Paolo Hewitt
The Small Faces – The Young Mods’ Forgotten Story
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Acid Jazz Records continue their foray into book publishing with the re-release of their super-rare 1994 publishing debut, written by renowned music author and journalist Paolo Hewitt.

Fifteen years after the phenomenal chart-topping success of “The Young Mods‘ Forgotten Story”, their Small Faces biography, an up-dated and re-designed second edition will be released in September to coincide with the annual Small Faces Convention taking place in London.

It’s a busy time for one of Britain’s most neglected but iconic bands – Universal are releasing a 5 CD box set career retrospective which includes many previously unreleased tracks, and the two surviving members reformed The Faces for a unique performance at last year’s Vintage at Goodwood festival..

The classic tale of a ‘band destroyed by the machinations of the music industry’ is reflected here. Poor management, dodgy record deals and disappearing money all contribute to the tragic tale of east-London’s finest pop group. Hewitt gets to the crux of the matter and the band’s story is illustrated with a plethora of previously unseen images and photographs.

The Small Faces’ legacy is far-reaching, musically as well as stylistically, yet only recently are they generally being recognized as one of the influential bands of the 60s.

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