A long list of artists including Robert Plant, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Peter Frampton, Bryan Adams and more have joined the late British singer Steve Marriott’s children and bandmates in opposing the release of “new” recordings featuring AI-generated versions of his vocals.
The former frontman of the Small Faces and Humble Pie (and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee) was one of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s, renowned for songs like “All or Nothing,” “Tin Soldier,” “Itchycoo Park,” “I Don’t Need No Doctor” and more. He died in a fire in 1991 at the age of 44.
Finally, and after some controversy, finally the unreleased material of legendary Small Faces and Humble Pie singer/guitarist STEVE MARRIOTT is being released today with the title “Get Down To It 1973-1977“.
Some of these recordings are not complete in the vocal parts, and the idea from the reissue label Cleopatra Records was to create the missing vocals using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Marriot’s daughter and former Humble Pie & Small Faces band mantes Peter Frampton, Jerry Shirley and Kenney Jones rejected the project, and have received support from a number of high profile musicians, including but not limited to Robert Plant, David Gilmour, Paul Weller and Bryan Adams.
Cleopatra Records said: “Regarding the Steve Marriott AI project, we engaged in discussions with his estate about completing some of his unfinished demos with the aid of AI technology. However, we ultimately chose to release these recordings in their original form for now”.
“Steve Marriott – Get Down to It 1973-1977” compiles STEVE MARRIOTT demos from 1973-77, songs musically in the style of Small Faces and Humble Pie, but also blues, folk, and more. To get the best audio quality, all the tapes have been remastered.
Frontman for British hitmakers the Small Faces and Humble Pie, Marriott was born January 30, 1947 in London; a successful child actor, he played the role of the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver! as a teen, but by the mid-’60s, he was working in a local music shop.
There he met bassist Ronnie Lane, agreeing to jam with his band the Pioneers; Marriott soon joined the group full-time and, after adopting a sound influenced by American R&B and a look inspired by Mod fashions, they rechristened themselves the Small Faces.
Though best-known in the U.S. for their hit “Itchycoo Park,” at home, the Small Faces enjoyed much greater success, reeling off a series of smashes including “All or Nothing,” “My Mind’s Eye,” and “Lazy Sunday” as well as the 1968 classic LP Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake. The chart popularity of “Lazy Sunday” rankled Marriott, however — he’d recorded the song as a joke and it was released despite his objections — and when the more thoughtful “The Universal” failed to crack the Top 20, his dissatisfaction only increased.
Marriott’s tenure with the Small Faces ended after he stalked offstage during a New Year’s Day 1969 performance; he soon recruited ex-Herd guitarist Peter Frampton to form the hard rock combo Humble Pie, and after months of woodshedding at Marriott’s Essex cottage, the group issued its debut single, “Natural Born Boogie,” cracking the U.K. Top Five.
The LP As Safe as Yesterday Is followed, but again American success eluded Marriott until the release of the 1971 Humble Pie live album Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore, which went gold. Although Frampton left the band soon after, 1972’s Smokin’ was a smash, reaching the U.S. Top Ten; subsequent efforts failed to achieve the same heights, however, and Humble Pie disbanded in 1975.
After the release of the solo Marriott, in 1976, he joined in a Small Faces reunion, then four years later re-formed Humble Pie with original drummer Jerry Shirley; after two LPs, the group again dissolved. Marriott spent the better part of the Eighties decade in seclusion, but was planning to reunite with Frampton when he lost his life in a house fire on April 20, 1991.
“Get Down To It 1973-1977” showcases Steve Marriot many sides, a talented guitarist and unique vocalist, and his soul never could be replaced by AI computer.
Highly Recommended
01 - Get Down To It (Remastered 1973 version).mp3
02 - Jesus Loves Me (Remastered 1973 version).mp3
03 - Sea Of Change (Remastered 1974 version).mp3
04 - Rainy Changes (Remastered 1974 version).mp3
05 - Think (Remastered 1974 version).mp3
06 - It's All Over (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
07 - We Can Work It Out (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
08 - Funky To The Bone (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
09 - There 'Tis (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
10 - Louisiana Blues (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
11 - Nobody But You (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
12 - You're a Heartbreaker (Remastered 1975 version).mp3
13 - Run Rudolph Run (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
14 - They Call It Love (But It Smells Like Pussy) (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
15 - You Don't Know Me (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
16 - Late Night Lady (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
17 - Midnight Of My Life (Remastered 1976 Live version).mp3
18 - Let's Spend The Night Together (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
19 - Soldier (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
20 - Street Rat (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
21 - Bluegrass Interval (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
22 - Signed Sealed (Remastered 1976 version).mp3
23 - Toe Rag (Remastered 1977 version).mp3
24 - Smilin' In Tune (Remastered 1977 version).mp3
25 - Saylarvee (Remastered 1977 version).mp3
Steve Marriott – Get Down To It 1973-1977 – 2024 Remaster
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