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The limited edition Small Faces box set, “Here Come the Nice,” curated by original band members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, is out now.

“Here Come the Nice” is intended as a comprehensive round-up of the second half of the Small Faces’ output, after they had left Decca and signed to Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate Records.

“Here Come the Nice” comprises four CDs of great music, as well as:

• Three red, white and blue 7″ EPs
• Replica Olympic Studios acetate with unheard alternate take
• 72-page hardback book with foreword by Pete Townshend
• Sleeve notes by Mojo’s Mark Paytrees
• 64-page lyric booklet with Small Faces memorabilia and photos
• Two posters for Tin Soldier and the Newcastle City Hall Concert
• Facsimile of the “Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake” press kit
• Five collectors edition postcards
• Two fine art prints by Gered Mankowitz from the 1967 “Itchycoo Park” photo sessions
• Signed certificates from Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.

Disc One brings together the A and B sides of worldwide mono singles on Immediate in excellent remastered sound. Discs Two and Three present studio outtakes and alternate versions which provide a fascinating insight into how the band’s classic songs were created. There are also early versions of songs that were never released during the Small Faces’ career.

Disc Four includes alternate mixes, as well as live tracks from Newcastle City Hall that previously appeared on the German “In Memoriam” LP but are now heard in much better quality.

Kenney Jones discusses the contents of “Here Come the Nice”

“Here Come the Nice” tracklist

Disc One

1. Here Come The Nice
2. Talk To You
3. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
4. Something I Want To Tell You
5. Get Yourself Together
6. Become Like You
7. Green Circles
8. Eddie’s Dreaming
9. Itchycoo Park
10. I’m Only Dreaming
11. Tin Soldier
12. I Feel Much Better
13. Lazy Sunday
14. Rollin’ Over
15. Mad John
16. The Journey
17. The Universal
18. Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass
19. Afterglow of Your Love
20. Wham Bam Thank You Mam.

Disc Two

1. Shades of Green (Take 4)
2. Green Circles (Take 1)
3. Green Circles (Take 1, Alt Mix 1)
4. Anything (Tracking Session Stereo)
5. Anything (Tracking Session Stereo)
6. Show Me The Way (Stripped Down Stereo Mix)
7. Wit Art Yer (Tracking Session Mono)
8. Wit Art Yer (Tracking Session Mono)
9. I Can’t Make It (Alt Mix Stereo)
10. Doolally (Tracking Session Mono)
11. What’s It Called? (Overdub Session Mono)
12. Call It Something Nice (Take 9 Stereo)
13. Wide Eyed Girl on the Wall (Take 2 Stereo)
14. Wide Eyed Girl on the Wall (Alt Mix Stereo)
15. Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass (Stripped Down Mix Stereo)
16. Red Balloon With a Big Surprise (Take 5 Stereo)
17. Red Balloon (Alt Mix Stereo)
18. Saieide Mamoon (Tracking Session Stereo).

Disc Three

1. Wham Bam Thank You Man (Alt Mix Stereo)
2. I Can’t Make It (Stripped Down Mix Stereo)
3. This Feeling of Spring (Take 1)
4. All Our Yesterdays (Backing Track Mono)
5. Talk To You (Alt Mix Mono)
6. Mind the Doors Please (Instrumental)
7. Things Are Going To Get Better (Stripped Down Mix Stereo)
8. Mad John (Tracking Session Stereo)
9. A Collibosher (Take 4)
10. Lazy Sunday Afternoon (Early Mix Mono)
11. Jack (Backing Track Stereo)
12. Fred (Backing Track Stereo)
13. Red Balloon (Stripped Down Mix Stereo)
14. Kolomodelomo (Take 1 Stereo)
15. Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass (Alt Mix Stereo)
16. Jenny’s Song (Take 2 Stereo aka The Autumn Stone).

Disc Four

1. Itchycoo Park (Take 1 Stereo)
2. Here Come The Nice (Take 1 Stereo)
3. I’m Only Dreaming (Take 1 Stereo)
4. Don’t Burst My Bubble
5. I Feel Much Better (Stereo)
6. Green Circles (Take 1 Italian Version, Mono)
7. Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Alt Stereo Mix)
8. Piccanniny (Alt Stereo Mix)
9. Get Yourself Together (Alt Stereo Mix)
10. Eddie’s Dreaming (Take 2 Alt Mix Stereo)
11. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me (Take 2 Alt Mix Stereo)
12. Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire (Alt US Mono Mix)
13. Afterglow of Your Love (Alt Mono Single Version)
14. (If You Think You’re) Groovy (“The Lot” Version Mono, PP Arnold with The Small Faces)
15. Me You and Us Too
16. The Universal (Take 1 Stereo Mix – Mono).

Live from Newcastle City Hall, 18 November 1968:

1. Rollin’ Over
2. If I Were a Carpenter
3. Every Little Bit Hurts
4. All or Nothing
5. Tin Soldier.

There are also four vinyl discs, comprising a replica studio one-sided acetate of “Mystery…” (alternate version of “Something I Want to Tell You”), a one-sided replica “Small Faces” album sampler, and the “Here Come The Nice” and “Itchychoo Park four-song French EPs in picture sleeves. The French EPs include the following tracks:

“Here Come the Nice” 4-song French EP in picture sleeve

1. Here Come The Nice
2. Talk To You
3. Become Like You
4. Get Yourself Together.

“Itchycoo Park” 4-song French EP in picture sleeve

1. Itchycoo Park
2. I’m Only Dreaming
3. Green Circles
4. Eddie’s Dreaming.

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