Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Gets progressively more annoying.

Truly terrible. It's like Pink Floyd meets Monty Python.

man, that was amazing. super cool, especially for 1968

The front half (or the first side of the album) stands up as some really great psychedelia from the 60s and the second half delves into a more progressive rock format with several songs coming together to make a long "medley" and tell a story. Using a bit of backwards logic, the front half has a bit of a Tame Impala sound, only except some of the mix isn't as perfect as other contemporary artists and artists of the 60s. Personally, I think there's a lot of heart to this album, and I will be coming back to this on a regular basis. Highlights: 1, 2, 5, and 6 (and 7-12 for those who want a combination of Yes and 13th Floor Elevators). Right after I wrote this, I went into the stereo versions. I should have started with them in hindsight, but sometimes mono can be cool for older stuff. I was already going to rate this a five, but I can't wait to listen through it again.

Reminded me a lot of The Beatles in that quirky way. Very British sounding. Perfectly pleasant, if a bit odd, background music.

Good... It was a bit much at times though. I think the wackiness sometimes surpassed the actual quality of the music, and relied too heavily on Unwin's unintelligible narration for the second half. Enjoyable and fun - just not great

The album starts off okay, a reasonably decent instrumental to kick us off followed by Afterglow (Of Your Love) which is great. The next track is filler, feels a lot longer than two and a half minutes (partially because it does that thing where it fades out and fades back in again). Then Rene, a song about a prostitute at the docks which if you'd told me was from a Monty Python sketch I would've 100% believed you... at least until it spends a couple of minutes at the end in a long, drawn out, instrumental finish. Song of a Baker is better, great guitar in this. Lazy Sunday is next, this is the one that is miles ahead in the Spotify listening numbers, but it's like Madness trying to do prog rock. Kinda catchy, but not great. Then we change tack completely. I had a quick google and this is the other side of the album, which I guess gives them an excuse for a stylistic change. Lots of narration, and the worst of prog rock weirdness. It's a gibberish fairy tale about someone looking for the other half of the moon, consulting a fly and a tramp. There's the odd interesting instrumental bit, but it's 50% narrative and just strange. Just about squeaks a 2 for me on the strength of the first couple of tracks.

Surprisingly good. Definitely not something I would have searched out on my own.

This is my fucking shit Such s fun concept for the second half; incredibly both vocally and instrumentally; timeless classic

I really enjoyed the album. I'm a sucker for weird psychedelic experimentation. However, this album is probably one of the weaker psychedelic albums I've heard. I got strong AiW vibes from the album, especially with the narrator coming in and out on the second side. It opened strongly with the title track. Nice transition from Afterglow to Long Agos and Worlds Apart. My favorite tracks are Long Agos and Worlds Apart, Lazy Sunday, and Journey. Would definitely trip to this.

I feel for Ogdens nut. Getting a couple Glyn Johns produced records recently. Not mad about it. The title track was great. Sonically all around your head with sick drums. This started out really sick and was trending for a high 4, but fell off a bit. Still solid.

I can see why they never hit in America

Great first track.

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake not only showcases the Small Faces' underappreciated brilliance but also serves as an inspirational precursor to bands like Blur and The Jam. Often dismissed as a novelty album, it defies expectations with stellar R&B tracks like Rolling Over. Stanley Unwin's narration adds a whimsical charm, setting the stage for the creative storytelling seen in later acts. This album, and the Small Faces as a whole, deserve recognition for their innovative sound, paving the way for the musical influences felt by subsequent bands in the British music scene. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 6 STAND OUT TRACK - Afterglow (Of Your Love)

Weird but good. Trippy

Wow, this one really lives up to the name. Never heard it before and I admire their commitment. For those who like the Bonzo Dog Band, this one is even "better"!

This is actually a very playful and lovely record. First disc is just ok 60s rock, but Big fan of Disc 2 and the Tale of Happiness Stan.

Probably not something I'll revisit, but also surprised at how much I'm enjoying it.

Really enjoyed this one! Definitely on the ‘to buy’ list now! Love a bit of psychedelic rock! Mad for it!

