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On this day, 16 June 1967, mod rockers the Small Faces played two shows at Cardiff’s Top Rank.
The band had not long come off a long UK tour in a package that include Roy Orbison, Paul and Barry Ryan and Jeff Beck.
Signed initially to Decca, by 1966, despite being one of the highest-grossing live acts in the country and scoring many successful singles, including four UK Top 10 chart hits, the group still had little money.
After a confrontation with infamous manager Don Arden, who tried to face down the boys' parents by claiming that the whole band were using drugs, they broke with both Arden and Decca.
They were almost straight away offered a deal with the newly established Immediate label, formed by ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.
Given a virtual open account at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, the band progressed rapidly, working closely with engineer Glyn Johns.
The band had earlier in the month released their first single for Immediate, “Here Comes The Nice”, written by guitarist Steve Marriott and bass guitarist Ronnie Lane, which reached No 12, whilst its follow up “Itcychoo Park” released in August, made No 3 in the UK singles chart.
