The Small Faces' Ronnie Lane Reviews the Singles of September 1966

[@bobleroe3859]

1966, what a great year for music.

[@Famulus9]

The 60s, what a great decade for music! In my mind it can’t be topped.

[@familydogg1234]

Agree- it's like the young generation*( my generation ) had a voice saying" heck with you old fogies!". It went from censored lyrics, appear on stage with Suit and Ties - to Wild clothes or none at all! Note " Sunny Afternoon " was #29 on the charts- but not for long!

[@recordtime4923]

Ronnie was completely spot on! Love the background videos! Keep up the great work!

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Thank you for this one YP. Ronnie Lane was such a dear man, bless his soul. To this day, Small Faces are my favorite band ( not counting Beatles). I think their music is brilliant and timeless. I play something of theirs nearly everyday and never tire of them. RIP Ronnie, Steve and Mac.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

You can also say RIP Jimmy Winston, their first organist who played on their early tracks before Ian took his place. James died about two years ago. It was not until then that drummer Kenny Jones became their complete only surviving member.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

@@paulgoldstein2569 Of course, poor Jimmy. He is the "Pete Best" of the Small Faces.

[@paulnolan4971]

Ronnie 'Plonk' Lane was a gas. RIP to a great one. Ogdens will forever be one of my fave albums of all time.

[@jogischulz2576]

...yes, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake is also one of my fave albums, glad that I have the original german issue and the Dvd, keep on rockin 'from Berlin

[@YesterdaysPapers]

One of my favourites as well. Brilliant album.

[@paulnolan4971]

@@jogischulz2576 That's friggin' groovy man hehe. Keep on rockin' from Liverpool.

[@paulnolan4971]

@@YesterdaysPapers It's the whole package YP. It's unique and it fkn rocks, also Stanley Unwin sitting comftobold too-square on his botty telling us the tale of Mad John's travels 😁 lol I just love it man.

[@wellsy1954]

It's such a great album, but even better without the gaps between tracks. I used Audacity to put all the tracks together.

[@neilfriedman]

Ronnie, a true legend. RIP. So much tallent

[@jimburton1]

Own up!

[@jogischulz2576]

Happy New Year all together, The Small Faces are one of my top fave bands since I heard their song "Lazy Sunday" in 1968 when I was 14y., thank you for another great video !

[@paulnolan4971]

Ogden's ^^^^

[@lindadote]

Ronnie comes across as the gentleman he truly was. He was also a fine bassist and his lovely harmonies with the amazing Steve Marriott make Small Faces a band I’ll never tire of. (Both men) gone far too soon. I shall always treasure my Ogdens vinyl. Thanks YP, this was a gas!

[@AlexAlexon3897]

Gentlemen don't chuck 45s around. I know that because I did it when I was 15 and got reported to my folks. I don't know, rock stars get away with it all!

[@johnpolitis9060]

@@AlexAlexon3897 Not Bowie, of course. Bowie is God. So it didn't happen to God.

[@walterbugbee9278]

Yes me too. I have one maybe two vinyls with Ronnie Lane on them.Will never sell them,I have a early nice collection of albums that l cherish very much.!!Have a Great New 2023.🎶🎸🔥🥂💯

[@lindadote]

@@walterbugbee9278 ……that’s cool, Ronnie was a fine musician. Have a safe and happy 2023.

[@walterbugbee9278]

@@lindadote You too,Linda.Just now getting back to normal, After holidays.Whatever normal is,Ha,ha.Have a Great 2023.☝👉🎶🥂💯

[@flimbambo]

Ronnie’s wit and humour come across well here. He’s spot on, I think, with his comments- particularly about James Brown and Wilson Pickett. It’s interesting to hear him on the Spencer Davies Group, because they were both playing their own interpretations of American soul music

[@pencilpauli9442]

Ronnie sounded a real gas. Must have been really fun to be around. Own up!

[@twezzo99]

Eleanor Rigby, God Only Knows, Summer In The City. Three of the absolute best pop tunes of all time in the top ten of one week. That´s the difference between the mid sixties and any other era in chart history.

[@RAFchurchlawford4469]

But what a Top 3: Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby, God Only Knows, All or Nothing. Why do today's kids still prefer today's music? Because it's their music, I suppose 🤔

[@sratus]

Don't know why you're leaving All or Nothing out of that list. Absolute classic.

[@twezzo99]

@@sratus As a performance, yes - not as a composition, in my opinion. I feel the ones I mentioned have melodic and harmonic content that holds up with the best classical composers of all time.