What a deeply weird record! This was a really fun album to listen to, especially following a fairly safe outing like Urban Hymns. I have to admire an artist that goes out of their way to make something so strange with such commitment. And it wouldn't work if they didn't have the songs and musicianship to match. Lost half a point because I found the narration on side two kind of grating as it wore on. 3.5/5 Favourite tracks: "Afterglow" and "Lazy Afternoon"

Well maybe I was in a bad mood or something but the first few seconds of this album made me brace up - but it quickly won me over - besides having a few songs I was familiar with (particularly ‘Lazy Sunday’) I had never heard this one before. Which made the experience all the more enjoyable as while the first half is a bona fide good record section - when the narration starts it’s a delight - on paper it sounds like a bad idea but it actually makes this record special. The songs intertwine an absurdist fairy tale and you’re left actually wanting more. Quite a fun one this album.

Side B was REALLY something!

No. 190/1001 Ogden's Nut Gone Flake 3/5 Afterglow 4/5 Long Agos And Worlds Apart 4/5 Rene 3/5 Song of a Baker 4/5 Lazy Sunday 4/5 Happiness Stan 3/5 Rollin' Over 4/5 The Hungry Intruder 4/5 The Journey 2/5 Mad John 3/5 HappyDaysToyTown 3/5 Average: 3,42 Really enjoyed the first half. Sadly the second half fell off a bit for me a bit.

I usually enjoy weird psychedelic shit like this, and I’ve enjoyed parts of it, but I’m struggling to stay interested in this one. It’s not bad, but I keep tuning out.

Fuckin British people. Sigh.

why is shit moving round my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head unironically shit was fire until bro got his quirky mood on... shit just got weird it peaked at lazy sunday and then the flies got involved.... 3.1/5

The title track sounds pretty modern. Some good music here, although the (affected?) cockney delivery is a bit grating, and I could have done without the Stanley Unwin bits. A bit overly English twee.

Silly at times but pretty catchy. Singer's pretty good too. Not something I'd add to the rotation, but I didn't mind it either.

This is the most English album (and English, not British) probably ever made. Maybe only The Kinks could rival that. I don't expect anyone outside England to understand what the hell is going on with this - from the light pop of Lazy Sunday to the great Stanley Unwin. It's delightful, bonkers and a pleasure to listen to. If you are English.

This is very much my shit and I don't know why I hadn't heard it before (beyond a couple of well-known tracks).

I cannot believe this band has existed for 50 years and I never heard them. This belongs up there with any of the baroque pop that was being produced in the 60s.

I’m at a 4.5, and I enjoyed this enough that I’ll bump it up to a 5. This is pretty good, but it does feel like two distinct albums sort of merged into one. That’s not a bad thing, but they’re so tonally different from each other and it makes for a really interesting experience. The first half is pretty traditional, and you won’t get many complaints for me – it’s pretty solid rock that leans into a bit of prog and does it rather well. The only track from the first half that I wasn’t feeling as much was “Rene,” and it’s partially in the lyrics. It’s not a bad track though, and it’s a fun listen with a really good instrumental to close out. I’d say all the instrumentals on the first half are pretty good – the psychedelic intro title track, the 70s rock vibes of “Afterglow” (a little ahead of schedule for 1968), the sort of space-y feel to “Long Agos and Worlds Apart”, the electric guitar that drives “Song of a Baker”, and the rather goofy happy tone of “Lazy Sunday”. They all clicked for me, and they had a really nice variance. If I had to give the first half of the album a rating by itself, it’s a pretty strong 4. The storybook portion of this album is gonna be what divides people – for my money though, I found it charming. I’ve been playing The Plucky Squire, so my brain is a little attuned towards “silly goofy storybook tale,” and I thought the instrumentation and lyrics throughout were rather nice. I loved the spoken monologues between certain songs – it gave it an audiobook feel, and his voice felt comforting during it. I could totally see this entire half being adapted into a real book, or some kind of made-for-TV 30 minute special. It’s charming, and while it’s rather obvious in its plot, for some reason, it just gave me a nostalgic kind of vibe. It may sound weird, but just on the strength of its execution, I’d give the back half a 5. Obviously, that balances out to a 4.5, but if I enjoyed this much of the album, I’d be remiss to not give it the bump. This is a rather fast 38 minutes, and while it’s not for everyone (trust me, someone will find the back half immensely boring, or think some of the first half tracks drag a little), it hits just right for me. I’m happy this is on the list – these are the sorts of albums I like. Pretty nice 5.

