The Faces - Shake, Shudder, Shiver - Various Songs (1969-1970)

This is the first album I've posted by the Faces. There will be many more to come. I have four stray tracks albums (this being one of them), and seven BBC albums. If you don't know already, the Faces morphed out of the Small Faces. Key singer and songwriter Ronnie Lane remained, but the main lead singer and songwriter Steve Marriott was replaced by Rod Stewart. From 1970 to 1975, Stewart essentially had two musical careers going on at once, as a solo artist and as a member of the Faces. But during those years, all of his concerts were done solely with the Faces.

Before I continue, I just want to point out that, yes, I know that technically the band is known as "Faces," not "the Faces." But I'm sorry, I can't do that because it doesn't sound right to me. In the same way, the Eagles will always be the Eagles (and not the technically correct "Eagles." If you start a band and you name it the plural of a noun, expect people to put a "the" there.

Anyway, the Faces have lots of stray tracks. I'm using the rule of not including any versions from Rod Stewart or Ronnie Lane solo albums. But if the Faces did a different version of one of those songs in concert or at the BBC or something like that, I would use that.

The first three songs here are studio rehearsals done back in 1969, while the band was working on their first album. Unfortunately, even though these come from the band's official box set "Five Guys Walk into a Bar..." the sound quality isn't great. In particular, the lead vocals are low in the mix. I felt obliged to include them, since they are stray tracks. Happily, the sound improves for the rest of the album.

Most of the remaining songs are B-sides or bonus tracks. One song, "Blues Deluxe (Gambler's Blues)" is unreleased. It's a song Stewart used to sing with the Jeff Beck Group. That one, plus the last two, were recorded in concert.

In my opinion, this album has it's moments, but it's not great. I feel the band was finding itself, and would soon get much better. 

01 I Feel So Good (Faces)
02 Shake, Shudder, Shiver (Faces)
03 Evil (Faces)
04 Behind the Sun (Faces)
05 Rear Wheel Skid [Instrumental] (Faces)
07 Blues Deluxe [Gambler's Blues] (Faces)
08 Love in Vain (Faces)
09 Too Much Woman [For a Henpecked Man] (Faces)

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The cover art photo was taken in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in May, 1970.