The Faces have taken all their BBC recordings and compiled them in a box set.
Faces At the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 contains eight CDs and one Blu-ray with all the recordings recovered from the band's archives and private collections. Only one BBC session of three songs remains missing.
Rarities include a stereo mix of the May 13th, 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.
The Blu-ray includes newly restored footage of their April, 1972 appearance on Sounds for Saturday.
There is also a 48-page booklet that details every BBC session, concert, and broadcast, with new commentary from surviving band members and archival quotes from Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and BBC broadcaster John Peel who championed the band and was instrumental in securing their first BBC session on March 9th, 1970.
Rod Stewart says, “If it wasn’t for John Peel, the Faces would never have broken through.” And Ronnie Wood adds, “He gave the Faces our first break.”
Among the songs on this set are “Bad ’n’ Ruin,” “Had Me a Real Good Time,” “Miss Judy’s Farm,” “Too Bad,” and “Stay With Me.” Also included are some of Stewart's solo songs that the band performed, including, “(I Know) I’m Losing You” and “Maggie May.”
With this news comes the release of "Stay With Me," live on Sounds for Saturday, April 1st, 1972. You can see it on YouTube.
Faces At the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 will be released on September 6th.