Get Yourself Together

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"Get Yourself Together"
EPgetyourselftogetherTHAI2.jpg
Thai EP of the same name
Song by Small Faces
from the album Small Faces
Released23 June 1967 (UK Album)
1 December 1967 (US Album)
Recorded13 December 1966,
January – 28 February 1967
Studio
Genre
Length2:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Get Yourself Together" is a song by British rock band Small Faces, first released in 1967. It was cut during their tenure on both Decca and Immediate Records in 1966 and 1967 and was written by the Marriott/Lane partnership, who wrote a majority of the Small Faces material. [2] It is regarded as one of their best compositions. [3] It remains one of their most popular efforts despite it not being released as single in the United Kingdom nor the United States and has since been covered by other influential artists.

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Song profile

Recording of the song coincided with the recording of another track, namely "Green Circles", both of which were taped on 13 December 1966 at IBC Studios. Further work started in January and a final mix was completed the following month. It was first released on their eponymous second studio album Small Faces on 23 June 1967 in both mono and stereo versions. [4] The album became a relative success, reaching number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. [5] [6] Despite this, Small Faces was not issued in America, and the song would not appear in the US until almost half a year later, when it was included on There Are But Four Small Faces on 1 December 1967. [7] It was also the title track of an EP released in Thailand by TK Records.

During the recording at IBC Studios, John Pantry was the responsible studio engineer, whilst further work on the song was engineered by the Rolling Stones engineer Glyn Johns, being assisted by Eddie Kramer.

During the instrumental section of the song, audible laughter and incoherent vocals can be heard, they are more prominent in the stereo versions of the track, and more upfront on alternate mixes of the song found on Here Comes The Nice: Immediate Years box set 1967-69. [8]

Personnel

Personnel according to Here Comes The Nice: Immediate Years box set 1967-69. [8]

Small Faces

The Jam renditions

"Get Yourself Together"
Song by the Jam
from the EP Live
Released14 October 1983 (1983-10-14)
Recorded2 December 1982
Venue Wembley Arena
Genre
Length2:11
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)

British mod revival group the Jam had incorporated the song into their live repertoire during the later part of their existence. A recorded version, dating back to December 1982 recorded at Wembley Arena appears on Live, a 4 track extended play that briefly accompanied their 1983 compilation album Snap!. [9] For reasons unknown, the EP was withdrawn from production of the album to date. The EP remains one of the rarest releases by the Jam, and is seen as a collectible among fans, since the tracks have not appeared on other compilation albums released by the group.

A studio demo recorded for Peter Wilson was initially scrapped, but was later included on Extras, a compilation of rare and unissued material by the group. A stereo version was more recently released on the 2010 deluxe edition of the band's 1980 studio album Sound Affects . [10]

Lead singer Paul Weller is known to be a fan of both the song and Small Faces. [11] [12]

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