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LAUNCH PARTY CELEBRATING PUBLICATION OF ‘FACES: Had Me A Real Good Time’, October 2011
Calling Faces fans! SMILER proudly presents ‘Had Me A Real Good Time - The Liquid & Audio Version!’ – A double celebration party in honour of Andy Neill’s Faces biography ‘Had Me A Real Good Time’, published this Summer by Omnibus Press and celebrating the 40th anniversary of Rod‘s first Number One single ‘Maggie May!’
Come and join the www.rodstewartfanclub.com in London on Saturday 15th October, 6pm – 1am.
Meet Andy Neill, the author of the book and dance the night away to songs from the most celebrated years of Rod Stewarts’ career.
Hear a bespoke selection of hits by Rod and his mates in the Faces on the night. All Rod and Faces music blended together, will be sourced from 1969 to 1975, visuals will be on display throughout the night.
Click HERE for more party information.
Tickets for the party are priced at £9.00 each. There is £10 cash back for everyone who arrives before 8pm.
LOCATION: The Barley Mow pub, 104 Horseferry Rd, Westminster, London, SW1P 2EE http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/pubsandbars/the-barley-mow-info-10451.html
Close to the River Thames, St James’ Park and the Houses of Parliament, and just a short stroll from numerous hotels, B&Bs, pubs and shops and major rail and tube stations.
Rod and the Faces – All Night : Nothing More - Nothing less…
Tickets available now. Early booking recommended as a fast and complete sell out is expected.
Admission is strictly by ticket only.
To register your interest e-mail party@rodstewartfanclub.com stating your name and membership number and how many tickets you would like.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
had me a real good time: FACES
before during and after
By Andy Neill
Published by Omnibus Press
In hardback, June 2011
At £19.95
“There was no room for a laugh and joke in music, I think we were like a breath of fresh air.” Rod Stewart
At last The Faces get the in-depth biography they richly deserve. The Faces colourful story has never before been properly told, but thanks to extensive research and numerous interviews Had Me A Real Good Time fully examines the roots, triumphs and tragedies behind this beloved British band. Containing four picture sections, many of the photos previously unseen, it’s the definitive account of one of rock’n’ roll’s most engagingly shambolic acts, as well as an evocative portrait of the times in which they raised hell partying and recorded some timeless tracks.
Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane, Ian MacLagan, and Kenney Jones were in the band for a laugh, and became the pleasure-seeking antidote to some of the more serious-minded bands of the early 1970s. Despite this – or perhaps because of it – they became legendary rock ’n’ rollers, tirelessly championed by DJ John Peel and influencing many bands who followed, from The Sex Pistols to Oasis. Formed from the remnants of The Small Faces and the Jeff Beck Group, The Faces found they had the right chemistry on stage and off. Their partying was legendary and their music was sheer good time rock ’n’ roll.
Despite the mayhem and party told antics in Had Me A Real Good Time the redeeming feature of The Faces was that they comprised of five extremely talented individuals who created music that would endure and influence many bands and artists that followed. Before Rod Stewart’s solo fame triggered the disintegration of the group, The Faces epitomized good-time rock ’n’ roll at its best, and their story – told here for the first time in accurate detail – stands as a rich testament to a unique British band that was so much more than the launch pad for a superstar.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andy Neill is a music writer, author, journalist, researcher and historian. His writing has appeared in such magazines as Mojo, Record Collector and Ugly Things. He lives in London.
