Credits:Small FacesDescription:Justwhenthefirst-generationBritishInvasionbandsgallopedaheadintopopartin1966,theSmallFacesworkedaheavyR&Bgrooveontheir1966debut.That'snottosaythatthispackoffoursharp-suitedmodswereunawareofthetimes.Ifanything,nootherBritishbandofthemid-'60swassokeenlytunedintofashion,thefourSmallFacescapturingthestyleandsoundofdancingpilled-upmodsbettereventhantheWho,possiblybecausethegroupcouldcarryagroovebetterthantheWho,asthistightlypropulsivedebutamplyillustrates.Likemany'60sdebuts,TheSmallFacesissplitbetweencovers,songsthelabelpushedontheband,andoriginals,someclearlyinterpolationsofsongsthey'dbeencoveringinclubs."ComeonChildren"echoesJamesBrown's"Think,"and"YouNeedLoving"isbasedonWillieDixon's"YouNeedLove."Later,LedZeppelinwouldreworktheSmallFaces'"YouNeedLoving"into"WholeLottaLove,"andwhileit'seasytohearhowSteveMarriott'sraw-throatedhowlinfluencedRobertPlantasmuchasMarriott'sheavyshardsofguitarinfluencedJi