Faces At The BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 is 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.
After teasing their legendary BBC recordings with two Record Store Day releases, Faces At The BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 will be available as an 8CD/Blu-ray set.
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.
Tracklisting
Disc One
John Peel’s Sunday Concert (Broadcast July 5, 1970)
1. You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) *
2. Wicked Messenger *
3. Devotion *
4. It’s All Over Now *
5. I Feel So Good *
John Peel’s Sunday Concert (Broadcast November 29, 1970)
6. Country Comfort
7. You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)
8. Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man) / Street Fighting Man
9. Maybe I’m Amazed
10. Around The Plynth / Country Honk / Gasoline Alley
Disc Two
John Peel’s Sunday Concert (Broadcast May 23, 1971)
1. You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) *
2. Cut Across Shorty
3. Love In Vain
4. Bad ’n’ Ruin *
5. It’s All Over Now *
6. Had Me A Real Good Time *
7. (I Know) I’m Losing You *
8. I Feel So Good *
Disc Three
Sounds For Saturday (Broadcast April 1, 1972)
1. Three Button Hand Me Down *
2. Maybe I’m Amazed
3. Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man) / Street Fighting Man *
4. Miss Judy’s Farm
5. Love In Vain *
6. Stay With Me
7. (I Know) I’m Losing You
Disc Four
John Peel’s Sunday Concert (Broadcast February 26, 1972)
1. Intro / You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) *
2. Three Button Hand Me Down *
3. Miss Judy’s Farm *
4. Memphis, Tennessee *
5. Give Me The Moonlight *
6. Too Bad *
7. Last Orders Please *
8. Devotion *
9. That’s All You Need / Country Honk / Gasoline Alley *
10. (I Know) I’m Losing You *
11. Stay With Me *
12. Had Me A Real Good Time *
13. Underneath The Arches *
14. Every Picture Tells A Story *
Disc Five
In Concert (Recorded February 8, 1973) not originally broadcast
1. Silicone Grown *
2. Cindy Incidentally *
3. Angel *
4. Memphis, Tennessee *
5. True Blue *
6. I’d Rather Go Blind *
7. You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) *
8. Twistin’ The Night Away *
9. It’s All Over Now *
10. Miss Judy’s Farm *
11. Maybe I’m Amazed *
12. Three Button Hand Me Down *
13. (I Know) I’m Losing You *
Disc Six
In Concert (Broadcast April 21, 1973)
1. Silicone Grown *
2. Cindy Incidentally *
3. Memphis, Tennessee *
4. If I’m On The Late Side *
5. My Fault *
6. The Stealer
7. Borstal Boys
8. Angel
9. Stay With Me
10. True Blue
11. Twistin’ The Night Away *
12. Miss Judy’s Farm
13. Jealous Guy
14. Too Bad
Disc Seven
Top Gear (Broadcast March 28, 1970)
1. Wicked Messenger *
2. Devotion
3. Shake, Shudder, Shiver
4. Pineapple And The Monkey *
Dave Lee Travis (Broadcast March 15, 1970)
5. Three Button Hand Me Down *
6. Flying
7. Wicked Messenger *
8. Top Gear (Broadcast September 19, 1970)
9. Had Me A Real Good Time *
10. Around The Plyth / Gasoline Alley
11. Country Comfort *
Top Gear: John Peel’s Christmas Carol Concert (Broadcast December 26, 1970)
12. Away In A Manger – Rod Stewart *
13. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Good King Wenceslas / Silent Night / O Come All Ye Faithful – Faces & Choir *
Disc Eight
Sounds Of The Seventies (Broadcast May 3, 1971)
1. Had Me A Real Good Time *
2. Love In Vain *
3. Oh Lord I’m Browned Off *
4. Maybe I’m Amazed *
Top Gear (Broadcast October 6, 1971)
5. Stay With Me
6. Miss Judy’s Farm
7. Maggie May
Blu-ray
Sounds For Saturday (Broadcast April 1, 1972)
1. Three Button Hand Me Down *
2. Maybe I’m Amazed*
3. Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man / Street Fighting Man *
4. Miss Judy’s Farm*
5. Love In Vain *
6. Stay With Me*
7. (I Know) I’m Losing You*
* previously unreleased