Small Faces

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Small Faces studio portrait, 1966
Some of Small Faces’ greatest songs - and a managerial battle – documented on Decca Singles 1965-1967

By Sylvie Simmons Published

Still small but perfectly formed after all these years

Albums
Ronnie Lane seated outside his country cottage, playing guitar
What happened when Ronnie Lane swapped lead singers and showbiz for a new life down on the farm

By Max Bell Published

Swapping champagne and private jets for a rundown farmhouse on the Welsh border

Biographies
Keyboard player Ian McLagan doing a peace sign in the late 1960s
Late keyboard legend Ian McLagan’s wild tales of the Stones, Rod Stewart, Brian Epstein and more

By Ian Fortnam Published

Jamming with Keith Richards, laughing at Bob Dylan’s gags, buying Rod Stewart’s drinks – former Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan did it all and more

Interviews
Decca Psych
Reissued compilation shines light on Decca's heavier psychedelic era

By Jerry Ewing Published

The Psychedelic Scene will be released on vinyl for the very first time in October

Albums
A live shot of Steve Marriott
The rock musicians battling against AI: "If they can do it to me, what's next? How far will they go?"

By Dave Ling Published

Exclusive: Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley on the attempts by the owners of the Steve Marriott estate to replicate the singer's voice with AI – and why they're determined to fight it

Music Industry
The Small Faces: Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake cover art
A round sleeve for a round record: how The Small Faces' Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake broke the mould and tested the patience of record stores worldwide

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

A Liverpool tobacco company and plenty of hashish were the inspirations for one of the most iconic album covers of all time

Albums
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The 10 best Small Faces songs, as chosen by The Black Delta Movement

By Briony Edwards Published

The Black Delta Movement take us through the finest of Small Faces

Bands & Artists
David Bowie in the mid-60s
David Bowie was ‘like a 5th member' of the Small Faces

By Scott Munro Published

Small Faces drummer Kenney Jones recalls hanging out with David Bowie when he was a fledging star in band’s early days

Bands & Artists
Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton of Cream, looking at the camera.
The Best Of 1966

By Keith Altham, Alice Clark, Henry Yates, Charles Shaar Murray, Jon Harrington, Mark Blake Published

It wasn’t all about the Bluesbreakers. Here’s a celebration of 1966, the year music reached brand new heights…

Bands & Artists