Faces At The BBC: Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings (1970-1973) [8CD + BLU-RAY]

The Faces are set to make fans “Shake, Shudder, Shiver” with a comprehensive boxed set compiling all of the group’s BBC concerts and surviving studio sessions. This new collection – much of it previously unreleased – has been remastered with the full participation of band members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones.

The Blu-ray includes newly restored footage of the Faces’ April 1972 appearance on Sounds for Saturday. The concert finds the “Borstal Boys” in peak form, radiating their swaggering, joyous spirit of rock ’n’ roll that continues to inspire generations.

The hardback set includes a 48-page booklet with new commentary from surviving band members and archival quotes from Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and legendary BBC broadcaster John Peel. Lavishly illustrated with many previously unseen photos, the booklet details every Faces BBC session, concert, and broadcast. BBC broadcaster Gary Crowley wrote the detailed liner notes, which include a new interview with Jeff Griffin, who produced all of the Faces’ BBC concert appearances.

Once thought lost, many of the band’s BBC recordings were recovered from the Faces’ own archives and private collections. (Notably, only one BBC session of three songs remains missing.) Rarities include a stereo mix of the May 13, 1971, Paris Cinema concert, which was only broadcast in mono, and a February 1973 show that was never aired due to the BBC’s concerns over the band’s on-stage banter with the rowdy audience.

FACES AT THE BBC — COMPLETE BBC CONCERT & SESSION RECORDINGS 1970-1973 spans the band’s formation and meteoric rise. Exploring a period of intense creativity, which included four Faces studio albums (FIRST STEP, LONG PLAYER, A NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK...TO A BLIND HORSE..., and OOH LA LA) and several solo albums that Stewart recorded with most of the band (GASOLINE ALLEY, EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY, NEVER A DULL MOMENT, and SMILER). It includes live versions of fan favorites like “Bad ’n’ Ruin,” “Had Me A Real Good Time,” “Miss Judy’s Farm,” “Too Bad,” and “Stay With Me,” a gold-certified single in the U.S. and a Top 10 smash in the U.K. Several of Stewart’s solo songs were performed as well, including, “(I Know) I’m Losing You” and the U.S. and U.K. No. 1 hit, “Maggie May.”

John Peel’s Christmas Carol Concert rounds out the collection. Originally broadcast on Boxing Day 1970, this unique holiday performance features Stewart singing “Away In A Manger” and a Christmas carol medley sung by a choir that includes the Faces, their roadies, John Peel, Marc Bolan of T-Rex, and others. 

Tracklist:

CD One:
 
John Peel’s Sunday Concert
Recorded June 25, 1970; broadcast July 5, 1970
               1.            You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)            [6:30]
               2.            Wicked Messenger          [4:35]
               3.            DEvotion             [6:54]
               4.            It’s All Over Now              [7:59]
               5.            I Feel So Good    [8:27]
 
John Peel’s Sunday Concert
Recorded November 19, 1970; broadcast November 29, 1970
               6.            Country Comfort              [5:11]
               7.            You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)            [7:01]
               8.            Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man)/Street Fighting Man  [5:56]
               9.            Maybe I’m AMazed         [6:49]
               10.         Around The Plynth/Country Honk/Gasoline Alley               [10:20]
 
CD Two:
 
John Peel’s Sunday Concert
Recorded May 13, 1971; broadcast May 23, 1971
               1.            You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)            [8:56]
               2.            Cut Across Shorty             [6:29]
               3.            Love In Vain        [8:31]
               4.            Bad ’N’ Ruin        [5:27]
               5.            It’s All Over Now              [5:56]
               6.            Had Me A Real Good Time           [7:05]
               7.            (I Know) I’m Losing You  [6:43]
               8.            I Feel So Good    [11:01]
 
CD Three:
 
Sounds For Saturday
Recorded October 26, 1971; broadcast April 1, 1972
               1.            Three Button Hand Me Down     [4:47]
               2.            Maybe I’m Amazed          [6:11]
               3.            Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man)/Street Fighting Man  [6:41]
               4.            Miss Judy’s Farm              [4:14]
5.            Love In Vain        [8:13
               6.            Stay With Me     [5:56]
               7.            (I Know) I’m Losing You  [7:44]
 
CD Four:
 
