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Small Faces Deluxe Editions Due In May
Deluxe editions of Small Faces’ four classic ’60s studio albums will be released on May 7.
Small Faces (Decca, 1966), From The Beginning (Decca, 1967) and Small Faces (Immediate, 1967) will appear in two-disc format while their 1968 masterpiece, Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake, has been expanded to three discs. Each album has been remastered and will contain both the mono and stereo versions of the original tracks alongside a clutch of previously unreleased bonus material. MOJO’s Mark Paytress provides the liner notes and there are new interviews with surviving members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.
And just in case you’d forgotten how great this powerhouse of R&B, soul and psychedelia were, here they are tearing the place apart back in 1968:
The MOJO Weird Record Club #6:
The Addicts Sing (Word, 1963)
Who?: The Addicts rose up from the hard streets of the Bronx in around 1963. They came from mental institutions, prisons, safe houses and rehab camps. The group was the brainchild of reformed heroin addict John Gimenez. Together, as a unit of nine drug-free men, they would bring their true-life dramas and experiences to people everywhere.
MOJO says: “Like a sort of religious drug caberet on tour… it’s true that few of the nine Addicts can sing, but rarely will you have heard such boundless conviction in song. There’s almost a cheerful doo-wop edge to a couple of the numbers, and their worthy rendition of the standard I Believe has an unnerving, frightening quality that’s difficult to pin down”.
Where can I get it?: Original vinyl copies sometimes appear on auction sites.
Hear You Are The Finger Of God below:
Check out the back cover and another track from the album here.
The MOJO Weird Record Club appears every month in MOJO magazine and is curated and written by Jonny Trunk.
MOJO’s One Hit Wonders #4:
Artist/band: Noel Harrison
Track: The Windmills Of Your Mind
Date: February 26, 1969
Chart position: 8
The lowdown: First heard on the soundtrack of 1968’s The Thomas Crown Affair, The Windmills Of Your Mind took on a life of its own in the UK in 1969. Michel Legrand’s beautifully circular melody was complemented by Marilyn and Alan Bergman’s elegiac lyrics. The reflective mood was sealed by Noel ‘Son Of Rex’ Harrison’s wistful vocals. Windmills… spent 14 weeks in the UK Top 40, but there was no follow up-hit.
To read the full story of The Windmills Of My Mind, check out MOJO ’60s Volume 2 - on sale now.
Don’t forget - we look back at more one hit wonders every month in MOJO magazine.
The MOJO Weird Record Club #2:
The Hellers - Creative Freakout: Advertising Protest Songs (10-inch vinyl, 1967)
Who?: The Hellers were a mid-’60s, L.A.-based collective of advertising singers, talkers and players led by media genius Hugh Heller. Intended as a promotional giveaway to potential and existing advertising clients, Creative freakout is a groovy two-sided trip involving orgies, crazy Mod threads and the avant garde.
MOJO says: “Like a clash between Marshall McLuhan and Mike Sammes, Creative Freakout is a charming and very funny little record.”
Where can I get it?: Creative Freakout is sadly unavailable on CD, but you can hear the opening five minutes below:
The MOJO Weird Record Club appears every month in MOJO magazine and is curated and written by Jonny Trunk.
Our pals at Empire have just posted this cool poster for Magic Trip - a new documentary featuring lots of original footage from Ken Kesey’s 1964 acid-fuelled road trip across America. Here’s the trailer:
MOJO ’60s is back!
The second volume of our journey through the decade that did it all goes on sale on Friday and is once again packed with treats and treasures from the story of Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left (unseen pictures included) to the Beatles in India, Joe Meek to The Nazz, Motown live to The Kinks, the story of Moon River to the saga of The Shangri-Las and much, much more. And in this case ‘more’ means The Byrds, 67 Psychedelic Gems, the 20 tracks that defined folk London and new interviews with Joe Brown, David Crosby, and Arthur Brown.
It’ll be in all good UK newsagents from Friday, October 14. And in other territories shortly thereafter. PLUS! You can order your copy via MOJO4MUSIC.com right here.
Happy 76th birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!
“I’m a rock’n’roll singer. A rock’n’roll-country singer. A rock’n’roll-country & western-rhythm & blues-singer…a stylist.”
The Who - I Can See For Miles (1968)
Like how this clip from French New Year’s Eve music marathon Surprise Partie seems to focus on the hipsters in the crowd, rather than the mighty Who tearing into I Can See For Miles.
