Ogden's Nut Gone Flake [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Remastered 1997 reissue, repackaged with new liner notes byauthor Paolo Hewitt (Oasis, Jam), of their second album.A #1 album in the U.K. when first released in 1968, itfeatures a circular CD booklet (replicating the original LP)& is pressed on a full color picture CD. Contains 12 tracks,including 'Lazy Sunday', 'Long Ago And Worlds Apart' and'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'. A Castle release.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake,Small Faces,Castle,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating:

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: ABKCO ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Small Faces S.F. Sorrow 35th Anniversary A Nod is As Good As a Wink to a Blind Horse Tomorrow ASIN: B0009WFDR4 Release Date: 2005-08-01

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town
13. Tin Soldier [Live][*]

Album Description

Remastered 1997 reissue, repackaged with new liner notes byauthor Paolo Hewitt (Oasis, Jam), of their second album.A #1 album in the U.K. when first released in 1968, itfeatures a circular CD booklet (replicating the original LP)& is pressed on a full color picture CD. Contains 12 tracks,including 'Lazy Sunday', 'Long Ago And Worlds Apart' and'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'. A Castle release.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Small Faces' UK Chart-topping Masterpiece from 1968. Its Mix of Soulful Rock on the First Side and More Psychedelic Material on Side Two (Intertwined with Stanley Unwin's Nonsensical Story-telling!) Made Superstars of Messrs Marriott, Lane, Mclagan and Jones - and also Broke them in the States. It Included the Hits 'lazy Sunday' and 'afterglow' and Now Ranks as One of the Greatest Rock Albums of all Time. In Packaging/Aesthetic Terms, Ogden's was Pure Marketing Genius. Instead of a Standard Record Cover, the Album was Housed in a Circular, Multiple Foldout Cover Using Images Based around the Tobacco Theme of the Title.

Average customer rating: Wonderful issue of wonderful LP; short on some extras

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 35th Anniversary More of the Monkees There Is A Season Monkees The Studio Albums 1967-1968 ASIN: B0002HUXWQ Release Date: 2006-06-05

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town
13. Tin Soldier

Album Description

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, has been remastered and expanded to a 3 CD set to include Mono and Stereo versions plus the previously unreleased BBC documentary disc. Both disc 1 and 2 feature 12 tracks including 'Song Of A Baker', 'Happiness Stan', 'Mad John', 'Rollin Over', 'Happy Days Toy Town' and more. The 3rd disc is a BBC documentary broadcast from 1989. The story of the making of the album told by the band and people associated with them at the time. Comes packaged in a special metal Tobacco Tin echoing the original artwork. Castle. 2005.

Album Details

The Band's Legendary Psychedelic Masterpiece, Expanded to Include Mono and Stereo Versions of the Album, plus the Previously Unreleased Documentary 'classic Albums', all Housed in a Special Tin.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful issue of wonderful LP; short on some extras.......2006-07-25

One of the very great sixties LPs, the best LP of the Small Faces and perhaps the best psychelic album of all. Something of a cross between the Who and The Incredible String Band. Except that both should be jealous of the result. The LP is a five plus.

The issue includes a mono version of the lp, which unlike the Beatles LPs from "Rubber Soul" on and the Stones "Satanic" is not a revelation (the mono versions of those LPs are vastly superior to the stereo mixes and should be issued, in large part because the creators abandoned the stereo versions to their producers to finish). But it's very good. The 'punk' element is pronounced on the mono mix. Have a bash.

The stereo is superior - heaven in fact, and so good you can skip the drugs, the music will take you there by itself.

The documentary is fun, like being in a pub with the band as they play cuts and try to remember where the songs came from (mostly from a druggy trip down the Thames). When Rod Stewart tried to replace Steve Marriott in the band (for years) it was this quality they tried to recreate and did, though never as well as this LP.

Now the caveat and loss of a star: there were two songs cut for the LP dropped, "If You Think You're Groovy" and "Be My Baby". Considering that the lps are short, it's unconscionable that these cuts are not included as bonuses. Also several cuts have wonderful gibberish dialogue over them at points; so including the cuts without it as bonuses would seem to be obvious. And lastly the Small Faces performed the entire second side of the LP live on the BBC television program "Colour Me Pop" and this could have been included as an audio or DVD bonus track. If you're going to do a three CD set of a single short LP, it should be comprehensive.

