There Are But Four Small Faces

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Album Info

Release Date: 2023-04-14

Labels: BMG, Immediate, Charly Records

Issued in a trifold hard paper cover, and a printed inner sleeve for each CD. Contains a 28-page booklet (English only): titles, credits, playing times, recording info, text on The Small Faces (Ken Sharp), text on the photography (interview with Gered Mankowitz), text 'An American Perspective' (Eric Carmen), text on the album 'There Are But Four Small Faces' (Harvey Kubernik), photo's, more credits.

May have a promotional wrap "REMASTERED 2-CD EDITION! Rare Bonus Tracks Gatefold Sleeve Original artwork In-depth sleeve notes".

All selections published by EMI United Partnership Ltd. except 1-4, 1-12, 1-16, 2-4, 2-12 by Carlin Music Corp.

Original US LP Immediate Z12 52002 released March 1968

Project assistance: Stuart Batsford, Richard Beeching, Tosh Flood, Barry Green, Mandy O'Connor, John O'Toole, Ken Sharp
Analogue tape sources: Charly Acquisitions Archive; Olympic Studios; Sony Music Entertainment USA Archive; Nice Records Archive courtesy Kenney Jones

© photography Bowstir Ltd 2014/Mankowitz.com

Memorabilia: Barry Green Immediate Archive, Mandy O'Connor
Small Faces Merchandise: Casey Jones
1-2 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9, 1-12 ℗ 1967 Immediate. Newly remastered from original Olympic Sound Studios stereo tape reels prepared for Eye Records during May 1967 for use as production masters.
1-1, 1-5, 1-10 ℗ 1967 Immediate. From Olympic Sound Studios stereo master tape reel exclusively mixed by Eddie Kramer on 22 July 1967.
1-11 ℗ 1967 Immediate. Original UK stereo mix correcting the version on 'There Are But Four Small Faces' mastered at the wrong speed & pitch & released in error without the band's knowledge.
1-13 ℗ 2014 Charly. Previously unreleased version from original Olympic Sound Studios session tape reel dated 8 April 1967.
1-14 ℗ 2014 Charly. Restored & newly remastered in 2014 from Olympic Sound Studios acetate by Nick Robbins at Soundmastering Ltd.
1-15 ℗ 2014 Charly. Previously unreleased version. New mix by Rob Keyloch at Church Walk studios in 2014 from original Olympic Sound Studios multitrack reel dated 16 January 1967.
1-16 ℗ 1991 Sequel. Previously released on Sequel's 'Green Circles' compilation. This version newly remastered in 2014 from original Olympic Sound Studios session tape reel dated 8 April 1967.

2-1 to 2-12 ℗ 2014 Charly. Originally mixed and mastered exclusively for American AM radio promotional LPS which were never pressed. Taken from Immediate Record Company Limited master tapes prepared by EMI records London during 1967 for CBS Records USA.
2-13 ℗ 2014 Charly. Newly remastered in 2014 from original Olympic Sound Studios mono master backing track tape dated 13 October 1967, prepared for TV performances.
2-14 ℗ 2014 Charly. Exclusive USA mix and edit restored & newly remastered in 2014 from unplayed Olympic Sound Studios Emidisc acetate by Nick Robbins at Soundmastering Ltd.
2-15 ℗ 1991 Sequel. Previously released on Sequel's 'Green Circles' compilation. This version newly remastered in 2014 from original Olympic Sound Studios session tape reel dated 10 January 1967, engineered by Glyn Johns with Eddie Kramer.

Original Immediate Recordings. Courtesy of Charly Acquisitions Ltd. Licensed from LicenseMusic.com ApS

This compilation:
Outside UK: ℗ & © 2022 Charly Acquisitions Ltd.
Inside UK: ℗ & © 2022 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.

The IMMEDIATE® logo and CHARLY® logo are both registered trademarks of Charly Trademarks Limited and are used under licence by Sanctuary Records Group Limited, a BMG Company (inside UK).
The SMALL FACES® logo is a registered trademark of Kenneth T Jones and is used under licence by Charly Acquisitions Ltd. (outside UK) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company (inside UK).
Made in the EU.

2023 edition is a repress of the 2014 "Official Small Faces Re-Masters Series" digibook set Small Faces - There Are But Four Small Faces, it retains the same mastering credit, liner notes and other credits, though the booklet is expanded by 4 pages.
Other differences are: the layout of the back is different, the barcode is different, the two CD’s are individually packed, the layout of the disks is different, the older issued CD’s are made in Poland (the new ones in EU).