"... a welcome addition to the documentation of mid-'60s music...this set is a giant leap forward from the usual fare, which has tended to be thin on footage and way too long on a short list of talking heads. Indeed, British Invasion's chief assets are the abundance and quality of its visuals and the insights and brevity of its commentaries (from artists and associates-no critics)...Two thumbs up." --SonicBoomers.com, Gene Sculatti, March 5, 2010"...Though best known in the U.S. as a sort of one-hit wonder (the uncharacteristic "Itchycoo Park"), the classic lineup Small Faces were in fact a tough little R'n'B band made up of four live wires (singer/guitarist Steve Marriott, singer/bassist Ronnie Lane, drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist/current Austin resident Ian McLagan). And while the Who may have flown the flag of the red/white/and blue target, it was the Small Faces who were the Mod movement's true band (the "small" coming from the members' diminutive stature and "faces" being a term for a hip Mod).Small Faces--All or Nothing, 1965-1968 (120 mins., $19.99) offers up a whopping 27 full performances from the band--concert and TV footage--of songs like "Whatcha Gonna Do About It," "I Can't Make It," "Tin Soldier," "Here Come the Nice," and "Itchycoo Park." Of special note is the suite of performances from Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, the band's magnum opus concept album, complete with the nonsensical Cockney wordplay from English comedian Stanley Unwin.​The band's brief-but-stellar story is also told in contemporary interviews with Jones, the opinionated McLagan, and original (but short-lived) keyboardist Jimmy Winston. Marriott and Lane appear briefly in archival interviews, although not as much as Eyeballin' would have liked. Marriott perished in a 1991 house fire. Lane--who suffered from multiple sclerosis--died in 1997 from pneumonia.The most astonishing aspect is really seeing just how exciting and energetic a performer Steve Marriott was, Muppet-like hair bouncing to the rhythm of his chugging guitar and larynx-ripping vocals. Unfortunately, Marriott's legacy today as a classic rocker is far more modest than it should be.A gorgeous booklet further recounts the band's career with photos of rare memorabilia. Bonus features include the complete performances without interview interruption, the last filmed interview with Lane, and a photo gallery.And while the Small Faces never toured the U.S.--thus limiting their chances for success here--out of their ashes came two of the '70s greatest boogie rock bands. Marriott recruited Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley, and Jerry Shirley to form Humble Pie, while the remaining Small Faces tapped singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood and morphed into the Faces. Wonder whatever happened to those last two fellas?" -Bob Ruggiero --Houston Press: June 16, 2010"Also showing blasts of inspiration are "Small Faces - All or Nothing   1965-1968" and "Free - Forever." The former is part of the "British   Invasion" DVD series and gives an abundance of archive interviews from   the band that would eventually give birth to Faces and Humble Pie,   while the latter documents Free, which included a pre-Bad Company Paul   Rodgers and Simon Kirke at their grittiest, blues-soaked best.Formed by singer-guitarist Steve Marriott and bassist-singer Ronnie   Lane, Small Faces could be rowdier than The Rolling Stones on stage -   "All or Nothing," "Itchykoo Park" and "Tin Soldier" are gloriously   scrappy and timeless - but the quartet's potential fame in the U.S.   was squandered by a greedy manager. The alleged culprit, according to   the testimony keyboardist Ian McLagan and drummer Kenney Jones give on   "Small Faces - All or Nothing 1965-1968," intentionally kept Small   Faces away from the United States. It was a bizarre move, being that   if more money was tossed at Small Faces, surely the manager would   profit as well."All or Nothing" presents what must be all of the existing footage of   the band. The clips, which can be viewed in complete form or   interspersed with band interviews, range from solid TV show   appearances to blister-causing raves inside a sweaty club. Marriott's   10-story voice - remarkably, he and the other three members were   barely more than 5 feet tall - and Lane's ahead-of-the-curve bass   playing, miraculously executed with a pick, alone make Small Faces a   required research project for the uninitiated." -Scott Smith --http://www.swtimes.com/features/article_58c411ee-68d0-11df-9087-001cc4c03286.html"And what audio/visual treats these discs are! Meticulously researched and packaged, expertly restored and annotated and whenever possible hosted by many of the actual participants themselves, the songs and stories flow in never less than quick, LOUD frenzies so perfectly reminiscent of those once-Swinging Sixties themselves...this is one British Invasion which truly concentrates, as all such documentaries should but seldom do, on the MUSIC." --thecelebritycafe.com, Gary Pig Gold, March 22, 2010