Just some pretty damn good psychedelia altogether. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

Another great new discovery for me. Peak 60s psychedelic rock. In the rotation

When I’d listened to this before I’d thought it was unbearably twee but it’s actually pretty rough around the edges Works brilliantly as a cohesive body and was fantastic start to finish

Listened to the mono versions, 2018 remaster at work. I actually like this. Pretty standard, British invasion, ever so slightly psychedelic. Songs that stood out: Lazy Sunday

A brilliantly innovative album.

I like to think there are some old mods out there who agree with me that the Small Faces were well ahead of The Who at this point. Not as flashy or gimmicky visually. No smashed instruments, no flailing arms or swinging microphones but a much better singer and much better songs. Even their English psyche whimsy is better. Such a shame they didn't last.

A gem that captures the fell of it's time.

Sick

Listening to today's album, I ended up playing both the mono and stereo mixes of the first side. Basically, there was some small talk in the group about the general difference between the two kinds, and I figured it'd only be right to give them each a shot. In short: they're both fine. Generally for albums released in the 1960s, I tend towards the mono mixes, since the ones in stereo were usually an afterthought, but they both do the job fine. I understand the remark from one of my colleagues that the mono mix is a bit muddy, but, personally, it sounded just fine to me. Kinda made the songs sound a bit more powerful, honestly. And boy howdy, I'm glad I got so familiar with side one, 'cuz that shit's great. Amazing psychedelia that rocks like hell, front to nearly the back. My group hasn't gotten far enough in the list yet to be sick of 60's psychedelia, and I'm glad we aren't, 'cuz I'd've hated to throw this aside just because we got a bunch of mediocre ones. And this stuff's actually not even just psychedelia; there's a whole lot of garage rock and even some proto-punk tones in here, which is for sure probably why I like it so much. Like, seriously, draw some attention to "Son Of A Baker" and the guitar thing it has going on there. Goodness! There's only one song I wasn't all for, "Lazy Sunday" (it's nearly a bit too cheeky for my tastes), but regardless, I feel like I could give this whole album a 5 just for this first side alone. But then there's the second, and... Look, I like a bit of narrative in my stories. I love concept albums and even a bit of musical theater. And, heck, even the songs on this side are pretty good. Nothing **quite** on the level of the first, but nothing that'd drop the album down a point (and even still, I'd put it back up just for some of its organ sounds). It's—wuff, it's just the narration. It's just... Dumb. With all of its made-up British words, sounding like it's meant to be read to young lil' lads n' lassies. And, I mean, I regularly engage with young peoples' media, but this sounds like it's for **young** people. Kindergarteners or preschoolers, really. I mean, I'll put it like this: I have a lot of love and respect for BLUE'S CLUES as **the** show of shows I watched growing up, but even on my most nostalgic days, I don't think I'd go out of my way to rewatch any of it. (I **am** an **adult**, after all—I watched THE IRISHMAN and nearly fell asleep!) I'd be a real dummy to mark this album just for a little bit of narration on the second side, though. In the grand scheme of the record, it's more a nitpick than anything else. The music here is still incredibly stellar. Like I said, my group luckily hasn't gone too far that this would be lost in the shuffle aside a billion "Who gives a shit?" albums from this decade, although I still wanna believe even if we were, I'd still be able to recognize this material as stand out. At the very least, it's the best album I've ever heard packaged in a metal tin—yeah, that's right, PIL's catching another stray. How about that, eh? Now **that's** nut-gone, innit?

cool psychedelic rock

The album that made Stanley Unwin a star

This is a great 1968 psychedelic album, and a bit of a game of two halves. The second side is a bit weird, and I'm in the camp that thinks Stanley Unwin's narration benefits the record.

Kinda loved this. Was just so insanely charming!

Loved it!!!

Never heard this 60’s psychedelic album, I was missing out.

holy shit, every song is a 10/10 honestly, this album is too good for this 5 star scale, jesus christ, I love this

An all time classic. Still as good as it used to be.

