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Ep339: Kenney Jones - The Who, The Faces, Small Faces & more

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Kenney Jones, legendary drummer of The Faces, Small Faces & The Who, joins us to talk vinyl, the records of his career, recording with Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, John Bonham PLUS the upcoming plans for The Faces & a limited vinyl pressing of a recently surfaced 1966 Small Faces gig. 

Topics include:

  • Interview startup

  • The Small Faces 1966 recordings that just surfaced

  • Led Zeppelin were influenced by early Small Faces

  • Growing up in a house with 3 records

  • Kenney originally wanted to play the Banjo

  • The story of Kenney playing drums

  • How did Kenney get records in his youth

  • Pat Meehan / Don Arden discovering the Small Faces

  • Negotiating with Don Arden / Carnaby Street

  • Purchasing handfuls of records to make a single chart

  • What was Don Arden like to work with?

  • Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake record package

  • Immediate Records going bust

  • What happened to the Ogden’s master tapes

  • Kenny is re-recording Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake

  • Location of the other master tapes

  • Rare recordings and outtakes were sourced from stored tapes & acetates

  • Kenney has loads of tapes to release on Nice Records

  • The EU copyright laws

  • Kenney’s single “Ready or Not”

  • Kenney’s unreleased single with Paul McCartney

  • Recording with Wings, John Bonham in the ‘Rockestra’

  • The story of The Rolling Stones “It’s Only Rock & Roll” session

  • New recordings / upcoming record & tour from The Faces

  • The night before Keith Moon died

  • The Who wasn’t sure they would continue after Keith

  • Were there demos for "Face Dances" that Keith recorded before he died?

  • The connection between Kenney & John Entwistle

  • How did he compare between playing with John Entwistle and Ronnie Lane?

  • Does Kenney still listen to records?

  • Interview wrap up

Nice Records - Small Faces 1966 vinyl

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.