Last weekend I saw the Small Fakers. No this is not a spelling error it's the UK's only tribute to one of my favourite 60s bands the Small Faces.
Now today could be a bit of a 'link fest' as there are plenty of videos around, but I will try to not get carried away.
First up the Small Fakers were excellent as they rattled their way through some 25 songs on the night. Many I wasn't familiar with, so it's good there's a recent setlist on the web, which even has accompanying videos (link here). Some of these videos are not great but I can recommend 'Get Yourself Together', which is pretty much as we saw performed and 'Tin Soldier' which they also nailed. (Simply click the circled arrow, beside the song).
Given that the original Small Faces (1965-69) only released 3 studio albums and a dozen singles it's probably no surprise I was hearing some album tracks for the first time: i.e. 'Sorry She’s Mine'* (off the 1st album, 1966) and (the 2nd album, 67) 'Happy Boys Happy'. There were also 3 compilation LPs and a couple of late 70s records from a reformed Small Faces without Ronnie Laine, but that was it.
Anyway I came across this recently. A curious 'street corner' video of 'All Or Nothing' - the band's only UK chart topping single
Extras:
* 'Sorry She’s Mine' - just found a great YouTube vintage video of this song (click here) -
All this black and white stuff, it's time for some colour as the Small Faces were featured in 1968 on the BBC's 'Colour Me Pop' programme - do you remember this ? (great video)
Finally - The Faker's: Matt Bond was a great Steve Marriott lookalike and had his mannerisms and sideways shuffle off to a tee. Which prompted me to review Steve Marriott's tragic death >
Postscript to this was discovering Steve's daughter Molly is a singer and currently vocalist in Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble Band.
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