Product Description

At long last, the definitive official DVD for one of the greatest groups of the sixties (or any other decade for that matter). Small Faces: All Or Nothing 1965-1968 features 27 complete performances filmed from 1965 to 1968 when the band was challenging the Who, Kinks, Stones and Beatles for domination of the charts. The DVD captures every aspect of their short but brilliant career including early Mod/R&B classics such as 'What'cha Gonna Do About It', 'Sha La La La Lee' and 'All Or Nothing', timeless rockers like 'Tin Soldier' and later psychedelic masterpieces including 'Itchycoo Park', and 'Green Circles.' Best of all is the inclusion of nine songs from the band's masterpiece Ogden's Nut Gone Flake including 'Lazy Sunday', 'Song Of A Baker' and the six song 'Happiness Stan' suite. In between the performances original members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones talk about the songs and tell the band's history in new interviews filmed exclusively for the DVD. Also interwoven into the story are archival interviews with Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. This DVD is one of the first four releases in the British Invasion series and is sold individually or as part of the British Invasion Box set along with Gerry & The Pacemakers: It's Gonna Be All Right 1963-1965, Herman's Hermits: Listen People 1964-1969, Dusty Springfield: Once Upon A Time 1964-1969 and an exclusive bonus disc with over 2 1/2 hours of additional content.

Reelin' In The Years Productions, has created some of the best loved and critically praised DVD series on the market today including the multi-platinum selling Definitive Motown series (Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), the GRAMMY-nominated American Folk Blues Festival series and the award-winning Jazz Icons series. Now, with Metropolis Studios' Voyage label, they are proud to give the deluxe treatment to one of the greatest periods ever in music--the British Invasion. Each DVD features archival full-length television performances filmed back when the artists were in their prime and at the height of their careers. Interspersed between the performances, original band members talk about each song and recount special moments in the history of the group. In addition, each performance has been transferred from the original master tape and includes best-possible video and re-mastered audio. Each DVD also includes a 24-page booklet with insightful and informative essays by noted rock historians as well as previously unseen photos and memorabilia.

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Product Details

Publisher	Voyage Digital Media
UPC	747313561155
Number Of Discs	1
Original Release Date	1965-01-01
EAN	0747313561155
Region Code	0
Format	DVD Dolby NTSC Digital Sound
Directed By	David Peck
Release Date	2010-03-30
Label	Voyage Digital Media
Title	British Invasion: Small Faces - All or Nothing, 1965-1968
Studio	Voyage Digital Media
Starring	Small Faces,Steve Marriott,Ian McLagan,Ronnie Lane,Kenney Jones
Running Time	120 minutes
Theatrical Release Date	1965
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio	1.33:1
Manufacturer	Voyage Digital Media

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Customer Reviews

Brilliant Testimony To "Small" Injustice

Review by John Werner, 2010-07-03

The entire "mod" scene can be traced, more or less, to the band which America got so little knowledge of at the time: The Small Faces. This video documentary serves to right that "small", really large, injustice. The Small Faces were, I feel, the birth of the mod scene that in America The Who were more the face of.

Where to start? A good place is Steve Marriott. Steve was brash and loaded with talent that belied his stature. Add to that his band mates which were more than up to the task and you have what should have been one of the greatest bands of the British Invasion yet, in American at least, remain a somewhat obscure footnote. I say this because like many I came on board when these guys had already called it day and what surfaced was Faces with Rod Stewart replacing Steve Marriott.

"All Or Nothing" serves to document the loss we as Americans endured as this was one of the first truly groundbreaking great British Rock and Roll bands. I am somewhat amazed that someone, namely the BBC as well as others, had the foresight to document in video form this group when, at least in the U.S., video and music was pure novelty. There are some really fantastic performances with surprisingly good sound here. I must say I am delighted with this video. It sheds tremendous light on a time when some of the most original rock ever was created by a truly overlooked band. Everything here works. The narration isn't at all obtrusive and serves the music without overly analyzing it. I've had a double CD Small Faces collecion for years and now, I must say, I can appreciate it so much more after viewing this great document.

Like Velvet Underground and Big Star perhaps the public at large missed the big pictureat the time, but so many bands in the wake of The Small Faces were formed in their umbrella that the importance of this stuff is hard to comprehend. This video serves to correct that and as such is very enthusiastically recommended.

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The Ulitimate Mod Band

Review by Michael D Shelfer, 2010-05-31

This is a fantastic DVD for anybody who is a Small Faces fan or collector.
I just wish that it was longer!! Just go and buy it.........it is great!

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WOW!!! More than I had hoped for

Review by H. Wahlen, 2010-05-27

It's been along time coming for this way underrated British group. In the States they are a one hit wonder [Itchycoo Park], but what a hit! They sucked me in with that one & I've been a dedicated fan ever since. Searching high & low for everything & anything I could get my hands on.

