I've Got Mine

"I've Got Mine"
Single by Small Faces
from the album Small Faces
B-side "It's Too Late"
Released 5 November 1965
Format 7"
Recorded Pye Studio, London, England England
Genre Rock, beat
Length 2:54
Label Decca (no us issue)
Writer(s) Marriott/Lane
Producer(s) Ian Samwell
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 the English rock 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 the Netherlands and the UK, via the ship, the MV Galaxy, concealed inside band's demo tape boxes (unbeknown to the Wonderful Radio London management). 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]

Personnel

Small Faces

See also

"I've Got Mine" was revisited by Small Faces in 1968. A new instrumental version of the song was recorded and released as the title track from the album "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake".

References/Notes

Notes:

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

References:

  • Paolo Hewitt John Hellier (2004). Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful.... Helter Skelter Publishing ISBN 1-900924-44-7.
  • Paolo Hewitt/Kenney Jones (1995) small faces the young mods' forgotten story – Acid Jazz ISBN 0-9523935-0-6

External links

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