[@hume1963]

I agree and they weren't in this review. They had him listen to mediocre songs. Not interesting at all.

[@craigsmith2755]

@@RAFchurchlawford4469 Because it's all they know. They can't think outside the bubble. And most of the time they are more interested in the video than the actual song.

[@jfrorn]

1966... what a monster year for pop music, goodness me

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

"He was moved once to snatch a disc from the turntable, marsh from the room and hurl it out of the window" Ronnie was a whole damn mood 🙅‍♂💁‍♂😂 Second only to The Rolling Stones, The Small Faces are my favorite band, fantastic music and unforgettable charisma. And as always, I love your music, YP 🥰❤

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Sophie! One of my all-time favourites as well. The Faces, too. Ronnie Lane was a very gifted songwriter. I also love all those heartfelt songs he wrote when he was in the Faces like "Debris".

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@YesterdaysPapers Definitely. I feel there are certain musicians who really lay their soul bare through their music. Ronnie was one of those musicians for sure ❤

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@SophieLovesSunsets No doubt.

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@YesterdaysPapers 💖

[@flimbambo]

Ronnie’s wit and humour come across well here. He’s spot on, I think, with his comments- particularly about James Brown and Wilson Pickett. It’s interesting to hear his comments on the Spencer Davies Group, given that they were both playing their own interpretations of American soul

[@christopherruddick3524]

God bless yer, Plonk! Thanx for uploading x

[@jfrorn]

Your keyboards at the end were perfect! Love what you do, never miss a video.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the instrumental at the end. Cheers!

[@billobrien5140]

"It's a gas." "Own up!" I am surprised there were not others who tossed a record out the window.

[@389383]

It should have been dangerous outside with some of the dreck these stars are made to listen to!

[@bipbopboom]

Nice one, Yesterday! Ronnie seemed like a good guy. He had some choice tunes to review too! Fantastic job in the outro tune!! Ian, Ronnie and Steve would be proud!! Cheers, Jon

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you, Jon! Yeah, the Small Faces all seemed like good guys with a great sense of humour. And they definitely knew how to party. A bunch of ravers!

[@paulgoldstein2569]

@@YesterdaysPapers Yet his neighbours made it clear they had no room for ravers.

[@jfrorn]

That was awesome, thank you!

[@richsackett3423]

Mistaking Eddy Arnold for Jim Reeves may be my favorite wrong guess yet. The rest of his reactions were on-the-money. Better variety of covers than usual.

[@stevecharman8420]

This is one of the best of the Blind Dates. A great crop of records and Ronnie, after a bit of initial reluctance, really gets into his work. He was on the money about the Seekers single- one of their poorer efforts.

[@flimbambo]

Yeh I’m glad he relented a bit though when he realised who they were. I’ve always liked the Seekers.

[@doctorbohr1585]

The Spencer Davis Group performance is from a film called the Ghost Goes Gear. And Bread is a gem of a find! Bless you Plonk.

[@Sopmylo]

Eddy Arnold's "Defenestration" is my fav.

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

Extra points earned for the excellent Ghost Goes Gear footage accompanying the Spencer Davis Group.

[@timmyhamilton56]

Amazing talent, saw him at Wembley Stadium Faces reunion when Ronnie came on in a wheelchair.The good ones always leave too early.

[@deirdre108]

"It exists. It sounds like a cross between Cher and Roy Orbison"! My beer went up my nose with that quip! Ronnie Lane will always be one of the greats. Interesting to see "Sunshine Superman" at the top of the US single charts and not even in the top 50 of MM singles. I wonder why that is? This is the song that Donovan should have sung in "Don't Look Back" when he and Dylan were in the hotel room song swapping. "Sunshine Superman" has one of the best intros in pop music.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

"Sunshine Superman" was released in the US about 3 months before it was released in the UK. This was due to some legal battle with his record company.

[@michaelrochester48]

I believe Jimmy page played guitar on the song

[@paulgoldstein2569]

As for that Donovan classic, check out the full length recording of it on his later compilations, rather than the shorter inferior single version.

[@PAULLONDEN]

@@michaelrochester48 Page was all over the place , but wasn't it Jeff Beck on some sessions ? particularly "Barabajagal" .

[@deirdre108]

@@YesterdaysPapers Thank you, YP--interesting to know that.

