Some projects take ages to come to fruition, but the endeavor of having SMALL FACES‘ “The Autumn Stone” issued as a remastered and expanded edition might be the strangest of them all. Strangest – because remastering doesn’t take nine years to do and because expanding what originally was a compilation shouldn’t take a lot of conceptual thinking. Yet that’s happened: the news of such a release – planned as a two-CD mediabook then – first appeared as a blurb on “The Autumn Stone / Me You And Us Too” single which saw the light of day on Record Store Day back in 2016, and there was even a test pressing of the album before it got indefinitely delayed – until now.
Hitting the shelves on March 28th are three-CD, with the classic 1969 version of the record on the third disc, and triple-vinyl sets of the collection that includes quite a few previously unheard cuts, including concert numbers. Curated by Kenney Jones, the last remaining member of the British ensemble, the refreshed record is accompanied with a 24-page booklet in the former format and a 68-page hardback book in the latter, which seems quite unfair, while another unfairness has been rectified here: the old LP didn’t feature the foursome’s name on the cover, but the forthcoming one does.
The Autumn Stone:
Expanded Edition
CD 1:
1. Here Come the Nice (stereo)
2. The Autumn Stone (stereo)
3. Collibosher (stereo)
4. All Or Nothing (mono)
5. Red Balloon (stereo)
6. Lazy Sunday (stereo)
7. Call It Something Nice (stereo)
8. I Can’t Make It (mono)
9. Afterglow (stereo)
10. Sha La La La Lee (mono)
11. The Universal (stereo)
12. I’m Only Dreaming (stereo)
13. Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (mono)
14. Me You And Us Too (mono)
15. I Feel Much Better (stereo)
16. Olympic Jam (“one more!”) (stereo)
previously unreleased:
17. Green Circles (mono)
18. My Mind’s Eye (mono)
19. Tin Soldier (mono)
20. Just Passing (mono)
CD 2:
1. Itchycoo Park (stereo)
2. Don’t Burst My Bubble (stereo)
3. Get Yourself Together (stereo)
4. Hey Girl (mono)
5. Wide-Eyed Girl On The Wall (stereo)
6. Whatcha Gonna Do About It? (mono)
7. Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mam (mono)
8. The Autumn Stone (stereo)
9. Red Balloon (stereo – previously unreleased version)
Stripped-down acoustic mixes – previously available on “Here Come The Nice” box set:
10. Things Are Going To Get Better (stereo – previously unreleased version)
11. Show Me The Way (stereo)
12. I Can’t Make It (stereo)
13. Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass (stereo)
Live at Newcastle City Hall – November 18th, 1968 – previously available on “Here Come The Nice” box set:
14. Rollin’ Over
15. If I Were A Carpenter
16. Every Little Bit Hurts
17. All Or Nothing
18. Tin Soldier
CD 3 – The Autumn Stone 1969:
1. Here Come the Nice (stereo)
2. The Autumn Stone (stereo)
3. Collibosher (stereo)
4. All Or Nothing (The Autumn Stone 1969 version – mono)
5. Red Balloon (stereo)
6. Lazy Sunday (stereo)
7. Call It Something Nice (stereo)
8. I Can’t Make It (The Autumn Stone 1969 version – mono)
9. Afterglow (stereo)
10. Sha La La La Lee (mono)
11. The Universal (stereo)
12. Rollin’ Over (live – stereo)
13. If I Were a Carpenter (live – stereo)
14. Every Little Bit Hurts (live – stereo)
15. My Mind’s Eye (The Autumn Stone 1969 version – mono)
16. Tin Soldier (mono)
17. Just Passing (The Autumn Stone 1969 version – mono)
18. Itchycoo Park (stereo)
19. Hey Girl (The Autumn Stone 1969 version – mono)
20. Wide-Eyed Girl On The Wall (stereo)
21. Whatcha Gonna Do About It? (The Autumn Stone 1969 version)
22. Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mam (mono)
