The Small Faces had completed Ogden's Nut Gone Flake and its success would make life more difficult. How do you follow something like that? The band wanted to be taken seriously as musicians. The record company's decision to release Lazy Sunday as a single did not help. Despite its commercial success it did portray the Small Faces as a comedy band.

Steve Marriott became friendly with Peter Frampton, lead singer and guitarist of the Herd. Like the Small Faces they had a teenage following and wanted to be taken seriously as musicians. Frampton joined the Small Faces in Paris where they recorded an album supporting Johnny Halliday, the French Elvis!

Back in the UK a new single was released. The Universal was recorded by Steve in his garden with his dog barking in the background. Kenney added drums in the studio but Ronnie and Mac were not present.

On New Year's Eve 1968 the Small Faces played Alexandra Palace in North London. Alexis Korner was on the bill and Marriott invited him to join the Small Faces on stage. However, midway through a song Steve threw down his guitar and walked off stage. Kenney Jones kept the gig going for a while with a drum solo but finally joined Mac and Ronnie off the stage.

Steve Marriott had already decided to form Humble Pie with Peter Frampton. Nevertheless, there were contracts to fulfil and the Small Faces completed their remaining gigs in Europe, finishing in the Channel Islands. After a gig and releasing a single as Quiet Melon, Ronnie, Mac and Kenney teamed up with Ronnie Wood, latterly in the Jeff Beck Group. when they started rehearsing Woody suggested he brought a friend along who had been the vocalist in the Jeff Beck Group. This was the beginning of the Faces.