[@phatato]

God I love this KZbin channel! So much fun

[@Famulus9]

Back when the Small Faces were still mod. All or Nothing was released almost exactly a month before this interview and was deservedly a UK #1. I've always admired his bass playing, and what a great shame it is that he passed away so young from MS.

[@paulnolan4971]

It really was.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I've always loved his bass playing as well. He was kind of like McCartney in the sense that when you listen to the Small Faces or The Faces, you always remember the bass lines. Very memorable.

[@Famulus9]

@@YesterdaysPapers Yes indeed, I recall reading somewhere that he was one of the first bass players (like Jack Bruce) to be creative and dynamic with his bass playing.

[@bobwallace9814]

I believe he had moved to Durango, Colorado where he died. He racked up huge medical debt and the one guy that stepped in to pay was Rod Stewart.

[@Sp33gan]

"Thrown it out the window"! Got that right, Ronnie! Some great singles for him this time, running a wide gamut of styles, and his take on how Land Of 1000 Dances should be played is spot on! Loved this one, YP!

[@darda2449]

Own up! Ronnie Lane is straight-up! This was fun, especially that groaning Eddie Arnold record sailing out the window... I would have certainly sent it down the loo. Thank you, Yesterday's Papers!

[@ChubbyChecker182]

The Top Ten Albums is quite something with The Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys ,Dylan, Clapton...and even Elvis and Sinatra. Blimey don't think Ihave seen a top ten albums list like that

[@SteveHatchitt]

one hell of a top ten lp list that month

[@389383]

Surprised to see They Are Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha was a hit in Britain. Wouldn't think the BBC would allow that to be played.

[@centralparkjoe1290]

Ronnie was a legend!🤙🙏🇬🇧

[@Norshammar72]

Love Ronnie Lanes music. His songwriting with Steve Marriot was just fantastic.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Small Faces and the Faces are awesome

[@deadlyoneable]

Ending is “all or nothing”. Good one from them.

[@murrayscott3513]

My favorite subscription. Cheers!

[@sashamoghilla2919]

Thank you for this video. For myself it was a time for breakthrough of new music. Plus Jimi Hendrix had arrived in England and The Misunderstood recorded their first singles in UK in September. Also Pink Floyd and Tomorrow played their trippy live gigs ...

[@lifeisdead01]

That bread song is so catchy. Really nice middle eight

[@nathalieplum2137]

The number of eternal classics in these charts is off the wall. Look at the Top 3 UK singles! No charts in 2023 could give us that! Bonne année à tous! 😉

[@jerrywatt6813]

Yep Ronnie was a keeper RIP Thanks YP keep them coming! Cheers !

[@daliborsnajdr6871]

So great! Always getting better and better.

[@stephenwalker2924]

"It's a gas." "It exists." "I wouldn't throw it out the window."

[@davidellis5141]

Cool Sandie Shaw single 😎 👌

[@mikeowen1192]

Rip Ronnie Steve and Mac from the fantastic small faces a real band of mates who could play there instruments and a singer who could blow the roof off

[@chrisbacos]

I liked this. It seems Ronnie really didn't want to do this. When he said "Stevie" at first Winwood came to mind then I realize he meant Marriott. In 1987 I met Ronnie Lane and Ian MacLagan at a nightclub in North Hollywood, CA. Ian was very sociable as was Ronnie. But sadly Ronnie was clearly deteriorating due to MS. I was very humbled.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Very sad ending. Ronnie could have benefited from some royalties money but the Small Faces got ripped off by Don Arden and he wasn't getting any money from all those songs he wrote.

[@chrisbacos]

@@YesterdaysPapers Don Arden was a bad person.

[@lthompson7625]

Nice memory Chris. I can’t imagine any of The Small Faces not being friendly , sociable guys..

[@mariuspoppFM]

@@chrisbacos talk about an euphemism

[@chrisbacos]

@@lindadote no his band mate in the small faces Steve Marriott

[@georgeprior-vinylshowtell4934]

All Or Nothing slower and heavier at the outro - nicely done!! Sounds like Vanilla Fudge doing a version, brilliant 🙂

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@f.w.2054]

Ronnie was the best. Been gone a long time but not forgotten! Own up.

[@darrellmayberry7784]

I love this review by Ronnie Lane who seems to have a great personality also I love your posts of all the chart lists in the UK and US and as one can see 1966 was a banner year for music.

[@OnBleeckerStreet]

Brilliant video 😅’Own up!’ Love Plonk!