The model for this should have been the truly comprehensive three CD set of the Kinks "Village Green", which left no kink unturned.

If you are a Small Faces novice, get the "Darlings" double CD, a budget issue that has this entire LP (split between the two disks) and almost every else the Small Faces did for Immediate. If you love them, you'll need this.

Average customer rating: Brilliant!!!!

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BX4CXW Release Date: 2006-02-14

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow of Your Love
3. Long Ago and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happydaystoytown

Album Description

Limited edition Japanese pressing has been recorded in high difinition and comes in a miniature LP sleeve. Immediate. 2006.

Album Details

Special 24bit K2 Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant!!!!.......2007-02-08

This is everything british 60's music was about. Spontaneous, funny, layers of ideas the list goes on. I cannot reccomend this album enough. This version is the one to buy. The mix is clear strong and original (far as i can tell) Steve Marriott was such a great and sometimes wrongly underrated singer & on Ogdens he gets to sing a lotta styles. Just Buy it!!

Average customer rating: Stanley Unwin Great 60's gemm British to a fault An excellent album: Ultimate sixties cockney mod rock statement

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Invasion | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Invasion | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000040MF Release Date: 1992-06-30

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happydaystoytown
13. Tin Soldier

Customer Reviews:

Stanley Unwin.......2006-05-28

One of the reviews on this site refers to Stanley Holloway being the narrator on Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake . In fact it was Stanley UNWIN who recorded the spoken interludes. He created his own quirky language that would confuse both the ear and the senses in the most delightful way. One thing to consider about the music of that time was that for many years hugely popular music hall variety acts toured theatres comprising singers/dancers/comedians. These were an essential part of British entertainment culture...finally dying out in the 1960's. A similar form of that variety tradition lived on in shows such as Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

This tradition set a backdrop for Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
and albums such as Ogden's Nut Gone Flake which took a similarly eccentric route. The title came from Unwin's play upon a real pipe tobacco called Ogden's Nut-brown Flake. Another album to check out if you want to explore English whimsy coupled with surreal word play is The Madcap Laughs by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett.

I leave you with the words of the late great Stanley Unwin:

"Goodly Byeload loyal peeploaders, now all gatherymost to amuse it and have a tilty elbow or a nice cuffle - oteedee. Oh yes."

Great 60's gemm.......2005-06-20

This sounds to me , at times, like the group Family with it's roughness and it's unique english-60s-sound. Get it if you like rock n roll as it is meant to be: bouncy and hum-able yet challenging and full of ideas.

British to a fault.......2005-04-15

'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' possesses a wide variety of quite unique pop/psychedelic/rock songs. In fact, it's unlikely that most Americans would have heard much of anything like 'Ogden's...'. While this 1968 disc is widely touted as the Small Faces finest album, it also exists as their swan song, with Steve Marriott exiting the band in the middle of a concert on New Years Day in 1969. The album includes two songs that charted well in England, but not in the US. 'Lazy Sunday' rose to number two, eclipsed only by Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World', and 'Afterglow' reached number 36. The bonus track, a live version of 'Tin Soldier' was a #9 hit in England, and served as the b-side to the band's only US hit, 'Itchycoo Park'. It's fitting that the bonus track, more than any other song on the disc, sounds more like the band Marriott would go on to lead (with Peter Frampton as his lead guitarist) and have his greatest success with, Humble Pie.

The Small Faces and 'Ogden's...' were never America's cup o' tea. It's a bit hard to say why, but some art simply doesn't translate from one culture to another. While most British work shares enough of America's sensibility to be integrated here, every once in a while the Atlantic gulf between us surfaces. Such is the case, for instance, with the British comedy, 'Coronation Street', and the same is true for the Small Faces and 'Ogden's...'. That being said, it isn't difficult to perceive from this production what gave Marriott and lead guitarist Ronnie Lane success in their homeland. There are many sweet tunes on 'Ogden's...', beginning with the vibrant instrumental opener bearing the album's title. 'Afterglow' follows, opening with curious sounds and the melody delivered in a whistle, while the chorus is almost inaudibly spoken, "I'm happy just to be with you, and loving you the way I do". It possesses a thoughtful feel which permeates nearly every song that follows.

