Faces' Final LP Farewell in Circus Published in the US on January 1974 in Circus Raves magazine, the four-page article “A Sad Send-Off For Ron” by Jennifer Powell and Steve Demorest reflected on the breakup of The Faces and the release of their last LP together, Overtures And Beginnings. The piece opened with the observation that the album title could just as easily be called “Undertures And Endings” because it provided a last look at a famous band at the peak of their powers

A Reading Festival Live B-Side Glory Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 30, 1973, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 16341), Faces’ “Pool Hall Richard” was their raucous glam-rock anthem. Backed with the live “I Wish It Would Rain (With A Trumpet)” (recorded at Reading Festival ’73), marketed as a double A-Side this Stewart/Wood original (A1) and Strong/Whitfield/Penzabene cover (A2) peaked at No. 8 on the Official Singles Chart for 11 weeks. Pressed b

Stewart reflects on the strange path from London football pitches to American tours, from blues‑club grit to chart‑topping success — a journey marked by instinct, humour, and a voice unlike any other.

The single became Faces’ most successful UK hit, peaking at No. 2 and spending nine weeks on the Official Singles Chart. AllMusic later praised it as “one of their best.” In the US, the song achieved moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rod Stewart's NME Poll Sweep Celebration The No.1 That Hit January 27 1973's Rod Dominance in Print Published in the UK on January 27, 1973, New Musical Express’s half-page advert “HE'S OUR NO1, TOO” proudly showcased Rod Stewart’s dominant results in the 1972 NME Readers Poll, celebrating his massive breakthrough year following Never a Dull Moment and the global success of “You Wear It Well.” Advert Text Highlights HE'S OUR NO1, TOO No 1 WORLD ALBUM "NEVER A DULL MOMENT" No

Melody Maker, January 13, 1973 The Faces singer writes exclusively in the MM every month... ROD STEWART AL JOLSON'S one of my favourite singers. At the end of my last column, I said I'd talk about him and what he means to me. Here's how it all came about: I was very young when Jolson died. That was in 1950. My whole family used to collect Jolson's records, they had them all on 78s, whereas I have got them on LPs. Everything I used to hear was Al Jolson or Danny Kaye. Crosby n

Rod Stewart spills the Jeff Beck years – the wildest pages of his rock ’n’ roll diary! Rod Stewart’s My Beck Pages , a four-page feature, January 1, 1973. More Rod heart-throb moments added weekly.

Rod Stewart takes the Melody Maker crown . cover and one-page Melody Maker, December 2, 1972. More Rod & Faces swagger added weekly.

Germany’s teen bible crowns Rod the sexiest voice in rock! Rod Stewart’s full-page Bravo magazine feature, November 8, 1972 – the gravel-voiced, heart-throb in all his 1972 glory., cover only.

Rod Stewart’s cover Words Magazine, January 1, 1972.