One of the best Psych album of all Time , with a mix of heavy guitare, orchestrations and distorsion, always love IT a lot,

Really unique psychedelic sound. I really felt like I was in a field with a bunch of hippies.

So good, could've been released yesterday and I wouldn't have known the difference (except for the wild stereo mix which I love to hear in albums of this time). Heaps of comedic writing, doesn't take it's self too seriously and the loose concept is engaging.

Mjög skemmtilegt, enskt á góðan hátt og mjög flott sjöundatugar sound. Marriot og Lane eru fínir söngvarar og hljóðfæraleikur allur til fyrirmyndar. Hef svo sem heyrt áður en er nú á fimmtu hlustun. Held ég hendi í fullt hús.

this is an album i have grown to love over the years. i didn't like it at first - it's one of those albums that people rave about but i think the goofy second half really gets to people, me included. i'm still not a fan of the narrator, but if you can get past him, it truly is a great psychedelic rock album that has some really killer songs and sounds great to this day. high energy, great riffs, just an all around great album. not to mention, the title track into 'afterglow' is a truly killer one-two punch to open an album. the small faces really fit my musical sensibility so this one is definitely up there for me.

Loved the bass on this one

Rip Bert, released from his lumbago at last.

Weirdest thing I think I’ve ever heard in this genre. Loved the weird guy telling stories between songs. Felt like listening to Lydia telling a story or a Spag Cool guitar fx and riffage Giving 5 cos my mind is melted Recognised the neighbours song

surprisingly, never heard this, or any other Small Faces album before. Great example of late 60s London music.

Never heard of these guys before, but this album is right up my alley. In terms of folky, British psychedelic rock this is at the top of the game. It doesn't suffer from the common psychedelic music issue of jarring dissonance and comes with a whimsy all it's own. The narration on the second half is a gem in itself. A true shame the lyrics to this album aren't available on Spotify.

One of the best albums ever. One of the best intros ever and Stanley Unwin's narration makes the whole second half a joy. Every track is a summery classic, and Steve Marriott is an amazing frontman - I love singing in a natural accent. I loved it before, and listening today I love it even more.

wildddd I love it. Sounds like an acid trip

Never listened to this in its entirety before. I should have done. It's brilliant.

What a fun album The poetry was a trip, the music vintage Small Faces

What a fun album! Interesting music and an early stab at a concept album.

I thought this would be more dusty 60s rock that is only relevant as a step in the development of the genre, but the album actually holds up very well. To me, it illustrates the transition between stuff like the Beatles and 70s hard rock with its more involved guitar melodies. And "Lazy Sunday" is one of the absolute classics from the era.

Just a lot of fun honestly, every song on this album was a great listen. Not to be all, "I was born in the wrong generation," but could you imagine an album like this being released today, with just people talking nonsense over half the songs? I couldn't

How has this album almost been lost in musical history, but so many of its peers are still revered. This is absolutely amazing and should be a standard of the style of the time. Before listening to this album I honestly only knew the single, and that's by far the worst song on the album.

A great album of storytelling that uses many musical elements.

Enjoyed Awesome

A classic record from the Small Faces and I'm glad I own a vinyl copy. Apart from the narrator cutting in and out of the music, the music is excellent and though there are only a couple minor hits on it, it's consistently solid with strong songs. I must hear or at least, must see, as the album jacket is very cool!

How the hell do I not know about this band? This is great. I was going to go on about how the band, and the drummer in particular, had some influence by The Who (and in a good way), then I read that the drummer is Kenney Jones, who replaced Keith Moon after he died (they were apparently at the same party that Moon died after). But, what a wild ride. Love the music, playing, singing, hilarious interstitials. I'm going to dig into this band. Somehow they missed the boat of the British Invasion. Too bad. This is good stuff.

Are you all sitting comftybold two square on your botty? Then I'll begin... God bless Stanley Unwin. I had a strong free association urge to go listen to Nilsson's The Point after this finished. So I did.

I quite enjoyed that. It wasn't anything really ground-breaking but it was fun and skillful. A bit of a weird concept but executed well.

tri massa o som, contemporaneo beatle e tal

Classic rock album. It was just nice to listen, I added it to myself so that I could listen to it a couple more times in the future. Among the disadvantages - the overload of the instrumental part is inherent at that time. However, this does not interfere with listening. Definitely a good album, the best version of the Beatles.

