Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake is one of the classic albums of the 1960s. It is also widely regarded as one of the first concept albums although only the second side (of the original LP) could be considered as such. The Small Faces had evolved from playing some of the hottest R&B around to more of a psychedelic sound. This was partially enabled by their move from Decca to Immediate Records. Immediate may have been a disaster financially but it did give the group all the studio time to experiment and branch out into new areas. 

But the innovation was not just in the music. The LP came in a circular cover that folded out to reveal pictures of the band. This sleeve had been duplicated on some of the CD releases of the album. The title of the album was taken from Ogden's Nut Brown Flake, a popular brand of rolling tobacco with the sleeve designed to look like a tobacco tin. "Brown" was changed to "Gone" to represent the state that the band often found itself in. 

Side one consists of unlinked tracks including the singles Lazy Sunday and Afterglow . The second side make up a story with narration by Professor Stanley Unwin. The story tells of Happiness Stan who is looking for the other half of the moon.