[@randybackgammon890]

Cant believe the quality of reserch in this channel.Where on earth do you find all these films and corispondence.Knock out

[@garyholyhead]

The Spencer Davis Group flip, 'Trampoline' is a top instrumental 😃

[@n.b.1483]

A great group of singles.

[@johnpolitis9060]

The Buzz with John Hutch and Bowie in 1966.

[@maurice8607]

Bless Ronnie. Some really fab tunes here including my fav Sandie tune, Run. I still get excited about Land of a 1000 Dances. The Who and the Spencer Davis Group. Two superb groups. 1966, what a year. Oh, take me back.

[@alonenjersey]

A time it was and what a time it was.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

No doubt, 1966 was an incredible year.

[@alonenjersey]

@@YesterdaysPapers Oh yes. Such a shame today's youth choose to ignore such high quality of both words & music.

[@alonenjersey]

Thank you.

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

I love this episode. When that Eddy Arnold song came on, I instantly thought about how boring it was. And then when he threw it out the window, I yelled "YES!". Exactly what I would have done.

[@michaelrochester48]

Barry Mann? I did not know he was also a singer. He is a great songwriter along with his wife Cynthia Weil

[@wellsy1954]

Very talented. You can find his original version of "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" on KZbin. Very different.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

He released a number of singles, mostly in the States, and had the original U.S. hit versions of Counting Teardrops, a UK hit for Emile Ford, and Who Put The Bomp, a UK hit for The Viscounts. This here was his original version of Angelica, later covered by The Sandpipers and most famously by Scott Walker among others.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

6:47 Look at that for an iconic album top ten

[@australianchartentries60sa35]

As an Aussie I agree with Ronnie’s assessment of that Seekers track. Bloody horrible! Great review Plonk!

[@wellsy1954]

As another Aussie, I agree.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Not one of their best indeed, although a square bunch , the Seekers made some beautiful melancholic music , wouldn't buy them myself but you have to place them in 1966 hearing through AM radio. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmK4iYaae9GJhdU

[@wellsy1954]

@@PAULLONDEN Judith had a great voice, but except for "I'll Never Find Another You" The Seekers didn't do much for me. Maybe if Judith had worn mini-skirts??

[@9thfloorchaos]

I had been meaning to ask this question for a while and was curious if anyone had the answer: How did the specific musician/celebrity get chosen on a monthly basis for each of these Blind Date installments over the years? I've noticed that some, but not all, correlate with one of their tracks reaching a relatively high chart position, but how did they fit it in for the likes of George Best and Marty Feldman then?

[@marcbolan1818]

PLONK! Ronnie had the best reviews.

[@MSOTO319]

I love the small faces:)

[@mr.pastry779]

I think 1966 blew the cobwebs away with the early 60s, with the music and also fashion .

[@PeasGraveny]

The little bits of animation in this one were charming and very funny. More of that type if thing I zay!

[@tylerthompson1842]

Love Ronnie Lane.. what a character 😂. Underrated bass player and all arounder. Glad they made that great documentary about him a few years back

[@MrEss-ld3sw]

Norma Tanega getting some love from Ronnie. Alright! Her records weren’t hits but they were great. Decades later they used “You’re Dead” for the vampire show.

[@RileyRampant]

One thing I've noticed is that Dylan always charted way better in the UK than in the US, all through his best years. Hats off, UK.

[@mariuspoppFM]

Nemo profeta in patria

[@mariuspoppFM]

Same happened to Love

[@carmengiaa65]

Happy New Year YP!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Happy New Year!

[@daisywrabbit]

lmao great job on the animation. ✨💙✨

[@goneby100]

Yeh! been lately digging out my old vy of the Small and Ronnie.

[@BrooklynJackBlue]

Well! I guess my new catchphrase is "Own up."

[@EddieReischl]

Pretty decent selection, and hey, at least Eddy Arnold's albums fly pretty good. Looking at the charts, it had to be a bit frustrating for the Beatles single-wise, it's Sept. of 1966 and someone already has a cover of "Got to Get You into My Life" off of "Revolver" on the singles charts. This probably had something to do with them writing separate songs for their singles, so they could be the first ones to put them out.

[@VirreFriberg]

Love Ronnie Lane! He always felt so humble

[@moorlock2003]

I love The Walker Bros. version of Land of 1000 dances.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Throw it out the window! hahaha! How cool!

[@brucemarshall3446]

Donovan was scoring top ten singles in USA while contract problems kept his stuff from even getting released in UK!

[@mladen8127]

I always enjoy your blind date videos. Are there many of these that you are you itching to release but you're missing one obscure 45?

