WARNING - this CD does not sound like the original LP
07/26/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The 1997 "remastered" version of Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, released by Castle Communications, is a slap in the face to fans of the original vinyl album. Its sound has a harsh CD brassiness, and its clumsy mastering ruins the transistions between songs. The worst example of its lack of taste is the way it butchers the segue between "Afterglow" and "Long Agos and Worlds Apart". The seamless grace of the original is wrecked with a jarring and amateurish fadeout.Fortunately, a faithful reproduction of the original vinyl album is available on CD (complete with a fold-out insert that is a nearly perfect replica of the LP cover). It's an import released in 2001 by Sanctuary Records Group (actually the same company as Castle Communications). This recording is easily recognized by the pink color of its CD label, branded with the "Immediate" label, just like the original vinyl LP."
One of the Best Albums of All Time
Steven R. Seim | Beaver Dam, WI United States | 07/24/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I know that my meager descriptions couldn't possibly do this album justice. Critics have often compared "Ogden" with "Sgt. Pepper," and the comparison is apt. But "Ogden" is at once more whimsical and more satisfying musically. The second half is slightly marred by a narrated story between the songs, but the accent is so thick that it just sounds like English background noise. The rest is the Small Faces' great British mod/R&B taken to musical territory that most bands only dreamed of. Only the Beatles, Traffic, and Procol Harum have made albums in the same league."Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" is, quite simply, the greatest rock masterpiece that no one has ever heard of. If you like psychedelia, 60's rock, the British Invasion, progressive rock, etc., please - PLEASE - buy this album."
Trippy,Wild and Philisophical. Bring back this kind of music
John Dimare | My Space........ | 06/06/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Wow, too bad the beatles get all the attention as one of the best 60's bands because Ive never heard of the small faces...ever...untill I hear them on some compilation tape from a music magazine..wow they dont make music like this anymore...the first few songs are not the best but futher in all the songs are so good you want to sing along...and the songs put you in a good mood for the rest of the day! musical medicine :)The CD gets better as soon as the song about the gypsy gets going then its pure love from there :)
The cd is like someone is singing a phantasy book....the ending songs even tell you the meaning of life! this is great....why dont these guys get mentioned with the beatles??"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1