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Track List
01) Silicone Grown
02) Cindy Incidentally
03) Flags and Banners
04) My Fault
05) Borstal Boys
06) Fly in the Ointment
07) If I'm on the Late Side
08) Glad and Sorry
09) Just Another Honky
10) Ooh La La
01) Silicone Grown
02) Cindy Incidentally
03) Flags and Banners
04) My Fault
05) Borstal Boys
06) Fly in the Ointment
07) If I'm on the Late Side
08) Glad and Sorry
09) Just Another Honky
10) Ooh La La
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First Released
1973
Rock & Roll
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With his career in the stratosphere due to successes from his solo albums, Rod Stewart became increasingly distanced from his band mates who were, by the time of the album's recording, little more than his backing group in concerts. As a result, according to Ian McLagan, Ooh La La was "Ronnie (Lane)'s album", Stewart distracted enough to have missed the first forty night's worth of sessions (Five Guys, p. 30). The album's recording would be plagued by Stewart's absence. Nonetheless, producer Glyn Johns held the group together, helping to placate tensions as he had with the Beatles during their Get Back sessions and helping the group to record a strong album in the style of its predecessor as opposed to the group's first two releases, which were self-produced and rather lengthy. Johns's contribution is acknowledged in the album's credits with the comment "Produced by Glyn Johns (see you in a year)," suggesting that the Faces intended to work again with Johns on their next studio album – one that ultimately would never be made.
Shortly after the album's release, Stewart reported to New Musical Express that he felt that Ooh La La was a "stinking rotten album", later making things worse by telling Rolling Stone that what he had actually said was that the group was capable of "doing a better album than we've done" (Five Guys, p. 32). The rest of the group was understandably hurt by the comments. Lane, especially hurt and not looking forward to being even more increasingly relegated to the sidelines, quit in June and was replaced shortly thereafter by former Free bassist Tetsu Yamauchi. The group recorded three subsequent singles, but never again recorded an album, disbanding in late 1975.
The cover is a photo of "Gastone", a stage character of Ettore Petrolini, an Italian comedian of the 1920s. The original LP cover was designed in such a way that when the top edge was pressed down Gastone's eyes would discolour and move to the side, while his jaw dropped into a leering smile.
On 28 August 2015, the album was reissued in a remastered and expanded form, including early takes of 3 of the album's tracks. The vinyl reissue even replicated the original LP cover with the animated Gastone.
Rod Stewart – vocals, banjo
Ronnie Wood – lead, slide, acoustic and rhythm guitars, vocals
Ian McLagan – piano, organ, harmonium, vocals (track 8)
Ronnie Lane – bass, rhythm and acoustic guitars, percussion, vocals
Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
Neemoi "Speedy" Aquaye – congas, shakers (track 6)
Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
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With his career in the stratosphere due to successes from his solo albums, Rod Stewart became increasingly distanced from his band mates who were, by the time of the album's recording, little more than his backing group in concerts. As a result, according to Ian McLagan, Ooh La La was "Ronnie (Lane)'s album", Stewart distracted enough to have missed the first forty night's worth of sessions (Five Guys, p. 30). The album's recording would be plagued by Stewart's absence. Nonetheless, producer Glyn Johns held the group together, helping to placate tensions as he had with the Beatles during their Get Back sessions and helping the group to record a strong album in the style of its predecessor as opposed to the group's first two releases, which were self-produced and rather lengthy. Johns's contribution is acknowledged in the album's credits with the comment "Produced by Glyn Johns (see you in a year)," suggesting that the Faces intended to work again with Johns on their next studio album – one that ultimately would never be made.
Shortly after the album's release, Stewart reported to New Musical Express that he felt that Ooh La La was a "stinking rotten album", later making things worse by telling Rolling Stone that what he had actually said was that the group was capable of "doing a better album than we've done" (Five Guys, p. 32). The rest of the group was understandably hurt by the comments. Lane, especially hurt and not looking forward to being even more increasingly relegated to the sidelines, quit in June and was replaced shortly thereafter by former Free bassist Tetsu Yamauchi. The group recorded three subsequent singles, but never again recorded an album, disbanding in late 1975.
The cover is a photo of "Gastone", a stage character of Ettore Petrolini, an Italian comedian of the 1920s. The original LP cover was designed in such a way that when the top edge was pressed down Gastone's eyes would discolour and move to the side, while his jaw dropped into a leering smile.
On 28 August 2015, the album was reissued in a remastered and expanded form, including early takes of 3 of the album's tracks. The vinyl reissue even replicated the original LP cover with the animated Gastone.
Rod Stewart – vocals, banjo
Ronnie Wood – lead, slide, acoustic and rhythm guitars, vocals
Ian McLagan – piano, organ, harmonium, vocals (track 8)
Ronnie Lane – bass, rhythm and acoustic guitars, percussion, vocals
Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
Neemoi "Speedy" Aquaye – congas, shakers (track 6)
Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
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