Being the psychedelic '60's, 'Ogdens...' frequently meanders into experimental use of echo, alternating channels, and other techniques that work at times, and at other times sound stilted and dated. Several songs, such as 'Long Agos and Worlds Apart' and 'Mad John' develop into engaging, loping rock numbers that fade away all too soon. On the original vinyl, the first six songs formed side one, and this is the strongest collection of tracks, with the fourth entry, 'Rene', being the stand-out. The thick British accents make the lyrics a bit hard to understand, but the codo runs long and features some nice lead guitar, a pounding bass, and rap/scat-like vocal sounds. 'Song of a Baker' features more tomfoolery in the control booth, but a sweet electric guitar.

Side two on the original vinyl represented half a concept album, telling the difficult to understand tale of Happiness Stan. Actor Stanley Holloway, who passed away in 1982, provides the Cockney-laden between songs narration. You pick up a few words here-and-there, but grasping an entire sentence requires a bit of close listening and plenty of interpretation. There are more sweet tunes, including the hard-rocking, drum and vocal driven 'Rollin' Over'. 'The Hungry Intruder' features a nice sounding chorus, and 'Mad John' possesses a complelling chant as a coda. The closer, 'Happydaystoytown' is a feel-good march, prodding the listeners to get up, lock elbows, and "everyone sing together now!". I'm not sure what it's all about, and while it is entertaining, it's also easy to see why it never caught on in the states.

The album times out at about 42 minutes, with the shortest song ('The Hungry Intruder') timing out at 2:15, and the longest ('Rene') clocking in at 4:30. The time listings for the final 6 songs are a bit misleading, however, as they include Holloway's narration, which runs over a minute in several instances.

If you visit ebay and feed "nut gone" and "cd" into the search engine you'll turn up perhaps 10 hits. Nearly every version (and there are numerous versions of this disc available... mine doesn't even appear among the 11 reissues offered here at Amazon) being offered is accompanied by a price listed in British pounds. I think you had to be there, literally, to truly "get it", and that's still pretty much true today.

An excellent album:.......2005-02-04

This seems to me like an album that's occasionally being overlooked, any rock fan should own this in my opinion. From start to finish though the Small Faces reel off a list of impressive and memorable psychedelic rock songs. Even the title-track which is really just an intro to the album sounds great. There's just a happy feeling to the whole thing that makes it something you'd want to listen to again and again. A lot of the songs on here might be familiar to some people without them really knowing it, such as Lazy Sunday or Afterglow. Sing them to someone and they'd say "Oh I've heard that!" but they may not be able to pinpoint the band and song.

The bass and keyboards are the instruments that really drive it, there are some great basslines in some of the songs and the keyboard is used to great effect as well. Another great aspect though is the vocals, which fit with everything else to give it that "English" feel, and it's great! The album is really split into two parts, such that you'd think you were listening to two separate albums at times. The first six tracks are all great and up until then it's a flawless album with some great songs like Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday and Rene. Then we're greeted with a spoken word intro to Happiness Stan, and this is where it changes into a concept album halfway through. I can honestly say I've never heard a CD change into a concept album halfway through, it's an interesting experiment. It's hard to judge the second half story telling against the first half, but I do prefer the songs of the first half.

So who should get this then? Anyone, if you like any bands like The Who or The Beatles and you don't own this, you're missing out, and the two totally different halves to it mean that you need to listen to it all the way through, and appreciate the brilliant songwriting, musicianship and story-telling involved. Five stars.

Ultimate sixties cockney mod rock statement.......2005-01-26

It's so good to see most reviewers getting the point of this album. The Small Faces were never meant to be compared with other bands. They were simply there, in their own inimitable cockney idiom. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake was a statement for the time, full of bouncy English humour, good musicianship, and meant to be enjoyed by an audience who had been through the Carnaby Street thing with them , or had fought on the beach at Brighton on the bank holiday, and who lived in a grey depressing terraced-house suburbia.

