Faces Albums
Four studio albums with Ronnie Lane, 1970-1973
1970 Faces - First Step (released March 21, 1970)
Released: March, 1970
RecordedAugust 1969 – January 1970 at De Lane Lea Studios, London GenreRock, R&B Length47:13 LabelWarner Bros. ProducerFaces |
1971 Faces - Long Player
ReleasedFebruary, 1971
RecordedSeptember 1970-January 1971 at Morgan Sound Studios, London and with The Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Unit, live tracks recorded November 10, 1970, at Fillmore East, NYC GenreRock & roll, boogie rock, blues rock, hard rock, country rock Length45:16 LabelWarner Bros. ProducerFaces |
1971 Faces - A Nod's As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse
Released17 November 1971[1]
RecordedMarch–September 1971 at Olympic Studios, London GenreRock & roll, boogie rock, blues-rock, hard rock, country rock Length36:28 LabelWarner Bros. ProducerFaces and Glyn Johns |
1973 Faces - Ooh La La
ReleasedMarch 1973
RecordedSeptember 1972 – January 1973 StudioOlympic Studios, London GenreBlues rock, country rock, hard rock Length30:22 LabelWarner Bros. ProducerGlyn Johns |
Faces - BBC Stereo Pop Special Albums
Faces And Led Zeppelin BBC Stereo Pop Special 1 And 2 Album 1971
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Faces and Rory Gallagher BBC Stereo Pop Special 11 Album 1972
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Faces - BBC Stereo Pop Special-42 Album 1973
Recorded live at the Paris Theatre, London, UK 1973-February-08
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Recorded live at the Paris Theatre, London, UK 1973-February-08
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The group regularly toured Britain, Europe and the United States from 1970 to 1975, and were among the top-grossing live acts in that period. Among their most successful songs were "Had Me a Real Good Time", their breakthrough UK hit "Stay with Me", "Cindy Incidentally" and "Pool Hall Richard".
As Rod Stewart's solo career became more successful than that of the group, the band became overshadowed by their lead singer.[3] A disillusioned Ronnie Lane left the band in 1973;[3] one reason given later for his departure was frustration over not having more opportunities to sing lead vocals.[8]
1974, the following year, a live album was released, entitled Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners; it was criticised by reviewers for being poorly recorded and thought out.[9] It featured selections from their late 1973 tour, the first featuring Yamauchi.[9][10] They recorded a few tracks for another studio album, but had lost enthusiasm and their final release as a group was the late 1974 UK Top 20 hit "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything".
In 1975 Wood began working with the Rolling Stones, which brought differences between Stewart and the others to a head, and after a troubled fall US tour (with Jesse Ed Davis on rhythm guitar), in December the band announced that they were splitting.
Post-Faces
The members have had varied post-band careers. Wood joined the Rolling Stones as a full member, Lane formed Slim Chance and had a modest solo career that ended prematurely when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and he also worked on an album with Who guitarist Pete Townshend, Rough Mix.[11]
The members have had varied post-band careers. Wood joined the Rolling Stones as a full member, Lane formed Slim Chance and had a modest solo career that ended prematurely when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and he also worked on an album with Who guitarist Pete Townshend, Rough Mix.[11]
Jones joined the Who after the death of Keith Moon;[12] McLagan stated in a 2004 interview that Townshend also asked him to join the Who, but he had already promised Keith Richards that he would tour as a Rolling Stones sideman. McLagan moved to the United States, where he formed Ian McLagan & the Bump Band.[13] Tetsu Yamauchi returned to his native Japan, where he recorded and toured as a jazz musician and Stewart's solo career was extremely successful.
There was also a Small Faces reunion in the late 1970s (without Ronnie Lane) that resulted in two albums
Faces reformed for the encore of Rod Stewart's Wembley Stadium concert in 1986. Ronnie Lane, by then suffering from multiple sclerosis, was on stage to sing in his wheelchair, but was unable to play bass; Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones filled in for him.
The same line-up reunited once more (minus Lane) in 1993 when Rod Stewart was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at the Brit Awards. Ronnie Lane made his final concert appearance in 1992 at a Ronnie Wood show with Ian McLagan on keyboards.
Ronnie Lane passed away in 1997.