From the Beginning (Small Faces album)

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From the Beginning
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Compilation album by
Small Faces
Released2 June 1967
Recorded1965–1967
Studio IBC, London
Genre
Length43:47
Language English
Label Decca
Producer Ian Samwell
Kenny Lynch
Don Arden
Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane
Small Faces chronology
Small Faces (Decca)
(1966)		From the Beginning
(1967)		 Small Faces (Immediate)
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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From the Beginning is the first compilation album by the English rock band Small Faces. It was released by Decca Records of group material after the band had left the record label; it consisted of the band's Decca hit singles combined with various unreleased recordings. [3] The album rose to number 17 in the Record Retailer album chart in the UK. [4]

Contents

Album profile

The album was released by Don Arden on Decca after the group had made a switch to the Immediate label headed by Andrew Loog Oldham. The album contains their hit records on Decca including their number one song "All or Nothing". The album also includes a cover of Del Shannon's classic hit song "Runaway", and other previously unissued songs which were apparently demos. It features earlier versions of songs they re-recorded for Immediate, including "My Way Of Giving", which they had demoed for Chris Farlowe, and "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?", which they had given to Apostolic Intervention. The album also featured their stage favourite "Baby Don't You Do It", featuring Jimmy Winston on lead vocals and guitar. The group's manager Don Arden sings the 'operatic prologue' to their cover of "Runaway".

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Runaway" (+)
 Steve Marriott 2:47
2."My Mind's Eye" Marriott2:02
3."Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (+)  Ronnie Lane 1:52
4."That Man" (+) Lane2:14
5."My Way of Giving" (+) Marriott1:58
6."Hey Girl" Marriott2:16
7."(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" (+) Marriott2:17
Total length:15:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
8."Come Back and Take This Hurt Off Me" (+)
Marriott2:16
9."All or Nothing" Marriott3:02
10."Baby Don't You Do It" (+) Holland-Dozier-Holland Jimmy Winston 2:00
11."Plum Nellie" (+)
Instrumental2:30
12."Sha-La-La-La-Lee"
Marriott2:54
13."You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (+) William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. Marriott3:16
14."Whatcha Gonna Do About It"
Marriott1:57
Total length:17:55

(+ indicates that it was previously unissued)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for From the Beginning
Chart (1967)Peak

position

UK Disc and Music Echo Top Ten LPs [5] 8
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart [4] 17

Additional releases

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBC – Music – Review of Small Faces – from the Beginning – Deluxe Edition".
  2. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "Review: From The Beginning – Small Faces". Allmusic . Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Small Faces From the Beginning". allmusic.com.
  4. 1 2 "From The Beginning by Small Faces". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Anon. (8 July 1967). "Top Ten LPs" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo . p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.

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