The long-promised Faces expanded remasters are finally coming! No track details available yet, but all the albums will feature bonus tracks. (No sign of USA releases on the horizon yet, either.)

First Step:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1IQ/?tag=imwan-20

Long Player:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1IG/?tag=imwan-20

A Nod's As Good As A Wink ... :
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1I6/?tag=imwan-20

Ooh La La:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1I6/?tag=imwan-20

Alright! I hope there's a US release of these. I could be mistaken, but I think even with the relatively recent best of compilation and box set I think there were some single edits that may still be unavailable on CD. If true, I hope they can add them on to these.

Are these ones being done with the help of Ian MacLagen or not? Some time ago, "Mac" had said that there were going to be individual album reissues with bonus tracks that did not appear on the 5 Guys Walk Into A Bar...box. Then things got testy and then he pulled out of the project. Has this been ressurrected or not? This is the question I'm thinking of as I read this. When there had been an earlier announcement that he wasn't a part of the project, that's when I had decided I wasn't going to be getting these. This needs to be clarified.

Let's email Mac and find out.

What's the status of Live/Coast to Coast? Does Universal now own that former Mercury release? I wonder why that's so rarely in print.

Polygram bought Mercury, & Universal bought Polygram, so unless the band owns the master, the answer is likely yes.

I thought I had an old undeleted email in my yahoo mail from Mr. McLagen -- but I guess not. I did have one from Lynne, from the Ian McLagen web site, so I asked her. This is her reply ...


Hi Dave,

Thanks for your message. We’ve received quite a few inquiries about the Faces reissues. I believe they are only being released in the UK at this time. I haven’t heard about the track list at this time. I’m waiting for more details, and will post info on Mac’s site when we have confirmation.

They do indeed include bonus tracks which didn't appear on the box set. These remasters have been postponed a couple of times since the first announcement, now Amazon UK is saying that they've been pushed back to March of 2008 ...

First Step:



1. Wicked Messenger (Bob Dylan) (4:15)
2. Devotion (Lane) (4:54)
3. Shake, Shudder, Shiver (Lane, Wood) (3:14)
4. Stone (Lane) (5:38)
5. Around the Plynth (Stewart, Wood) (5:56)
6. Flying (Lane, Wood, Stewart) (4:15)
7. Pineapple and the Monkey (Wood) (4:23)
8. Nobody Knows (Lane, Wood) (4:05)
9. Looking Out the Window (Jones, McLagan) (4:59)
10. Three Button Hand Me Down (McLagan, Stewart) (5:44)
11. Behind The Sun (Outtake) (Bonus Track) (5:34)
12. The Mona (Outtake) (Bonus Track) (6:07)
13. Shake, Shudder, Shiver (BBC John Peel Session) (Bonus Track) (2:54)
14. Flying (Alternate Take 3) (Bonus Track) (4:49) Previously unreleased

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1IQ/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OYC1IQ/?tag=imwan-21

Long Player:



1. Bad 'N' Ruin (McLagan, Stewart) (5:24)
2. Tell Everyone (Lane) (4:18)
3. Sweet Lady Mary (Lane, Wood, Stewart) (5:49)
4. Richmond (Lane) (3:05)
5. Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney) (5:53)
6. Had Me a Real Good Time (Lane, Wood, Stewart) (5:51)
7. On the Beach (Lane, Wood) (4:15)
8. I Feel So Good (Big Bill Broonzy) (8:49)
9. Jerusalem (Wood) (1:53)
10. Whole Lotta Lovin' (Outtake) (Bonus Track) (4:29)
11. Tell Everyone (Alternate Take 1) (Bonus Track) (4:23)
12. Sham-Mozzal (Instrumental (Outtake) (Bonus Track) (3:38)
13. Gasoline Alley (Live at Fillmore East) (Bonus Track) (2:42) Previously unreleased

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1IG/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OYC1IG/?tag=imwan-21

A Nod's As Good As A Wink ... To A Blind Horse:



1. Miss Judy's Farm (Wood, Stewart) (3:39)
2. You're So Rude (Lane, McLagan) (3:42)
3. Love Lives Here (Lane, Wood, Stewart) (3:05)
4. Last Orders Please (Lane) (2:34)
5. Stay With Me (Wood, Stewart) (4:38)
6. Debris (Lane) (4:34)
7. Memphis, Tennessee (Chuck Berry) (5:28)
8. Too Bad (Wood, Stewart) (3:12)
9. That's All You Need (Wood, Stewart) (5:06)
10. Miss Judy's Farm (BBC John Peel Session) (Bonus Track) (3:38)
11. Stay With (BBC John Peel Session) (Bonus Track) (5:29)
12. It's All Over Now (BBC John Peel Session) (Bonus Track) (5:30)
13. True Blue (Never Been A Millionaire)(Live in Pocono, PA) (Bonus Track) (4:15) Previously unreleased

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1I6/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OYC1I6/?tag=imwan-21