We are the Village Green Head Injury Society

Dobra psihodelija (prva strana albuma) u kombinaciji pozitive i spoken worda (cijela druga strana albuma) - jako simpatična priča, bajka, to mi je i presudilo za ocjenu. Volim kad u albumima ima nekakav koncept - kao ovdje u drugom dijelu albuma, ali naravno ne smijem izostaviti prvi dio jer je također isto dobar. Glas koji priča, taj govornik ima dobar glas, kao da slušam nekakvu priču iz crtića kad sam bio mali na kazeti, ali je na engleskom.

Prog rock and then some. A step below the Pink Floyd's and Who's of the world.

PREFS : Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, Afterglow (of Your Love), Rene, Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday, Rollin' Over, Happydaystoytown MOINS PREF : Happiness Stan

fantastic! the concept section is so well done. Doesn’t sound like it’s from 1968. The mixing is exquisite!! Best tracks: ogdens nut gone flake, lazy Sunday, Rene

Further proof that back in the day, Itchycoo Park had the best drugs.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs:

Enjoyed the second half more than the first. Really weird spoken word portions but enjoyable

Fun psychedelic rock concept album. Great group filled with great musicians.

Mad as a fly sharing a sandwich. Fun though.

Psicodèlia anglesa en el seu punt més refinat. Dos grans clàssics a la cara A com 'Lazy Sunday' i 'After Glow' i una segona cara espatarrant, una volada psicodèlica influenciada pel recent 'Sgt. Peppers', però amb la qualitat que tenia la banda, la cosa funciona

It really is a shame that the small faces decided to align themselves with the 'Mods'. This had the unfortunate effect of meaning that they had almost no fan base outside of the UK as the Mods were a very UK centric group. Had they stayed unaligned (and found a better manager earlier) they would have been a much bigger success than they were. Musically they were easily as good as The Who, and probably more inventive - certainly more varied in style. This album is worth listening to, even though the storytelling part towards the end really doesn't work that well. If you ignore the spoken word passages and just pay attention to the music it is high quality throughout.

Really fun and heartfelt rock/spoken word stuff. The opening track was the perfect start to this album, I loved it!

That was a pretty fun listen, the opening track was impressive by just how 'big' the sound was. For an album recorded in 1968 it had a feel of something more (relatively) modern but with a good dose of swinging 60s spirit

Fun album from a band I've never heard before. Psychedelic Hobbiton folk rock? Why not.

Title track fucking rocks This album has some dull spots but it is psychedelic as hell, too much narration though :/

Very good pychedelic, early prog rock album from 1968. The opening song is stunning, and there are a lot of typical British pychedelia on it (Lazy Sunday Afternoon is one good example of it). Steve Marriott was such a great frontman. Overall it was a very enjoyable record. 4.25-4.50/5.0

This album is not for headphones. The stereo image is very weird. The songs are great. This band is underrated. When talking about 60s British rock, people mention the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, maybe the Kinks and the Who. This record is on par with them. Favorite song: the Journey.

it's been a while since i've listened to this so i got the mild fear about it being really shit and i lose another (half) album that i once loved. luckily this was better than i remembered. The first half of this album is really fucking good and it's really nice of them to put all the good songs on the first side so once that fucking weird storytelling shite starts you can just fuck it off and not have to suffer. imagine if they hadn't bothered with that wank and just ploughed on with a full album like the first half. we could have had a world where steve marriot never left, the small faces continued and we would never have had to put up with that smug grottbags looking cunt who fronted the faces.

Not bad, but hard to find

Good early psycadelic rock album. FW it

So 60s it would sound like a parody if it came out now. The whole second half, with weird narration and short songs, showed a whole different way of making an album.

Obviously, a weird album but great musicality and tone

Such a great sound, the drums, the bass, its so cool. A psychedelic experimentation, but sonically not as polished as others of the time. 4/5 - Already have it on vinyl (mainly due to the cool cover)

I enjoyed this. Way more than I initially thought. The 60s sound wild