with me, their most well known hit. Only 9 tracks, but theres no filler here.
Long PlayerLong Player by Faces
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Forget any negative reviews; this is gloriuos stuff. If you can't feel this theres something wrong with you.
Ooh La LaOoh La La by Faces
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Rod's gone walkabout half of the time. Once you here the title track, you'll probably wish he stayed away more often.
First StepFirst Step by The Small Faces
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The difficult first album. Less consistent than the other albums, but the highlights are some of their best work.
Autumn StoneAutumn Stone by The Small Faces
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You can pick this up well cheap. Its got a few rarer tracks, and I'm not sure whether they're just poor quality but most of these sound like different versions; listen to wham bam... for example
The Darlings of Wapping Wharf LaunderetteThe Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette by The Small Faces
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Think most of the immediate box set is here in essence; there's a lot of repeat tracks on that one. This one is available and cheap.
Beck-OlaBeck-Ola by The Jeff Beck Group
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This is the second beck album with roderick and woods. Not as good as the first and even less orginal material. Still its about great blues performances and it doesn't dissapoint on that note.
BBC Sessions: 1965-1968BBC Sessions: 1965-1968 by The Small Faces
Buy used from: £11.32
Kind of dissapointing to be honest. This is just the obvious stuff rerecorded. The beauty of the records is that they have that live sound already; this is for completists only.
Ultimate!Ultimate! by The Yardbirds
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Purely for the guitar playing, as they can't roar like any of the other bands here, but they're still a dedicated 60's beat group. Jeff Beck is clearly a superior player than Clapton or Paige
Portrait Of A LegendPortrait Of A Legend by Sam Cooke
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Both Rod and Small Faces covered this guy; a lot softer but you can see how this influenced them. Check out little red rooster!
Forty LicksForty Licks by The Rolling Stones
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Just for those who think the above are a load of Stones wannabes. Like the Beatles, the Stones are just a pop band compared to this lot.
The Who - Ultimate CollectionThe Who - Ultimate Collection by The Who
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And no, the who are not even mods. And you can tell this by listening to their music.