I've Got Mine

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“I've Got Mine”
Single by Small Faces
from the album Small Faces
B-side "It's Too Late"
Released November 5 1965
Format 7"
Recorded Pye Studio, London, England Flag of England
Genre R&B, British Invasion
Length 2:54
Label Decca Records
Writer(s) Marriott/Lane
Producer Marriott/Lane
Small Faces singles chronology
"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"
(1965)		 "I've Got Mine"
(1965)		 "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"
(1966)

"I've Got Mine" was the second official song released by English R&B mod band Small Faces in 1965. The song failed to chart despite receiving favourable reviews in the British music press.[1]

"I've Got Mine" is a hard hitting, moody R&B song and the first Small Faces single release written entirely by the songwriting duo of the band Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. The song which features Marriott on main vocals was planned to coincide with the release of 'pop/cop' crime film Dateline Diamonds about diamond smugglers. Small Faces appear in the film performing the song, however the film was not shown in cinemas until long after the single was released into the UK singles chart and so the group lost out on the expected media exposure and publicity.[2]

It was after the release of "I've Got Mine" that Jimmy Winston was released from the band and replaced by keyboardist Ian McLagan (formerly of The Muleskinners). Winston co-wrote the B-side song "It's too Late" with Marriott and Lane.

Dateline Diamonds was mainly conceived by music publisher, Harold Shampan, as a publicity vehicle for up-and-coming talent. The plot revolves around smuggling diamonds between Holland and the UK, via the ship, the MV Galaxy, concealed inside band's demo tape boxes (unbeknown to the Wonderful Radio London management). The film arguably deserves an Oscar for containing the longest safe-robbery sequence in the history of film-making. It featured the actors William Lucas, Kenneth Cope, George Mikell, Conrad Phillips, DJ Kenny Everett (as himself) and Patsy Rowlands. It was directed by Jeremy Summers.[3]

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[edit] References/Notes

Notes:

  1. ^ The Small Faces - the Band. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  2. ^ Hewitt, Paulo; Kenney Jones (1995). small faces the young mods' forgotten story. Acid Jazz, pp.49. ISBN 0 9523935 0 6. 
  3. ^ Dateline Diamonds. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.

References:

[edit] External links

  • [1] The Small Faces Official Website
  • [2]RADIOLONDON Sunday 3rd April 1966 – Dateline Diamonds goes on general release.
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Small Faces
Steve Marriott | Ronnie "Plonk" Lane | Kenney Jones | Ian "Mac" McLagan
Former members
Jimmy Winston (1965 – 1966)
Discography
Small Faces (1966) – From the Beginning (1967) – Small Faces (1967) – Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) – The Autumn Stone – Playmates – 78 In The Shade – Itchycoo Park
Live albums (The BBC Sessions)
BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1965) – BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1965) – BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1966) – BBC Session (Saturday Club) (1966) – BBC Session (Top Gear) (1968) – 1968 Sessions – The Final Tour (1969)
7" Singles
"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"/"What's a Matter Baby" (1965) – "I've Got Mine"/"It's Too Late" (1965) – "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"/"Grow Your Own" (1966) – "Hey Girl"/"Almost Grown" (1966) – "All or Nothing"/"Understanding" (1966) –  – " My Mind's Eye"/"I Can't Dance With You" (1966) – "I Can't Make It"/"Just Passing" (1967) – "Patterns"/"E Too D" (1967) – "Here Come the Nice"/"Talk To You" (1967) – "Itchycoo Park"/"I'm Only Dreaming" (1967) – "Tin Soldier"/"I Feel Much Better" (1967) – "Lazy Sunday"/"Rollin' Over" (1968) – "The Universal"/"Donkey Rides, A Penny, A Glass" (1968) – "Afterglow (Of Your Love)"/"Wham Bam Thank You Mam" (1969) – "Itchycoo Park" (re – release) (1975) – "Lazy Sunday" (re – release) (1976)
Other related people
Don Arden – Andrew Loog Oldham – Tony Calder – Glyn Johns