The trick is not to apply excessive analysis, but to accept the LP for what it actually is, a piece of late-sixties pop culture beautifully executed by guys who were living the whole experience at the time; ..........'nuff said!

Average customer rating: Original or fake? Ogden's Nut Done Good!

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Sunspots ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: S.F. Sorrow The United States of America The Small Faces Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton ASIN: B00006K08J Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass [*]
8. Happiness Stan
9. Rollin' Over
10. Hungry Intruder
11. Journey
12. Mad John
13. Happy Days Toy Town
14. Every Little Bit Hurts [*]

Album Description

Limited edition (1500 copies) 24 bit remastered, paper sleeve reissue of 1968 album. Includes 2 bonus tracks 'Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass' & 'Every Little Bit Hurts.' Sunspots. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Original or fake?.......2005-08-15

A previous reviewer has described this as "quite simly the greatest concept album of all time"...and I agree. Unfortunately this is not that album it is simply a compilation of some of the tracks off the original album. Imagine my disappointment to discover Stanley Unwin's opening lines "Are you all sitting comftebole two square on your botties?" wiped from the album's opening ....given that this was a concept album this seems to me to be the ultimate in arrogance...as is placing an extra track (which is extremely mediocre) in the middle of the album. The original narrative weaves the songs together to provide a complete work of art so I don't think this album should be sold under the title of the original. This kind of artistic vandalism is akin to overpainting the Monalisa's smile!

Ogden's Nut Done Good!.......2005-07-09

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake produced in 1967 is quite simply the best concept album of all time. Harder, meatier and grittier than Sergeant Pepper's, it was also more coherent with a subtle yet definitive storyline (involving the moon and a boy). All songs are well composed over several levels of musical sophistication, making the experience of listening to the album deeply satisfying. The inclusion of Stanley Unwin in the production of the album was a feat of musical genius. Stan brings to it a more meaningful and believable psychodelic element than most other concept albums have. With its mix of melodic rock tunes with their long 'jamming session' endings, ballards and psychodelic interludes Ogden's can be listened to over and over again in pure enjoyment.

Average customer rating: One of the Best Albums of All Time Trippy,Wild and Philisophical. Bring back this kind of music most overrated group ever WARNING - this CD does not sound like the original LP What a gem!

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Castle Essential ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000076LM Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town
13. Tin Soldier

Amazon.com

Barely qualifying as a "concept" album, the second half of this album tells the story of Happiness Stan, a young man who sees the moon turn from full to half and decides he needs to find the missing part. It's a rather odd tale that's adorned with lush, psychedelic arrangements. The spoken narrative that links each song (provided by one Stanley Unwin in barely decipherable Clockwork Orange-style English) contributes to the yarn's surrealistic atmosphere. The real gems on this recording, however, are the six songs that make up the record's first half. From the sludgy, acid-jazz feel of the title track straight through to the comic plea for peace, love, and understanding ("Lazy Sunday," a song that opens with the universal sentiment "Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbors..."), the real concept at work here is based on unforgettable songwriting. --Percy Keegan

Album Description

Remastered 1997 reissue, repackaged with new liner notes byauthor Paolo Hewitt (Oasis, Jam), of their second album.A #1 album in the U.K. when first released in 1968, itfeatures a circular CD booklet (replicating the original LP)& is pressed on a full col

Customer Reviews:

One of the Best Albums of All Time.......2002-07-25

I know that my meager descriptions couldn't possibly do this album justice. Critics have often compared "Ogden" with "Sgt. Pepper," and the comparison is apt. But "Ogden" is at once more whimsical and more satisfying musically. The second half is slightly marred by a narrated story between the songs, but the accent is so thick that it just sounds like English background noise. The rest is the Small Faces' great British mod/R&B taken to musical territory that most bands only dreamed of. Only the Beatles, Traffic, and Procol Harum have made albums in the same league.

"Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" is, quite simply, the greatest rock masterpiece that no one has ever heard of. If you like psychedelia, 60's rock, the British Invasion, progressive rock, etc., please - PLEASE - buy this album.

