The Small Faces -Ogdens Nut Gone (narrated gobbledegook)

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake was a successful concept album by the English rock band Small Faces. Released on May 24, 1968 the LP became a number one hit in the UK Album Charts on June 29, where it remained for a total of six weeks.The title and the design of the distinctive packaging was a parody of Ogdens' Nut-brown Flake, a brand of tobacco which was produced in Liverpool from 1899.The A-side is a mix of early heavy rock with "Song of a Baker"; psychedelic cockney knees-up songs "Lazy Sunday" and "Rene"; and the soul influenced ballad "Afterglow (Of Your Love)".The B-side is based on an original fairy tale about a boy called Happiness Stan, narrated in his unique 'Unwinese' gobbledegook by Stanley Unwin, who picked up modern slang from the band and incorporated it into the surreal narrative.When Stan looks up in the sky and sees only half the moon, he sets out on a quest to search for the missing half. Along the way he saves a fly from starvation, and in gratitude the insect tells him of someone who can answer his question and also tell him the philosophy of life itself. With his magic power Stan intones, "If all the flies were one fly, what a great enormous fly-follolloper that would bold," and the fly grows to gigantic proportions. Seated on the giant fly's back Stan takes a psychedelic journey to the cave of Mad John the hermit, who explains that the moon's disappearance is only temporary, and demonstrates by pointing out that Stan has spent so long on his quest that the moon is now full again. He then sings Stan a cheerful song about the meaning of life.Due to the album's complexities, Ogdens' was never performed live, however it was performed as a whole once on the BBC's television programme Colour Me Pop on Friday June 21, 1968. Songs that featured were "Song of a Baker", "Happiness Stan", "Rollin' Over", "The Hungry Intruder", "The Journey", "Mad John" and "Happydaystoytown". Although the band mimed to recordings made earlier in the studio that afternoon their microphones were left on to capture little ad libs.In 2000 Q magazine placed Ogden's Nut Gone Flake at number 59 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.Highest UK album chart position: 1968, Number One (for six weeks), and a total of 19 weeks on chart.To promote the album Immediate issued an advertisement that parodied The Lord's Prayer. It caused uproar in the British press and outraged readers wrote in and complained.Small FacesWhich were in the studiosHallowed by thy nameThy music comeThy songs be sungOn this album as they came from your headsWe give you this day our daily breadGive us thy album in a round cover as we give thee 37/9d.,Lead us into the record stores.And deliver us Ogdens' Nut Gone FlakeFor nice is the musicThe sleeve and the storyFor ever and ever, Immediate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O...

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