Behind the Covers

Small Faces

1 album cover in our archive

Small Faces is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1960s. Released on Immediate Records, the artwork sits in the rock tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering Small Faces, Ogdens Nut Gone Flake, 1968, concept album, tobacco tin, round sleeve. Below you'll find the full story behind each Small Faces cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces — album cover art

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)

Steve Marriott swapped one word on a real tobacco tin and turned a Liverpool firm's brand into a wink about being out of your head. The Small Faces' 1968 round sleeve was a publicity stunt, a hash joke and a packaging nightmare all at once.

Label
Immediate Records
Designer
Mick Swan
Photographer
Gered Mankowitz
Genre
Rock
Decade
1960s
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