Trippy,Wild and Philisophical. Bring back this kind of music.......2002-06-06

Wow, too bad the beatles get all the attention as one of the best 60's bands because Ive never heard of the small faces...ever...untill I hear them on some compilation tape from a music magazine..wow they dont make music like this anymore...the first few songs are not the best but futher in all the songs are so good you want to sing along...and the songs put you in a good mood for the rest of the day! musical medicine :)The CD gets better as soon as the song about the gypsy gets going then its pure love from there :)
The cd is like someone is singing a phantasy book....the ending songs even tell you the meaning of life! this is great....why dont these guys get mentioned with the beatles??

most overrated group ever.......2002-04-19

the ultimate group that was almost great; killer playing on bass, drums, and very trippy here and there. And the rest? drive-you-up-the-wall music hall [junk], and the constipated Steve Mariott (less then usual, thanks) warbling. In all fairness Ronnie Lane's insufferable cockney accent is even worse although it's easier to write his off. The songs are great in spots, but then they turn just kinda weak. These guys coulda been the sh't, but they fall short. And whatever anyone says, 'there are but 4 small faces' is much better.

WARNING - this CD does not sound like the original LP.......2001-07-27

The 1997 "remastered" version of Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, released by Castle Communications, is a slap in the face to fans of the original vinyl album. Its sound has a harsh CD brassiness, and its clumsy mastering ruins the transistions between songs. The worst example of its lack of taste is the way it butchers the segue between "Afterglow" and "Long Agos and Worlds Apart". The seamless grace of the original is wrecked with a jarring and amateurish fadeout.

Fortunately, a faithful reproduction of the original vinyl album is available on CD (complete with a fold-out insert that is a nearly perfect replica of the LP cover). It's an import released in 2001 by Sanctuary Records Group (actually the same company as Castle Communications). This recording is easily recognized by the pink color of its CD label, branded with the "Immediate" label, just like the original vinyl LP.

What a gem!.......2001-05-30

Well I finally did it. I bought a copy of 'THere are but Four Small Faces' 15+ years ago and loved it... and continue to love it today. A month or two ago I read all the review on 'Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake' and it sounded like something that I would really enjoy. That is an understatment. I love this album! Afterglow is a phenomenal song and it has such a unique beginning that reeks of the creative talent of this group. Once of my favorite's is, believe it or not, Hungry Intruder. It is so psychedelic and original. Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Songs of the Baker, the title song, and Rolling Over all have that Marriott/Lane/Jones/McLagen magic as does the whole album. They were a truly gutsy and original band and this is another album to that testament. Lastly, I have been drumming for 21 years and Kenny Jones style has been a major influence to my style and this album did not let me down.

Average customer rating: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake One of the Best Albums of All Time

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: ABKCO ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004W9H2 Release Date: 2001-01-08

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town
13. Tin Soldier [Live][*]

Album Description

French reissue of the 1968 album. Packaged in a standard jewel case housed in a special digibox. 2000 release.

Album Details

The Series 'the Originals' Brings Together Original Artists and their Albums in a Special Package with Cardboard Boxes.

Customer Reviews:

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.......2002-09-18

The title of this album "ogden's nut gone flake" is a play on words and the original packaging of the 1968 vinyl release was circular depicting a pipe tobacco tin of the era. Perhaps a reference to whacky Tabacky after all it was 1968 at the height of Hippy Power. The narrative by the commedian Stanley Unwin who saddly passed away in January 2000 is a classic. Stanley Unwin invented a language called Unwinese and got bit parts in films such as Chitty Chitty bang bang in 1968 and a carry on movie. The narrative between the tracks on side two is hillarious and in keeping with the nut gone theme as Stanley appears to be completely off his nut. Stanley Unwin tells the story of our hero who on discovering half the moon is missing goes off in search of it. The songs tell the story quite well. Sgt Peppers was a movie that made the tracks on that album appear to be a story but they were really unconnected. This album appears to be more of a rock opera like Tommy as the theme continues. As for the music on the Album there are some classics like Lazy Sunday afternoon which obviously influenced bands like Blur to produce Park Life. Well worth the money.

One of the Best Albums of All Time.......2002-07-25

I know that my meager descriptions couldn't possibly do this album justice. Critics have often compared "Ogden" with "Sgt. Pepper," and the comparison is apt. But "Ogden" is at once more whimsical and more satisfying musically. The second half is slightly marred by a narrated story between the songs, but the accent is so thick that it just sounds like English background noise. The rest is the Small Faces' great British mod/R&B taken to musical territory that most bands only dreamed of. Only the Beatles, Traffic, and Procol Harum have made albums in the same league.

"Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" is, quite simply, the greatest rock masterpiece that no one has ever heard of. If you like psychedelia, 60's rock, the British Invasion, progressive rock, etc., please - PLEASE - buy this album.

Average customer rating:

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake - Tin Small Faces Manufacturer: Castle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LXP2K4

Average customer rating: Take your fill, take nothing less... Vintage psychedelia One of the Best Albums of All Time

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Castle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005CBUA Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town
13. Tin Soldier

Album Description

This reissue is packaged in a miniature reproduction of the original circular, multiple foldout cover using images based around the tobacco theme of the title. The only difference (other than size) is where the original cover had two bank panels, the reissue has added sleeve notes.

Album Description

UK remastered reissue of the classic 1968 album. Packaged in a miniature reproduction of the original circular, multiple foldout cover using images based around the tobacco theme of the title. The only difference (other than size) is where the original cover had two bank panels, the reissue has added sleevenotes. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Take your fill, take nothing less..........2005-11-22

As stated elsewhere, this IS a great concept album...or more accurately, a great concept side. Side A can really be skipped entirely, not much there musically or conceptually.

Side B is where the narrated tale of Happiness Stan unfolds, and it's really more a case of narration punctuated by songs rather than vice versa.

Careful listening bears multiple rewards, as the story is charming, enlightened, and wonderfully psychedelic.

The songs themselves are short and restate main themes of the story. "Mad John" is brilliant, but "The Hungry Intruder" may step a little too close to Hendrix's "Foxy Lady."

My version of the CD is the Sony Special Products version which appends a live track ("Tin Soldier") to the album. The CD's sound is generally atrocious and overamped, but the story of Happiness Stan is not one I can imagine my collection without.

Vintage psychedelia.......2004-07-03

I found the first half more enjoyable listening. The second half of the album seems to be based on old English pub drinking songs. Just to clarify, another reviewer claimed the Cockney accent was too thick to understand. The second half is narrated by Stanley Unwin ("the late master of English gobbledygook" as one reviewer called him), and uses wordplay in the tradition of Edward Lear, Jabberwocky, and the late John Lennon (In His Own Write; A Spaniard in the Works). So it's not just due to the accent, per se, that the listener may feel challenged in attempting to follow the narrative.

One of the Best Albums of All Time.......2002-07-25

I know that my meager descriptions couldn't possibly do this album justice. Critics have often compared "Ogden" with "Sgt. Pepper," and the comparison is apt. But "Ogden" is at once more whimsical and more satisfying musically. The second half is slightly marred by a narrated story between the songs, but the accent is so thick that it just sounds like English background noise. The rest is the Small Faces' great British mod/R&B taken to musical territory that most bands only dreamed of. Only the Beatles, Traffic, and Procol Harum have made albums in the same league.

"Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" is, quite simply, the greatest rock masterpiece that no one has ever heard of. If you like psychedelia, 60's rock, the British Invasion, progressive rock, etc., please - PLEASE - buy this album.

Average customer rating: One of My Top 10! Happiness Stan One of the Best Albums of All Time

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake The Small Faces Manufacturer: Originals ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005NET2 Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
2. Afterglow (Of Your Love)
3. Long Agos and Worlds Apart
4. Rene
5. Song of a Baker
6. Lazy Sunday
7. Happiness Stan
8. Rollin' Over
9. Hungry Intruder
10. Journey
11. Mad John
12. Happy Days Toy Town
13. Tin Soldier [Live][*]

Customer Reviews:

One of My Top 10!.......2003-01-27

I loved it then. I love it now! I am so glad this recording is still available.

The songs are outstanding and the story between the songs on the last half of the album is priceless.

Just want to comment on the earlier review that calls the narration just so much British background noise. Definately not so! It's brilliantly done, and for me and all my non-Brit friends it was fun deciphering what he's says.

I recently introduced my grandchildren to Harry Nilsson's "The Point" (which they love) and the story on Odgen's Nut Gone is next. Although not a kiddies album, I know they will enjoy it as much as I have over the years.

