Faces – Had Me A Real Good Time at the BBC (LP Vinyl)

Rod Stewart gets the headlines, but the Faces were always a band in the truest sense, five equals feeding off each other's energy in a way that rarely translates to tape. These BBC recordings catch them at their loose, ramshackle peak, when Ronnie Lane's soulful low-end and Ian McLagan's rolling organ were just as central to the sound as any frontman. Their cover choices alone tell you everything: Robert Johnson and Paul McCartney in the same session, played like both were written in the same pub.