Small Faces

English mod/R&B band formed in 1965, best known for mid‑1960s hits and the 1968 concept album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake; core members included Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.

Core members named in the reviews: Steve Marriott (guitar/lead vocals), Ronnie Lane (bass/backing vocals), Ian McLagan (piano) and Kenney Jones (drums). Managed and produced within the Decca and Immediate Records context; Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) is described as a concept/psychedelic album featuring the 'Happiness Stan' suite narrated by Stanley Unwin. Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie; Marriott died in 1991 (house fire, Essex) and Ronnie Lane died in 1997 (pneumonia; had multiple sclerosis in the 1970s).

Three DeBaser reviews praise Small Faces' leap from mod/R&B into psychedelic concept work, especially Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968). Reviewers highlight Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane's songwriting, the band's misfortunes with labels/managers, and the album's imaginative suite featuring 'Happiness Stan' and narrator Stanley Unwin. The Autumn Stone is noted as a posthumous collection with unreleased tracks.

For:Fans of 1960s British mod, R&B and psychedelic rock; collectors of classic British albums.