Small Faces, "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" (Z12 52 008) VG+/G RARE Tobacco Tin Sleeve
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Description
RARE Pitman pressing of Small Faces decidedly strange and very British 1968 record "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" in die-cut round 'tobacco tin' gatefold cover that folds out to show band members, with 'U.K. Patent Application No. 21639/68' printed on rear. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. Previous owner was an audiophile who played exclusively on high-grade equipment.
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Immediate Records- Z12 52 008 Genre: Rock/Pop/Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock Condition: Vinyl/VG+, Sleeve/G (Sleeve has diagonal 4" inch tear on bottom center, compromises the integrity of the fold-out record sleeve, very fragile, see photos)
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): o Z-12-52008-1-1A 1 p D 1
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): o Z-12-52008-2-1A 1 p C 3
Track listing:
Side 1 - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake A1 Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake A2 Afterglow A3 Long Agos And Worlds Apart A4 Rene A5 Song Of A Baker A6 Lazy Sunday Happiness Stan B1 Happiness Stan B2 Rollin' Over B3 The Hungry Intruder B4 The Journey B5 Mad John B6 Happydaystoytown
From Wikipedia:
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake is the third studio album, and first concept album by the English rock band Small Faces. Released on 24 May 1968, the LP peaked at number one on the UK Album Charts on 29 June, where it remained for a total of six weeks. It ultimately became the group's final studio album during their original incarnation, and their last album containing solely new material until Playmates was released in 1977. The title and the design of the distinctive packaging was a parody of Ogden's Nut-brown Flake, a brand of tobacco that was produced in Liverpool from 1899 onwards by Thomas Ogden.
Side one of the album is a mix of early heavy rock, with "Song of a Baker";[note 1] psychedelic cockney knees-up songs "Lazy Sunday" and "Rene", the opening instrumental title track (which resembles their second single "I've Got Mine", which was a flop in 1965), and the soul-influenced ballad "Afterglow", as it is called on the LP, but is titled "Afterglow of Your Love" on the subsequent single and some compilations.
Side two is based on an original fairy tale about a boy called Happiness Stan, narrated by Stanley Unwin in his unique "Unwinese" gobbledegook, who picked up modern slang from the band and incorporated it into the surreal narrative.
The fairy tale follows Stan in his quest to find the missing half of the moon, after seeing a half-moon in the sky one night. Along the way, he saves a fly from starvation, and in gratitude the insect tells him of someone who can answer his question and also tell him the philosophy of life itself. With magic power, Stan intones, "If all the flies were one fly, what a great enormous fly-follolloper that would bold," and the fly grows to gigantic proportions. Seated on the giant fly's back, Stan takes a psychedelic journey to the cave of Mad John the Hermit, who explains that the moon's disappearance is only temporary, and demonstrates by pointing out that Stan has spent so long on his quest that the moon is now full again. He then sings Stan a cheerful song about the meaning of life.
Because of the album's complexities, it was never performed live; it was performed as a whole once on the BBC's television programme Colour Me Pop on Friday 21 June 1968. Songs featured were "Song of a Baker", "Happiness Stan", "Rollin' Over", "The Hungry Intruder", "The Journey", "Mad John" and "Happydaystoytown". Although the band mimed to the studio recordings, their microphones were left on to capture ad libs.
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