John Peel’s Sunday Concert
Recorded February 17, 1972; broadcast February 26, 1972
               1.            Intro/You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) [0:16]
               2.            Three Button Hand Me Down     [4:44]
               3.            Miss Judy’s Farm              [4:04]
               4.            Memphis, Tennessee      [5:21]
               5.            Give Me The Moonlight  [0:34]
               6.            Too Bad               [5:35]
               7.            Last Orders Please           [3:07]
               8.            Devotion             [6:30]
               9.            That’s All You Need/Country Honk/Gasoline Alley              [11:16]
               10.         (I Know) I’m Losing You  [7:44]
               11.         Stay With Me     [5:59]
               12.         Had Me A Real Good Time           [2:35]
               13.         Underneath The Arches [0:21]
               14.         Every Picture Tells A Story            [1:54]
 
CD Five:
 
In Concert
Recorded February 8, 1973; not originally broadcast
               1.            Silicone Grown  [2:56]
               2.            Cindy Incidentally             [2:51]
               3.            Angel     [4:37]
               4.            Memphis, Tennessee      [4:12]
               5.            True Blue             [4:28]
               6.            I’d Rather Go Blind          [5:18]
               7.            You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)            [5:28]
               8.            Twistin’ The Night Away [4:35]
               9.            It’s All Over Now              [3:49]
               10.         Miss Judy’s Farm              [4:08]
               11.         Maybe I’m Amazed          [6:01]
               12.         Three Button Hand Me DOwn     [4:45]
               13.         (I Know) I’m Losing You  [6:27]
 
CD Six: [
 
In Concert
Recorded March 29, 1973; broadcast April 21, 1973
               1.            Silicone Grown  [3:43]
               2.            Cindy Incidentally             [2:39]
               3.            Memphis, Tennessee      [4:45]
               4.            If I’m On The Late Side    [2:58]
               5.            My Fault              [3:43]
               6.            The Stealer         [3:19]
               7.            Borstal Boys       [3:29]
               8.            Angel     [4:16]
               9.            Stay With Me     [5:19]
               10.         True Blue             [5:22]
11.         Twistin’ The Night Away [9:27]
               12.         Miss Judy’s Farm              [4:13]
               13.         Jealous Guy        [6:27]
               14.         Too Bad               [3:43]
 
CD Seven:
 
Top Gear
Recorded March 9, 1970; broadcast March 28, 1970
               1.            Wicked Messenger          [4:06]
               2.            Devotion             [4:50]
               3.            Shake, Shudder, Shiver   [2:43]
               4.            Pineapple And The Monkey         [4:21]
 
Recorded March 10, 1970; broadcast March 15, 1970
               5.            Three Button Hand Me Down     [3:54]
               6.            Flying     [3:55]
               7.            Wicked Messenger          [2:54]
 
Top Gear
Recorded September 15, 1970; broadcast September 19, 1970
               8.            Had Me A Real Good Time           [4:48]
               9.            Around The Plynth/Gasoline Alley             [7:32]
               10.         Country Comfort              [6:01]
 
Top Gear: John Peel’s Christmas Carol Concert
Recorded December 8, 1970; broadcast December 1970
               11.         Away In A Manger – Rod Stewart              [1:15]
               12.         God Rest Ye Merry GEntlemen/Good King Wenceslas/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful – Faces & Choir               [4:00]
 
CD Eight:
 
Top Gear: John Peel’s Christmas Carol Concert
Recorded April 20, 1971; broadcast May 3, 1971
               1.            Had Me A Real Good Time           [5:03]
               2.            Love In Vain        [7:02]
               3.            Oh Lord I’m Browned Off             [4:31]
               4.            Maybe I’m Amazed          [5:13]

 
Top Gear: John Peel’s Christmas Carol Concert
Recorded September 28, 1971; broadcast October 6, 1971
               5.            Stay With Me     [5:16]
               6.            Miss Judy’s Farm              [3:29]
               7.            Maggie May       [5:28]
 
Blu-ray:
 
Sounds For Saturday
Recorded October 26, 1971; broadcast April 1, 1972
               1.            Three Button Hand Me Down     [4:47]
               2.            Maybe I’m Amazed          [6:11]
               3.            Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man)/Street Fighting Man  [6:41]
               4.            Miss Judy’s Farm              [4:14]
               5.            Love In Vain        [8:13]
               6.            Stay With Me     [5:56]
               7.            (I Know) I’m Losing You  [7:44]