This opens so many more doors to their talents. Steve Marriott shows why he influenced so many musicains with his powerhouse vocals, guitar & songwriting skills. Ronnie Laine also shows his considerable influence on the songwriting & vocals. What a team! This band ROCKS!

Half of these late 1960's videos are new to me, but the real treat here is the [almost] all live TV performance of side 2 of Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake!! Priceless. I'm so glad this exists. This was the Small Faces entry in the psychedelic 60's competition & a fine entry it is. It's right up there with "Their Satantic Majesties Request", "Magical Mystery Tour", or "On The Threshold Of A Dream."

The other great thing about this DVD is you can watch the documentary or just play back the performances depending on your mood.

You must remember that this was recorded in the 60's & the video [or audio] quality is not up to current standards, but the historical significance of the Small Faces performances far out weighs these short comings. The band shines through.

P.S. Ronnie Laine, Kenny Jones & Ian McLagan became Faces [with Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood] when Steve Marriott left. Steve went on to form Humble Pie.

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The coolest of the cool

Review by Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com, 2010-05-24

"Small Faces - All Or Nothing, 1965-1968" (British Invasion series)
(Reelin' In The Years, 2010)
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This DVD, available either as part of the fab, gear "British Invasion" box set, or on its own, is a fascinating look back at one of the great British Mod-rock band, The Small Faces, a powerhouse rock group which came in the wake of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, and rode the wave of the British Invasion straight into the vibrant psychedelic/acid rock era. The film mixes new interviews with fab archival footage and can be watched either with the interviews included, or just viewing the complete performances drawn from TV and concert appearances and other film sources.

In their later incarnation, the Small Faces became notorious for their hard-partying ways, a tendency that was already apparent in their early years. Of the four profiles in this series, this one deals the most honestly with the issue of drug use, with various bandmembers speaking candidly about smoking pot, doing speed and tripping on LSD, and how that effected their music and their careers. There is also a charming look back at the high-flying fashions of London's fabled Carnaby Street and how the boys in the band spent all their salaries on dressing to the nines.

The group was also very adventurous and dynamic musically -- the contrast between them and the other bands profiled in this series (Herman's Hermits, Gerry And The Pacemakers) is profound: some British bands followed in the pop-oriented footprints of the Beatles, others pursued the harder, bluesier style favored by the Stones, Yardbirds and the Who. The Small Faces were clearly in this second camp, mixing tough, chunky rhythms with wild reverb and distortion. They were wilder, saucier, tougher and more devil-may-care -- cheeky young hooligans, and proud of it. Most of all, they were stylish and cool... very, very cool. Well dressed and more at ease with the dynamics of live rock'n'roll as a party music style, the Faces rode a wave of success, but clearly didn't care about showmanship or well-groomed professionalism in the same way as the tamer, more pop-oriented bands. Their live performances were about forging a sweaty, primal connection with the crowd, not about looking wholesome and nonthreatening so that their records would sell well in "respectable" society. The Small Faces didn't want respectability, they wanted an explosive, immediate, liberating release; perhaps more than any other of the major, iconic English bands, the Small Faces represented the wild cry of a British youth that was tired of boredom and restraint, and just wanted to cut loose and party down.

Of the profiles in this series, this volume has some of the most compelling footage (these guys were sexy and wild) as well as one of the strongest narratives: the Small Faces didn't just ride the wave of popularity and fizzling out, they were brusquely chewed up by the music business, spat out and yet soldiered on, still rocking on. Their mix of boyish insouciance, pure joyfulness and tight, groove-laden rock provided a template for future Britpop bands such as Oasis and Blur, and here they are seen at their brash, youthful peak. The contemporary, old-geezer interviews are uniformly candid and enlightening, with none of the should-have, could-have, would-have nostalgia that often accompanies such productions -- these guys lived hard, had fun, and are unapologetic in their appraisal of their past triumphs and trials. And, man, did they look cool: the performance footage is uniformly awesome (including some of the most egregiously halfhearted lip-synching ever recorded on film... man! were those guys stoned!) A great rock'n'roll document! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To Music)

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British Invasion: Small Faces All Or Nothing 1965-1968

Review by Hawkeye, 2010-04-26

The Small Faces were my favourite band when I first became interested in music. The first record I bought was Tin Soldier. I'd hardly ever seen video clips of their songs except for Lazy Sunday. The clips are brilliant. I love the live performance of the Happiness Stan tracks with Stanley Unwin. I've got pretty much every song from the dvd on vinyl and it was great hearing the songs again and actually seeing the band performing them. It reminds me of how good a band the Small Faces were and how good Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane were as song writers. It's a pity there weren't more interviews available with Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, but the Kenney Jones and Ian McLaglan interviews were very interesting. Overall, the whole program was brilliant.

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