- Audio CD (28 May 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Castle
- ASIN: B00005CBUA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 398,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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This reissue is packaged in a miniature reproduction of the original circular, multiple foldout cover using images based around the tobacco theme of the title. The only difference (other than size) is where the original cover had two bank panels, the reissue has added sleeve notes.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the Best Albums of All Time, 24 July 2002
By Steven R. Seim "Steve Seim" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (Audio CD)
I know that my meager descriptions couldn't possibly do this album justice. Critics have often compared "Ogden" with "Sgt. Pepper," and the comparison is apt. But "Ogden" is at once more whimsical and more satisfying musically. The second half is slightly marred by a narrated story between the songs, but the accent is so thick that it just sounds like English background noise. The rest is the Small Faces' great British mod/R&B taken to musical territory that most bands only dreamed of. Only the Beatles, Traffic, and Procol Harum have made albums in the same league."Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" is, quite simply, the greatest rock masterpiece that no one has ever heard of. If you like psychedelia, 60's rock, the British Invasion, progressive rock, etc., please - PLEASE - buy this album.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Vintage psychedelia, 2 July 2004
By "infpaquarian" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (Audio CD)
I found the first half more enjoyable listening. The second half of the album seems to be based on old English pub drinking songs. Just to clarify, another reviewer claimed the Cockney accent was too thick to understand. The second half is narrated by Stanley Unwin ("the late master of English gobbledygook" as one reviewer called him), and uses wordplay in the tradition of Edward Lear, Jabberwocky, and the late John Lennon (In His Own Write; A Spaniard in the Works). So it's not just due to the accent, per se, that the listener may feel challenged in attempting to follow the narrative.
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Take your fill, take nothing less..., 22 Nov 2005
By Stargrazer "the lost mixtape of my life" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (Audio CD)
As stated elsewhere, this IS a great concept album...or more accurately, a great concept side. Side A can really be skipped entirely, not much there musically or conceptually.
Side B is where the narrated tale of Happiness Stan unfolds, and it's really more a case of narration punctuated by songs rather than vice versa.
Careful listening bears multiple rewards, as the story is charming, enlightened, and wonderfully psychedelic.
The songs themselves are short and restate main themes of the story. "Mad John" is brilliant, but "The Hungry Intruder" may step a little too close to Hendrix's "Foxy Lady."
My version of the CD is the Sony Special Products version which appends a live track ("Tin Soldier") to the album. The CD's sound is generally atrocious and overamped, but the story of Happiness Stan is not one I can imagine my collection without.
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