FACES ALBUMS
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Four Faces studio albums with Ronnie Lane, 1970-1973
Faces - First Step 1970
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Faces - Long Player 1971
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Faces - A Nod's As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse 1971
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Faces - Ooh La La 1973
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First Step is the debut album by the British group Faces, released in early 1970. The album was released only a few months after the Faces had formed from the ashes of the Small Faces (from which Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan hailed) and The Jeff Beck Group (from which Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood hailed.) The album is credited to the Small Faces on all North American issues and reissues,[1] while record labels for initial vinyl printings give the title as The First Step.[2]
Faces - The First Step 1970, album front cover
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Released: March 21 , 1970
Recorded: August 1969 – January 1970 at De Lane Lea Studios, London Length: 47:13 Label: Warner Bros. Producer: Faces All lead vocals by Rod Stewart except where indicated
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Long Player is the second album by the British rock group Faces, released in February 1971. Among the highlights are a soulful live cover version of Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed", the wistful ballads "Richmond" and "Sweet Lady Mary", the rollicking party tune "Had Me a Real Good Time", and uptempo saloon bar rocker "Bad 'n' Ruin". Two tracks, "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "I Feel So Good", were recorded live at the Fillmore East, New York on November 10, 1970.
Faces - Long Player 1971, album front cover
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Released: February, 1971
Recorded: September 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 Length: 45:16 Label: Warner Bros. Producer: Faces All lead vocals by Rod Stewart except where indicated
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A Nod's As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse is the third album by British rock group Faces, and their second album of 1971. Bolstered somewhat by lead singer Rod Stewart's recent solo success with "Maggie May", it was their most successful album worldwide, peaking at No. 6 in the US,[2] and reaching No. 2 in the UK. It also contains their biggest US hit, the swaggering "Stay with Me" (No. 6 in the UK, No. 17 in the US), and the album itself would be certified gold by the RIAA in 1972.[3]
Faces - A Nod's As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse 1971, album front cover
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Released: November 17, 1971[1]
Recorded: March–September 1971 at Olympic Studios, London Length: 36:28 Label: Warner Bros. Producers: Faces and Glyn Johns All tracks written by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood unless noted.
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Ooh La La is the fourth and final studio album by the English rock band Faces, released in March 1973. It reached number one in the UK album chart in the week of April 28, 1973. On August 28, 2015, the album was reissued in remastered form on vinyl, and remastered and expanded on CD as part of the box set (along with the rest of the Faces catalogue of studio recordings) 1970–1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything....
Faces - Ooh La La 1973, album front cover
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Released: March 1973
Recorded: September 1972 – January 1973 Studio: Olympic Studios, London Length: 30:22 Label: Warner Bros. Producer: Glyn Johns Lead vocals by Rod Stewart except where noted.
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Faces - BBC Stereo Pop Special Albums
Each disc has Led Zeppelin on one side and the Faces on the other.
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Led Zeppelin concert was recorded April 1, 1971.
Faces concert was recorded May 13, 1971 Recorded at: Paris Theatre, London 1st release: July 1971 2nd release: October 1972 Label: BBC Transcription Services 2xLP Length: (Discogs) Side 1: 29:23; Side 2: 28:52; Total Length: 58:15 Side 3: 27:00; Side 4: 26.10; Total Length: 53:10 Insert Track Lists
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Faces and Rory Gallagher recorded separately in the winter of 1972 at The Paris Theatre in London, UK
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Faces: Live At The Paris Theatre, London, UK February 17, 1972
First broadcast February 26, 1972 Rory Gallagher: Live At The Paris Theatre, London, UK January 13, 1972 Label: BBC Transcription Services LP Released: unknown at this time Length: Side 1: 26:43; Side 2: 27:18; total length: 54:01 (Discogs) Insert Track Lists
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Recorded live at the Paris Theatre, London, UK February 8, 1973
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Recorded live at the Paris Theatre, London, UK February 8, 1973
Released: March 1973 Label: BBC Transcription Services LP Length: Side 1: 29:07; Side 2: 28:42; total length: 57:49 min (Discogs) Insert Track Lists
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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.
Ronnie Lane - 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.
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