(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?

Song by English rock band Small Faces (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me? song the Small Faces From the Beginning & Small Faces 1967 06 02 y (Decca version) 23 June 1967 (Immediate version) August, 10 October 1966 FebruaryApril 1967 IBC, London Olympic, London Power popNeill Andy https://books.google.com/books?id=cmaVCwAAQBAJ&q=%22have+you+ever+seen+me%22&pg=PT561 Had Me a Real Good Time: The Faces Before During and After 2011-03-31 Omnibus Press 978-1-78323-619-0 en psychedelic popalbum mw0000204278 Small Faces - From the Beginning (1967) Review Erlewine Stephen Thomas November 28, 2025 R&B 2 16 Decca Immediate Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane John Pantry Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" (also known as "Tell Me Have You Ever Seen Me?" or "Have You Ever Seen Me?") is a song by English rock band Small Faces. It has a complicated release history and was issued by both Decca and Immediate Records in 1967.https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-the-beginning-mw0000204278 Small Faces: From the BeginningReview Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine AllMusic 31 August 2019Small Faces [Immediate] - Small Faces Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic https://www.allmusic.com/album/small-faces-immediate-mw0001959030 en-us 2020-07-03 The track apparently had a working title of "Mystery" in 1966.Hewitt Hellier 2004 128 Initially planned as the Small Faces debut single on Immediate in mid-1967, it was shelved due to threats from Decca.Schmitt Roland https://books.google.com/books?id=1d6aAwAAQBAJ&q=%22have+you+ever+seen+me%22&pg=PT341 The Small Faces & Other Stories 2011-08-01 Bobcat Books 978-0-85712-451-7 en Song profile In an interview for Saturday Club, Ronnie Lane stated that he came up with the song after listening to some tracks off of the group's eponymous debut album in reverse.Wright Stuart Small Faces Story Part 10 http://www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/story10.htm#.Xv9dPSgzaUk 2020-07-03 makingtime It was recorded in the same sessions as "My Mind's Eye", "That Man", and "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". Footage of them recording the backing instrumental of the song on 10 October 1966 was used in part of a BBC documentary called The Managers regarding feuds between the Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Small Faces' Don Arden.Hewitt Hellier 2004 129 "If I've ever exploited anyone it's for their own benefit, it's because they want to be exploited. I've never exploit anybody who doesn't want to be exploited." Don Arden BBC documentary, 1966 The song was first issued on 2 June 1967 when the compilation album From the Beginning was released, this album contains unreleased recordings and other hit recordings from the band's earlier output. This version was released by Decca and is thought to be a demo for British singer Chris Farlowe. A revamped version was included as the opening track on the group's second studio album Small Faces on 23 June 1967. This version was released by Immediate and was used as the closing track for There Are But Four Small Faces, the group's album released exclusively in the US.Schmitt Roland https://books.google.com/books?id=1d6aAwAAQBAJ&q=%22there+are+but+four+small+faces%22&pg=PT341 The Small Faces & Other Stories 2011-08-01 Bobcat Books 978-0-85712-451-7 en The principal difference between the two versions is that the Decca version has a slower tempo than the Immediate, and that the Immediate version has a different vocal track. The Decca rendering was released exclusively in mono sound (as with all Small Faces' work on Decca), while the Immediate one was mixed in both stereo and mono. There are thought to exist 4 versions of the song, these are the two aforementioned versions, one on the deluxe edition of From the Beginning, and the last on the deluxe edition of Small Faces. Instrumentally, there's no difference, as these are only different vocal takes. One of the aforementioned outtakes were featured on The Decca Years, a box set of all Small Faces Decca recordings.2015-07-23 Small Faces 5-CD set to include rarities and outtakes https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/small-faces-5-cd-set-to-include-rarities-and-outtakes-69815/ 2020-07-03 UNCUT en-GB The song was well-received upon release, and is considered one of the best songs on Small Faces.The Tragic Fall Of The Small Faces https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/11413/small-faces-tragic-fall 2020-07-03 Mojo en-GB "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" was featured in German music magazine Musikexpress' list of "the 700 best songs of all time" at a position of number 568, where they write that "Marriott is in his best form".2014-03-20 Die 700 besten Songs aller Zeiten: Plätze 600 bis 551 https://www.musikexpress.de/die-700-besten-songs-aller-zeiten-plaetze-600-bis-551-142622/ 2020-07-03 Musikexpress de-DE It was later featured on Here Come the Nice: The Immediate Years 1967-1969 on 27 January 2014.Lifton Dave Small Faces to Release Limited Edition Box Set https://ultimateclassicrock.com/small-faces-box-set/ 2020-07-03 Ultimate Classic Rock 14 November 2013 en The Immediate version "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" also demonstrates an early use of the mellotron, where the Mark II type was used, played by Ian McLagan.https://www.planetmellotron.com/revs12.htm#faces Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: S12 www.planetmellotron.com 2019-11-15 This instrument is absent from the Decca release, where the hammond organ instead dominates most of the sound. The track was later used as the B-side of a re-release of "Lazy Sunday" on 19 March 1976, almost 9 years after it was first issued. Personnel Steve Marriott - acoustic guitar, lead vocals Ronnie Lane - bass guitar, backing vocals Ian McLagan - hammond organ, mellotron, backing vocals Kenney Jones - drums, percussion The Apostolic Intervention version (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me single The Apostolic Intervention Madame Garcia 1967 04 07 y March 1967 Olympic, London Garage rock freakbeat 2 05 Immediate Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane British rock band the Apostolic Intervention took interest in Steve Marriott, who liked their sound and persuaded Andrew Loog Oldham to sign them. Marriott would then subsequently offer "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me" to them, much to Ronnie Lane's dismay.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/apostolic-intervention-mn0000496530 Apostolic Intervention: Biography & History Eder Bruce AllMusic 1 September 2019 Bass guitarist Bob Argent was unable to play for the session, and his role was taken over by Marriott, who also produced it with Lane. The B-side "Madame Garcia" was recorded in the same session and was likewise penned and produced by Marriott and Lane, the former whom is featured as a backing vocalist. The single was released on 7 April 1967, but failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart. This is most likely due to the fact that the single was not promoted, and only released by Immediate to escape Decca's legal action.Schmitt Roland https://books.google.com/books?id=1d6aAwAAQBAJ&q=%22con%22&pg=PT341 The Small Faces & Other Stories 2011-08-01 Bobcat Books 978-0-85712-451-7 en Further work by them resulted in nothing, and they would split by the end of 1967. Drummer Jerry Shirley would again collaborate with Marriott, joining him in Humble Pie. Other versions versions may not meet :WP:SONGCOVER. November 2019 The Stillroven covered it as "Have You Ever Seen Me" and released it as a single in 1968.Markesich 2012 226 It became the group's final single release before their breakup.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-stillroven-mn0000917949/biography The Stillroven: Biography Torreano Bradley AllMusic 19 August 2019 A cover appears on Gumball's 1992 extended play Wisconsin Hayride. References Bibliography Hewitt Paolo Hellier John 2004 Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful... 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