[@hihiaurelnarmadashankar4334]

What a down to earth guy

[@deadlyoneable]

Nice mix here. Norma Tenga is interesting. I stumbled onto one of hers recently. “My cat named Dog”. If you don’t know it, I would suggest looking it up. It was a gem find for me. She has a particular style. Never took off though.

[@monsieurbertillon9570]

Fascinating woman. I only discovered her recently too

[@terryenglish7132]

The whole cat/dog albums good

[@mariuspoppFM]

She was Dusty Springfield's lover for a while

[@chasjohn57]

Elvis almost recorded Angelica in 1969 at the Memphis sessions. He gave it to his friend Roy Hamilton.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Your Hammond outro: "All Or Nothing" 👉🙏👌👈 Personally I prefer '66; to your psychedelia 🇬🇧mate🇬🇧 of '67. Ronnie was a pleasurable judge. Probably on "uppers"

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Some really far out,groovy and hip tunes featured here. I dig it man !

[@MrMjp58]

Ronnie and the Small Faces made some really great music. He always had something of a tragic air about him, I thought. Another brilliant video. Thanks.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

I agree that he does seem a bit tragic. Bad luck and bad decisions seemed to curse both him and Steve Marriott. I wonder if our view of him is influenced by benefit of hindsight. We know what lies ahead for him and Steve. Back then, they were "happy boys happy". Bless their souls.

[@marcelomanzanoplaza3262]

Hay estaban ese año los número 13 de la lista los Bravos con Black is Black su mejor año de éxitos los mejores...

[@shadowstealer2790]

Fantastic, one of my faves in this series, thanks ! Would you believe I've never heard that James Brown slammer that he reviews. Always loved Ronnie Lane!

[@SuperNevile]

Didn't realise Napoleon XIV got so high.

[@terryenglish7132]

Strikes me odd it hit US/UK both , too.

[@TheFlamingBridges]

He knew his music.

[@4-dman464]

2:12 VC auction - - 7" UK pressing - - 'Tip Of My Fingers' by Eddy Arnold. Not original sleeve. 'A' side scratched. Ronnie Lane's frisbee fingerprints on vinyl. £1000.

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

Man, he's so funny! The Small Faces were all such characters. I desperately wish they had been more successful.

[@tonywright8294]

More successful ?

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

@@tonywright8294 yea! like as big as the beatles. i wish they'd had big movies & stuff

[@L1V2P9]

Although he said it in jest, Ronnie was dead right in suggesting that he take all the labels off and listen to the records for a week. How many times have he hated a record when we first heard it, only to like it after listening to it a few times?

[@traildoggy]

"She digs bread. That's what she's laying down. Let's face it. I like all bread."

[@RM-ti8nf]

Had to agree with everything that Ronnie said 😁 And I loved him too haha

[@kulturkriget]

Really good selection he got.

[@jean-marcknight8816]

Ooooh, I’m A Boy … sweet memories … that one what so fun to play and sing

[@KeizerHedorah]

The man was a class act

[@ianlovell6709]

When Ronnie first heard Jumpin Jack flash, did he say, "It was a gas gas gas" 😉😜

[@wyliesmith4244]

After watching David Gilmour get defeated by a pile of rubbish, this selection seemed heavenly. Singles were still the big deal for record companies in '66, and a lot of these records were memorable. more surprising to me was the album top ten. That was a ridiculously good showing for any year, let alone a year where albums were finally worth purchasing. And I can't/couldn't tell the difference between Eddy Arnold and Jim Reeves. All the Jim Reeves English hits AFTER HIS DEATH remind me of the Richard Thompson/John French number 'Now That I'm Dead.'

[@subg8858]

That Wilson Pickett version of 1000 Dances ended up the definitive version imo

[@katbela3971]

I love ''I'm a boy'' by The Who (minute 0:49) The Top Ten LPs is impressive: Revolver, Pet Sounds, Blond on Blond, Aftermath… Thanks, Yesterday's Papers.😀💯👍

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, lots of classics in the albums chart.

[@steveletford]

Can you tell me who that is playing the instrumental version of All or Nothing at the end when the charts are on screen? Thanks

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I recorded that instrumental version myself.

[@steveletford]

@@YesterdaysPapers Well done

[@grokeffer6226]

To be fair, a lot of people probably feel that way about Eddie Arnold. 🙉

[@MrDino1953]

I note that Clapton was still with the Bluesbreakers at this point. It must have been just before Cream hit the scene.