Ultimate Collection [Sanctuary] (2003)

About this title: Superlatives are attached to compilations with an alarming frequency, but Sanctuary's Ultimate Collection comes quite close to deserving the adjective in the title. While most Small Faces wrap-ups ignore either of the band's major phases (their early amphetamine-fueled R&B on Deram and their later acid-soaked British psychedelia for Immediate) or give short shrift to both, Ultimate Collection compiles 25 tracks from each and makes great selections. Among the highlights: from the first disc, "What'cha Gonna Do About It?" and "Sha-La-La-La-Lee," while the second boasts every one of their best ... read more

Tracks:

1. What'cha Gonna Do About It? [Potter/Samwell]
2. I've Got Mine [Marriott/Jones/Wins]
3. It's Too Late [Jones/Lane/Marriott]
4. Sha-La-La-La-Lee [Lynch/Shuman]
5. Grow Your Own [Jones/Lane/Marriott]
6. Hey Girl [Marriott/Lane]
7. Shake [Cooke]
8. Come on Children [Jones/Lane/Marriott]
9. You Better Believe It [Lynch/Ragovoy]
10. One Night Stand [Marriott/Lane]
11. Sorry She's Mine [Lynch]
12. Own Up Time [Jones/Lane/Marriott]
13. You Need Loving [Marriott/Lane]
14. Don't Stop What You're Doing [Jones/Lane/Marriott]
15. E Too D [Lane/Marriott]
16. All or Nothing [Lane/Marriott]
17. Understanding [Lane/Marriott]
18. My Mind's Eye [Lane/Marriott]
19. I Can't Dance With You [Lane/Marriott]
20. I Can't Make It [Lane/Marriott]
21. Just Passing [Lane/Marriott]
22. Patterns [Marriott/Lane]
23. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [Lane/Marriott]
24. That Man [Marriott/Lane]
25. Baby Don't You Do It [Dozier/Holland]
26. Here Comes the Nice [Marriott/Lane]
27. Talk to You [Lane/Marriott]
28. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me [Marriott/Lane]
29. Things Are Going to Get Better [Marriott/Lane]
30. My Way of Giving [Marriott/Lane]
31. Green Circles [Lane/Marriott/O'Sul]
32. Get Yourself Together [Marriott/Lane]
33. Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire [McLagan]
34. Eddie's Dreaming [Lane/Marriott/McLag]
35. Itchycoo Park [Marriott/Lane]
36. I'm Only Dreaming [Marriott/Lane]
37. Tin Soldier [Marriott/Lane]
38. I Feel Much Better [Lane/Marriott/McLag]
39. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake [Marriott/Lane/McLag]
40. Afterglow (Of Your Love) [Marriott/Lane]
41. Song of a Baker [Lane/Marriott]
42. Lazy Sunday [Marriott/Lane]
43. Rollin' Over [Marriott/Lane]
44. Mad John [Lane/Marriott]
45. Happydaystoytown [Lane/Marriott]
46. The Universal [Marriott/Lane]
47. Donkey Rides, a Penny, a Glass [Marriott/Lane/McLag]
48. Wham Bam Thank You Mam [Marriott/Lane]
49. Don't Burst My Bubble [Marriott/Lane]
50. The Autumn Stone [Marriott]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.