Stunning sounds from one of the greatest groups of all time – the mighty Faces, served up here in a killer package that includes their four full albums, plus never-issued bonus tracks – and a whole bonus CD of singles and b-sides! The group is the stuff of legend – a boozy, balls-out quintet that features a young Rod Stewart on vocals – sounding rawer than on most of his own great records – plus Ronnie Wood on guitar and Ronnie Laine on bass – as well as other remaining members of the Small Faces – a killer lineup that was tight, right, and ready to go from their very first note – and served up this brilliant flurry of music in their all-too-short time together! The package features all the records in small LP-styled sleeves – The First Step, Long Player, Nod Is As Good As A Wink, and Ooh La La – all with never-issued bonus tracks that include "Behind The Sun (outtake)", "Mona The Blues (outtake)", "Shake Shudder Shiver (BBC)", "Flying (take 3", "Miss Judy's Farm (BBC)", "Sham Mozzal (inst outtake)", "Whole Lotta Woman (outtake)", "Too Much Woman (live)", "Silicone Grown (rehearsal)", "Glad & Sorry (rehearsal)", "Jealous Guy (live)", "Borstal Boys (rehearsal)", "Stay With Me (BBC)", and "Cindy Incidentally (BBC)" – quite a lot of unissued tracks, really, given the amount of other rare material that was on their Five Guys box set! Then, the final CD features 9 more singles and b-sides – including "Pool Hall Richard", "Rear Wheel Skid", "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Oh Lord I'm Browned Off", "I Wish It Would Rain (with a trumpet)", "You Can Make Me Dance Sing Or Anything (UK single version)", "As Long As You Tell Him", "Skewiff", and "Dishevelment Blues". CD

The great reedman Mark Whitecage is a player who never fully got his due – a really unique talent in terms of phrasing and rhythm, finally given one last chance at the spotlight here on this final recording with The Nu Band, a group in which he played for many years! All four players here are great – Thomas Heberer on quarter tone trumpet, Joe Fonda on bass, and Lou Grassi on drums and percussion – but it also feels as if there's a special sort of focus on the very personal, very expressive sounds that Whitecage can create – as he plays here on alto, flute, and clarinet. There's a mixture of modern structure and free improvisation here – that great legacy of the group, which is there way of bringing forward some of the new thing ideas of the 60s with more personal contemporary improv modes. Titles include "Christophe & Ornette", "Five O'Clock Blues", "The Closer You Are The Further It Gets", "Prayer For The Water Protectors", and "Minor Madness". CD

Includes tracks by The Starfires, The Classics, Fab Five, The Carribeans, The Four Palms, Delta Rhythm Boys, The Untouchables, The Tru-Tones, and Tony & The Holidays. CD

Includes tracks by The Whirlwinds, The Premiers, The Excels, The Five Secrets, Maureen Gray & Group, Lee & The Leopards, The Four Temptations, The Sharps, The Varnells, The Gems, The Five Jets, and The Modern Redcaps. CD

Maybe the most majestic album that Makaya McCraven has recorded to date – and that's really saying a lot, given the power of his music on previous records! This time around, the group is large, and the performance is more organic than some of the more mixed/produced sessions that Makaya has given us – and great as those records have been, there's a sense of power here that really places McCraven strongly in the Chicago legacy of the 20th Century – a jazz spectrum that includes Eddie Harris, Ramsey Lewis, Charles Stepney, the Art Ensemble Of Chicago, and so many other musical giants! The mix of instrumentation is almost like some Chess/Cadet session from the end of the 60s – but Makaya still adds in some samples and electronics next to his acoustic work on percussion, drums, and a variety of other instruments – next to Jeff Parker on guitar, Brandee Younger on harp, Joel Ross on vibes, Marquis Hill on trumpet, and Junius Paul on bass – all tremendous players and strong leaders in their own right – working here to make a special sort of magic with McCraven. There's other voices on the set too – more violins, cello, alto, tenor, piano, and other sounds – on titles that include "So Ubuji", "Seventh String", "This Place That Place", "The Fours", "Dream Another", "High Fives", "The Knew Untitled", and "In These Times". CD

Maybe the most majestic album that Makaya McCraven has recorded to date – and that's really saying a lot, given the power of his music on previous records! This time around, the group is large, and the performance is more organic than some of the more mixed/produced sessions that Makaya has given us – and great as those records have been, there's a sense of power here that really places McCraven strongly in the Chicago legacy of the 20th Century – a jazz spectrum that includes Eddie Harris, Ramsey Lewis, Charles Stepney, the Art Ensemble Of Chicago, and so many other musical giants! The mix of instrumentation is almost like some Chess/Cadet session from the end of the 60s – but Makaya still adds in some samples and electronics next to his acoustic work on percussion, drums, and a variety of other instruments – next to Jeff Parker on guitar, Brandee Younger on harp, Joel Ross on vibes, Marquis Hill on trumpet, and Junius Paul on bass – all tremendous players and strong leaders in their own right – working here to make a special sort of magic with McCraven. There's other voices on the set too – more violins, cello, alto, tenor, piano, and other sounds – on titles that include "So Ubuji", "Seventh String", "This Place That Place", "The Fours", "Dream Another", "High Fives", "The Knew Untitled", and "In These Times". LP, Vinyl record album

Maybe the most majestic album that Makaya McCraven has recorded to date – and that's really saying a lot, given the power of his music on previous records! This time around, the group is large, and the performance is more organic than some of the more mixed/produced sessions that Makaya has given us – and great as those records have been, there's a sense of power here that really places McCraven strongly in the Chicago legacy of the 20th Century – a jazz spectrum that includes Eddie Harris, Ramsey Lewis, Charles Stepney, the Art Ensemble Of Chicago, and so many other musical giants! The mix of instrumentation is almost like some Chess/Cadet session from the end of the 60s – but Makaya still adds in some samples and electronics next to his acoustic work on percussion, drums, and a variety of other instruments – next to Jeff Parker on guitar, Brandee Younger on harp, Joel Ross on vibes, Marquis Hill on trumpet, and Junius Paul on bass – all tremendous players and strong leaders in their own right – working here to make a special sort of magic with McCraven. There's other voices on the set too – more violins, cello, alto, tenor, piano, and other sounds – on titles that include "So Ubuji", "Seventh String", "This Place That Place", "The Fours", "Dream Another", "High Fives", "The Knew Untitled", and "In These Times". LP, Vinyl record album