The recording of '' Ogdens ' Nut Gone Flake '' spanned over approximately five months , with most of its work done in the spring of 1968 at Olympic Studios in Barnes , London . The earliest recording aimed at an album release was the track " Call It Something Nice " , which was recorded on 21 October 1967 at Olympic , making this the earliest session for this particular album . This track , however , did not end up on its release , later being issued for the first time on the compilation '' The Autumn Stone '' in 1969 . Recording panned over through the remainder of 1967 , with two known tracks started either in November or December and intended for a single but ultimately not released in this format : an original , " Rollin ' Over " ( initially titled " Bun in the Oven " ) as the A-side , and a cover , " Every Little Bit Hurts " , as the B-side , written by Ed Cobb and made famous by Brenda Holloway . The latter track features Steve Marriott on piano instead of his usual guitar , and Ian McLagan on Hammond organ ; it was , again , not released on the final album and did not appear until the early 1990s . The former track was worked on further into the spring of 1968 , with Marriott tracking two attempts at a new lead vocal , one ending up on the mono release and one on the stereo ( he duets with himself on the verses , singing both harmonies ) . After the group returned from their ill-fated tour of Oceania with The Who in January 1968 , they started heavy recording sessions on the album , most being done through February and March . One of the only songs not recorded at Olympic Studios was the track " The Journey " , recorded at Trident Studios , London in February , which reversed the roles of Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott who played guitar and bass , respectively . Sessions wrapped on 3 April ( two days before the release of the " Lazy Sunday " / " Rollin ' Over " single ) at Olympic with the recording of " Mad John " and the out-take " A Collibosher " ( which was released again on the posthumous compilation '' The Autumn Stone '' ) . Mixing was completed by Marriott and Lane through April and May
tour of Oceania
The Who Tour 1968
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake