Faces OOH LA LA (Rod Stewart) - PROMO Gatefold Copy - 1972 Warner Bros BS2665

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Up for auction is a nice white label gatefold promo copy of the last Faces record "OOH LA LA". Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian Mclagan & Kenny Jones. Five heavy hitters in one band. Think the The Rolling Stones with more fun.

Side one

1. "Silicone Grown" (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 3:05
2. "Cindy Incidentally" (Ian McLagan, Stewart, Wood) – 2:37
3. "Flags and Banners" (Ronnie Lane, Stewart) – 2:00 (lead singer: Ronnie Lane)
4. "My Fault" (McLagan, Stewart, Wood) – 3:05 (lead singers: Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood)
5. "Borstal Boys" (McLagan, Stewart, Wood) – 2:52

1. "Fly in the Ointment" (instrumental) (Kenney Jones, Lane, McLagan, Wood) – 3:49
2. "If I'm on the Late Side" (Lane, Stewart) – 2:36
3. "Glad and Sorry" (Lane) – 3:04 (lead singers: Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan)
4. "Just Another Honky" (Lane) – 3:32
5. "Ooh La La" (Lane, Wood) – 3:30 (lead singer: Ronnie Wood)

By the end of 1972, following the critical and commercial successes of Rod Stewart's solo albums, the singer had become increasingly distanced from some of his Faces bandmates, who were frustrated by the fact that by this point they had come to be perceived by the public (and even by some concert promoters) as little more than Stewart's backing band for live work. Stewart himself was reportedly distracted enough by his newfound stardom that he missed the first two weeks of recording sessions for the latest Faces album entirely. The production of the album would continue to be hampered by the singer's apparent lack of commitment to the project, with Stewart not appearing in any capacity on three of the LP's ten released tracks. As a result of this situation, Ooh La La was, according to Ian McLagan, "Ronnie [Lane]'s album", with founder member Lane's contributions setting the tone of the LP's quieter, more reflective second side.

Despite the difficult circumstances of the recording sessions, producer Glyn Johns held the group together, helping to placate internal tensions (as he had with the Beatles during their Get Back sessions) and his efforts enabled the Faces to record a focused, concise album in the manner of its predecessor, A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse (the band's first two albums were, in contrast, lengthier self-produced affairs). Once the recording of Ooh La La was completed, the album's credits optimistically suggested an intention to work with Johns again in the future, with the comment: "Produced by Glyn Johns (see you in a year)".

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