HUMBLE PIE - Natural Born Bugie (2000) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

SMALL FACES - The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette (2000) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

SMALL FACES - Small Faces [1966] FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Just when the first-generation British Invasion bands galloped ahead into pop art in 1966, the Small Faces worked a heavy R&B groove on their 1966 debut. That's not to say that this pack of four sharp-suited mods were unaware of the times. If anything, no other British band of the mid-'60s was so keenly tuned into fashion, the four Small Faces capturing the style and sound of dancing pilled-up mods better even than the Who, possibly because the group could carry a groove better than the Who, as this tightly propulsive debut amply illustrates. Like many '60s debuts, The Small Faces is split between covers, songs the label pushed on the band, and originals, some clearly interpolations of songs they'd been covering in clubs. "Come on Children" echoes James Brown's "Think," and "You Need Loving" is based on Willie Dixon's "You Need Love." Later, Led Zeppelin would rework the Small Faces' "You Need Loving" into "Whole Lotta Love," and while it's easy to hear how Steve Marriott's raw-throated howl influenced Robert Plant as much as Marriott's heavy shards of guitar influenced Jimmy Page, what's striking about The Small Faces is that there is very little blues or rock & roll here: it's all hard-charging, driving R&B and soul, the emphasis all on the groove. By stressing the beat, the Small Faces carry themselves over some slight songwriting -- the band's energetic interplay carries them over the rough spots between "It's Too Late," "What'Cha Gonna Do About It," and "Sha La La La Lee," and that concentration even pushes them into trailblazing territory, as on the lean, ominous pulse of "E Too D." Such moments keep The Small Faces sounding fearless and fresh even when by other respects it is very much a record of its time.  by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Tracklist :
1 Shake 2:47
Written-By – Cooke
2 Come On Children 4:10
Written-By – Winston, Jones, Lane, Marriot
3 You Better Believe It 2:13
Written-By – Ragovoy, Lynch
4 It's Too Late 2:30
Written-By – Winston, Jones, Lane, Marriot
5 One Night Stand 1:44
Written-By – Lane, Marriot
6 What'Cha Gonna Do About It 1:54
Written-By – Potter, Samwell
7 Sorry She's Mine 2:40
Written-By – Lynch
8 Own Up 1:42
Written-By – Lane, Marriot
9 You Need Loving 3:50
Written-By – Lane, Marriot
10 Don't Stop What You Are Doing 1:50
Written-By – Winston, Jones, Lane, Marriot
11 E Too D 2:54
Written-By – Lane, Marriot
12 Sha La La La Lee  2:49
Written-By – Lynch, Shuman
13 What's A Matter Baby 2:48
Written-By – Otis, Byers
14 I've Got Mine 2:47
Written-By – Winston, Jones, Lane, Marriott
15 Grow Your Own 2:12
Written-By – McLagan, Jones, Lane, Marriott
16 Almost Grown 3:09
Written-By – McLagan, Jones, Lane, Marriott

SMALL FACES - Small Faces [1966] 

[1988] LONDON / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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HUMBLE PIE - As Safe as Yesterday Is (1969-2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Humble Pie, known as boogie hammerheads, at least once achieved American popularity in the mid-'70s. Its origins were quite different, however, and its debut album, As Safe as Yesterday Is, is a visionary blend of hard blues, crushing rock, pastoral folk, and post-mod pop. It would be even more impressive if the group had written songs to support its sound, but it seemed to have overlooked that element of the equation. Still, there's no denying that the sound of the band isn't just good, it's quite engaging, as the band bring disparate elements together, letting them bump up against each other, forming a wildly rich blend of hippie folk and deeply sexy blues. Musically, this set a template for a lot of bands that followed later -- Led Zeppelin seemed to directly lift parts of this, and Paul Weller would later rely heavily on this for his '90s comeback -- and it's very intriguing, even rewarding, on that level. But it falls short of a genuine classic, even with its originality and influence, because the songwriting is rarely more than a structure for the playing and the album often sounds more like a period piece than an album that defined its times. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine   
Tracklist:
1 Desperation 6:28
John Kay
2 Stick Shift 2:24
Peter Frampton
3 Buttermilk Boy  4:21
Steve Marriott
4 Growing Closer 3:12
Ian McLagan
5 As Safe as Yesterday Is 6:07
Peter Frampton / Steve Marriott
6 Bang! 3:27
Steve Marriott
7 Alabama '69 4:37
Steve Marriott
8 I'll Go Alone 6:18
Peter Frampton
9 A Nifty Little Number Like You 6:12
Steve Marriott
10 What You Will 4:22
Steve Marriott
Bonus Tracks
11 Natural Born Bugie 4:14
Steve Marriott
12 Wrist Job 4:15
Steve Marriott