Small Faces (1966)
by Small Faces

Small Faces (1966) by Small Faces
Year: 1966
Release date: 1966-05-06
Overall rank: 5,793rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 78 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (47th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (443rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,793rd)

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Small Faces bestography

Small Faces (1966) is ranked 3rd best out of 21 albums by Small Faces on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Small Faces is Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake which is ranked number 1035 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,688.

Small Faces album bestography « Higher ranked (4,350th)
Small Faces [1967]
This album (5,793rd)
Small Faces (1966)
Lower ranked (6,518th) »
There Are But Four Small Faces

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Small Faces (1966) rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,793rd | 1960s rank: 443rd | 1966 rank: 47th

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Small Faces (1966) ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 78 votes)
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06/21/2026 13:52 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,05969/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.

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From several years ago "...anyone who thinks that Led Zeppelin's, whole lotta love, is an original piece of work really ought to listen to, you need loving." Which was lifted from Willie Dixon (via Muddy Waters), but you know, preach on, whatever. That whole topic needs to die anyway. Blues get passed down, music gets passed down. Musicians pull from other musicians, it's the natural way.

Steve Marriott basically sings one melodic line over and over throughout the whole album, but I'm a fan, and it's great. Good hard rocking for 1966.
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Robert Plant sings ?
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80/100
From 05/20/2022 12:39 | #285561
Album Rating: 77.50
(930/12)

1.Shake. 67
2.Come On Children. 76
3.You'd Better Believe It. 71
4.It's Too Late. 76
5.One Night Stand. 74
6.What'cha Gonna Do About It. 81
7.Sorry She's Mine. 90
8.Own Up Time. 64
9.You Need Loving. 87
10.Don't Stop What You're Doing. 74
11.E Too D. 86
12.Sha-la-la-la-lee. 84
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60/100
At first I thought this album was something more than it was. It sounds raw and gritty and it is but over time the songs got duller and duller for me. There are some interesting aspects to the music that I like. In addition to being a heavy influence on Led Zeppelin, beer commercial music also takes a lot of influence from this sound.
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75/100
Their 'first' self titled album is actually their UK debut record. There is a real energy here and Steve Marriot is on superb vocal form. Some great tracks here, all served up with Gusto and passion, oh, and anyone who thinks that Led Zeppelin's, whole lotta love, is an original piece of work really ought to listen to, you need loving. Really enjoyable album.
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