I've Got Mine

Single infobox
Name = I've Got Mine


Artist = Small Faces
from Album = Small Faces
B-side = "It's Too Late"
Released = November 5 1965
Format = 7"
Recorded = Pye Studio, London, England flagicon|England
Genre = R&B, British Invasion
Length = 2:54
Label = Decca Records
Writer = Marriott/Lane
Producer = Marriott/Lane
Certification =
Reviews =
Last single = "Whatcha Gonna Do About It"
(1965)
This single = "I've Got Mine"
(1965)
Next single = "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"
(1966)

"I've Got Mine" was the second official song released by English R&B mod band Small Faces in 1965. The song failed to chart despite receiving favourable reviews in the British music press. [cite web
title = The Small Faces - the Band
publisher = BBC
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A4284236
accessdate = 2007-08-20]

"I've Got Mine" is a hard hitting, moody R&B song and the first Small Faces single release written entirely by the songwriting duo of the band Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. The song which features Marriott on main vocals was planned to coincide with the release of 'pop/cop' crime film "Dateline Diamonds" about diamond smugglers. Small Faces appear in the film performing the song, however the film was not shown in cinemas until long after the single was released into the UK singles chart and so the group lost out on the expected media exposure and publicity. [cite book
last = Hewitt
first = Paulo
coauthors = Kenney Jones
title = small faces the young mods' forgotten story
publisher = Acid Jazz
date = 1995
pages = pp.49
month =
isbn = 0 9523935 0 6 ]

It was after the release of "I've Got Mine" that Jimmy Winston was released from the band and replaced by keyboardist Ian McLagan (formerly of The Muleskinners). Winston co-wrote the B-side song "It's too Late" with Marriott and Lane.

"Dateline Diamonds" was mainly conceived by music publisher, Harold Shampan, as a publicity vehicle for up-and-coming talent. The plot revolves around smuggling diamonds between Holland and the UK, via the ship, the "MV Galaxy", concealed inside band's demo tape boxes (unbeknown to the Wonderful Radio London management). The film arguably deserves an Oscar for containing the longest safe-robbery sequence in the history of film-making. It featured the actors William Lucas, Kenneth Cope, George Mikell, Conrad Phillips, DJ Kenny Everett (as himself) and Patsy Rowlands. It was directed by Jeremy Summers. [cite web
title = Dateline Diamonds
publisher = Amazon.co.uk
url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dateline-Diamonds-William-Lucas/dp/B00008AWTJ
accessdate = 2007-08-20]

ee also

*Small Faces discography
*Small Faces

References/Notes

Notes:References:
*Paolo Hewitt John Hellier (2004). "Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful...". Helter Skelter Publishing ISBN 1-900924-44-7.
*Paolo Hewitt/Kenney Jones (1995) "small faces the young mods' forgotten story" - Acid Jazz ISBN 0 9523935 0 6

External links

* [http://www.thesmallfaces.com/] The Small Faces Official Website
* [http://www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/fabforty/65fabs/april66/datelinediamonds.html] RADIOLONDON Sunday 3rd April 1966 – "Dateline Diamonds" goes on general release.