Faces - Ooh La La - 180g - Rhino Hi-Fi series

     Faces reached another creative high watermark with Ooh La La. Dropping March 1973 and produced by Glyn Johns at Olympic Studios in London, it would be the final proper album recorded by the powerhouse lineup of Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane, and Kenney Jones. After bowing at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, its influence has only grown over the years. The title track “Ooh La La” famously soundtracked the end of the Wes Anderson classic Rushmore, while “Glad and Sorry” appeared in Blow. Looking back on the record, American Songwriter raved, “To their credit, Faces rose to the occasion at just the right time with their strongest set of songs.”    
     The liner notes for Ooh La La boast a highly rare and utterly fascinating conversation between Glyn Johns and Kenney Jones, including commentary by reissue producer Rob Caiger. Their discussion spans everything from how Johns recorded the drummer with just “one overhead mic plus one on the side” to the incredible musical union at the heart of the group, as the producer proclaims, “The thing about the Faces was they were a band! There was no leader. They were all equal.” Most importantly, they paint the picture of “an incredibly good time had by all” during the creation of this LP.