Ooh La La:



1. Silicone Grown (Wood, Stewart) (3:06)
2. Cindy Incidentally (McLagan, Wood, Stewart) (2:37)
3. Flags and Banners (Lane, Stewart) (2:00)
4. My Fault (McLagan, Wood, Stewart) (3:05)
5. Borstal Boys (McLagan, Wood, Stewart) (2:52)
6. Fly in the Ointment (Jones, Lane, McLagan, Wood) (3:49)
7. If I'm On the Late Side (Lane, Stewart) (2:36)
8. Glad and Sorry (Lane) (3:04)
9. Just Another Honky (Lane) (3:32)
10. Ooh La La (Lane, Wood) (3:30)
11. Cindy Incidentally (BBC Session) (Bonus Track) (2:35)
12. Borstal Boys (Rehearsal) (Bonus Track) (2:50)
13. Silicone Grown (Rehearsal) (Bonus Track) (3:09)
14. Jealous Guy (Live at Reading Festival) (Bonus Track) (6:01) Previously unreleased

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OYC1HW/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OYC1HW/?tag=imwan-21

So it looks like in order to have a complete collection of Faces tracks on CD, we'll still need the Rhino box set:

Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... (4-CD Box Set)



Disc: 1
1. Flying
2. On The Beach
3. Too Bad
4. If I’m On The Late Side
5. Debris
6. Jealous Guy
7. Evil (Rehearsal)
8. As Long As You Tell Him
9. Maggie May (Live/BBC)
10. Cindy Incidentally (Alternate Mix)
11. Maybe I’m Amazed (Live/BBC)
12. Insurance
13. I Came Looking For You (Rehearsal)
14. Last Orders Please
15. Wyndlesham Bay (Jodie)
16. I Can Feel The Fire (Live)
17. Tonight’s Number
18. Come See Me Baby (The Cheater)

Disc: 2
1. Pool Hall Richard
2. You’re My Girl
3. (I Don’t Want To Discuss It) (Live/BBC)
4. Glad And Sorry
5. Shake, Shudder, Shiver (Rehearsal)
6. Miss Judy’s Farm (Live/BBC)
7. Richmond
8. That’s All You Need
9. Rear Wheel Skid
10. Maybe I’m Amazed
11. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right
12. Take A Look At The Guy (Live)
13. Flags And Banners
14. Bad ’N’ Ruin (Live/BBC)
15. Around The Plynth
16. Sweet Lady Mary
17. Had Me A Real Good Time
18. Cut Across Shorty (Live/BBC)

Disc: 3
1. You’re So Rude
2. (I Know) I’m Losing You (Live/BBC)
3. Love Lives Here
4. I’d Rather Go Blind (Live)
5. Hi-Heel Sneakers/Everybody Needs
6. Somebody To Love
7. Gettin’ Hungry
8. Silicone Grown
9. Oh Lord I’m Browned Off
10. Just Another Honky
11. Open To Ideas
12. Skewiff (Mend The Fuse)
13. Too Bad (Live)
14. Rock Me
15. Angel (Live/BBC)
16. Stay With Me (Live/BBC)
17. Ooh La La

Disc: 4
1. The Stealer (Live/BBC)*
2. Around The Plynth/Gasoline Alley
3. (Live/BBC)*
4. You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings)
5. I Wish It Would Rain (Live)
6. Miss Judy’s Farm (Live/BBC)
7. Love In Vain (Live/BBC)
8. My Fault (Live/BBC)
9. I Feel So Good (Rehearsal)
10. Miss Judy’s Farm
11. Three Button Hand Me Down
12. Cindy Incidentally
13. Borstal Boys
14. Flying (Live/BBC)
15. Bad ’N’ Ruin
16. Dishevelment Blues
17. Stay With Me

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001Z2R96/?tag=imwan-20

Thank you Linda!

Interesting that the "Small" was dropped from the band name for First Step.

Or was "Small Faces" only used in the US?

Yeh. They began as just "The Faces" at home. Small Faces was used here to try to trade on past glories, which was odd since the Small Faces didn't really have all that much success here during the Marriott years.

I had this e-mail from HMV regarding my pre-order:

That would be very cool. Stewart & Wood together playing rock!

I've got the box set and earlier issues of each CD. Unless these turn up at yourmusic.com, I don't see buying them yet again...

I'm coincidently listening to the box at the moment (I got it from BMG club awhile back for I think around $25). Was thinking (not for the first time) that Ron Wood had such a distinctive (guitar) voice with the Faces & Stewart solo; but when he played with the Stones it just sounded like Keith Richards X2. I'm sure the Stones were thrilled with how well Woody fit in, but I much prefer his Faces guitar style.

Thanks, Linda! Somehow that bit of info passed me by!!

The Faces were such a special band. They really should have been bigger than they were.

Is it time again to ask why Rhino is issuing these in the UK and not in the US? The Faces were at least as popular here as across the pond.