For facts on the bands background and history please check post on their second LP "Long Player" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2019/08/faceslong-player-ws-1892-71-us.html . I'm a big fan of all their albums cause they always offer positive down to earth rock'n'roll and always putting me in a joyful mood feeling I'm with friends. The recordings may sound casual, but with so much warmth sipping through I'm there...or at least wanna be. On this debute I'm getting lots of luscious organ and slide guitar to hard working bass and drums, most of it topped by Rod Stewarts back then still young and hungry vocals. One cover - Dylans "Wicked Messenger" - the rest penned by the band. A couple of the songs can be called ballads, but most of it sweet unpolished rock'n'roll. Can't pick any favorites as I'm listening through now with a big smile on my face, but will try to add a few below. This US package may seem confusing as front sleeve has "Small Faces" only, the spine "First Step/Small Faces" and the label "The First Step/Faces". Probably a clash between someone who thought the old name would sell better and others who wanted to stick with the UK original. Having a hard time to establish an exact time line for this copy, but just checking the logos it's clear the very first copies came on the "W7" one, which was removed 1970 and replaced with the one shown here, which in its turn existed between 1970-72. Issued and reissued all over the world on all possible formats through the years. Premiere UK on orange label (WS 3000). Japan 2010 lim. ed remstered CD in cardboard sleeve (WPCR 13839). Early US had label as shown here in a laminated fold/out cover. (YZÄ*) (SXÅH*)
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