I purchased the Small Faces double CD Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette, primarily as a way to get Odgen's plus a whole lot more. I was a bit concerned that they might have removed the narration and just included the songs. Happy to report they left it as is - only tastefully remastered and in beautiful CD sound.

Buy it on this CD or buy the Darlings collection, either way you'll enjoy it. This one is truly a classic.

Happiness Stan.......2002-10-31

I am prompted to write this review because while agreeing with the previous reviewer that this is indeed a unique album and you really must buy it - the American perspective on it is just too much to take :)

I was raised in London during the 1960's and this album is one of the icons of my childhood.

Lead singer Steve Marriott was an early hero and guitarist Ronny "Plonk" Lane - as he was want to credit himself at the time - the Small Faces transformed into the Faces with Rod Stewart replacing Marriott at the front. Those were the days when Rod was a real man and not the cardboard cutout he has become today.

Don't compare this album to Sergeant Pepper! Both are brilliant albums but you do a diservice to both. Yes, these were the days of "concept albums," initiated by Pepper, in which albums ceased to be simply a collection of songs but actually attempted to tell a story.

The second half of this album - that the previous reviewer calls "background English" - is in fact such a story, the story of Happiness Stan. The excentric narration is performed by "Professor" Stanley Unwin, an English comic, whose idiosyncratic speaking style is a cross between cockney pig-latin and Dr. Suess (sorry that's the best description I can think of). For example, "Happiness Stan" begins with the phrase (and BTW I haven't heard this album since 1969 or so) "Are you all sitty comfty-bold two-square on your botty? Then I'll begin."

In the story a poor London boy is distressed because half the moon is "taken away" - so he goes on a quest to find out what has happened to the moon and learns on the journey not to worry about the big things because they eventually take care of themselves. The moral of the story is, be happy, and enjoy yourself - predictably, the journey takes two weeks :)

This is the band that wrote Ichykoo Park, so emblamatic of 1960's hedonism:

(I recall)
"What did you do there? I got high
What did you feel there? Well I cried
But why the tears there? I'll tell you why
It's all too beautiful, it's all too beautiful"

Although, the hit of this album is "Lazy Sunday"

(again from memory)
"Lazy Sunday afternoon, I've got no time to worry
Close my eyes and drift away."

These were guys from my neighborhood, they sang in the London working-class accent of my youth of the post world war middle-class and upper-class hedonism we all aspired to, but that never really touched the working class of England, except in the confusion it brought.

But, as a boy in his early teens, I could listen to their songs and I could go there, escape the poverty and the violence, and dream, and write my own poetry, create my own art.

So, how is it I am here now some thirty years later writing this review? Truth is I'm getting to that horrible age where I'm singing songs from my younger years to my son of that distant age (Freedom is now nearly 11) - and all year I have been singing snippets of "Happiness Stan," breaking from my now "American" accent into a joyous London accent (American's call this accent "cockney" - but then they don't generally know about the Bells of Bow).

I came to Amazon on a whim to see if whoever had released "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" on CD - and what do you know ... Freedom and I are going to have so much fun driving down 101 singing at the top of our voices! Saddly both Marriott and Lane died in the 1990's - Ron Wood, who played guitar in the Faces is now a core member of the Rolling Stones.

"Give us an 'appy day toy tan newspaper smile!
Clap twice, lean back, twist for awhile!
And now you've got the 'ang of it
There's nothin you can't do with it
'Cos it you're really true to it
You can't go wrong!
It looks after itself!"

I can't wait :)

Footnote: I received the album and I am happy to relate that it is even better than I recall above!! Buy it!

One of the Best Albums of All Time.......2002-07-25

I know that my meager descriptions couldn't possibly do this album justice. Critics have often compared "Ogden" with "Sgt. Pepper," and the comparison is apt. But "Ogden" is at once more whimsical and more satisfying musically. The second half is slightly marred by a narrated story between the songs, but the accent is so thick that it just sounds like English background noise. The rest is the Small Faces' great British mod/R&B taken to musical territory that most bands only dreamed of. Only the Beatles, Traffic, and Procol Harum have made albums in the same league.

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