Faces Set To Release Complete BBC Recordings

A new box set, Faces at the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973, will compile all of Faces’ BBC recordings from the early ’70s.

This collection features eight CDs and one Blu-ray, capturing more than 80 tracks, most of which have never been released before. The Blu-ray includes newly restored footage from April 1972, though one BBC session of three songs remains missing.

The set, available on September 6, has been remastered with the involvement of Faces members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones. Unfortunately, the other two original members, Ronnie Laine and Ian McLagan, passed away in 1997 and 2014, respectively.

A press release highlighted that “once thought lost, many of the band’s BBC recordings were recovered from the Faces’ own archives and private collections.” Formed in 1969 by McLagan, Laine, and Jones after Steve Marriott left Small Faces to form Humble Pie, Faces welcomed singer Stewart and guitarist Wood from the Jeff Beck Group. They released four albums between 1970 and 1973.

During this period, Stewart also released four solo albums, often backed by Faces. Several tracks from these solo albums are included in the new BBC collection.

Faces at the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973 gathers the band’s performances on various BBC programs, such as John Peel’s Sunday Concert, Sounds for Saturday, and Top Gear. These appearances feature some of their most famous songs, including “(I Know) I’m Losing You,” “Cindy Incidentally,” and “Stay With Me,” their biggest hit.

In 2021, both Wood and Jones mentioned that the surviving members had recorded new music, but nothing has been released since then.

Below is the track listing for the box set. The tracks with (*) were previously unreleased

Disc One: John Peel’s Sunday Concert (Broadcasted on July 5, 1970 and November 29, 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” *
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 (Broadcasted on 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 (Broadcasted on 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 (Broadcasted on 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 (Broadcasted on 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 (Broadcasted on March 28, 1970 and September 19, 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. “Had Me A Real Good Time” *
9. “Around The Plyth / Gasoline Alley”
10. “Country Comfort” *
Top Gear: John Peel’s Christmas Carol Concert (Broadcast December 26, 1970)
11. “Away In A Manger” – Rod Stewart *
12. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Good King Wenceslas / Silent Night / O Come All Ye Faithful” – Faces & Choir *

Disc Eight: Sounds Of The Seventies (Broadcasted on 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 (Broadcasted on 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” *