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Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker (1978) | 5:00 | YMO Unofficial12.7K subscribers | 892,132 views | September 12, 2015 | Track 2 on 'Yellow Magic Orchestra' (1978) | Written by Martin Denny

After playing a one-off show with Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall last year, The Faces are gearing up for their first tour since breaking up in 1975. Their only gig on the books now is for August 18th in England, but Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan tells Rolling Stone many more are coming that month followed by a longer run from December to March. "And then we should play the world for f---s sake," he says. "I’ve been trying to make this happen since 1975!" The main reason the reunion has taken so long was Rod Stewart’s reluctance to take a...

Three members of The Faces reunited on stage when Ronnie Wood and Ian McLagan joined Rod Stewart at his gig at the Hollywood Bowl. Wood, who left the band to join the Rolling Stones, accompanied Stewart on five songs, including the finale of Ooh La La as McLagan played organ. Monday's performance was the first time Stewart and Wood have worked together since an MTV session in 1993. When Wood joined the Stones in 1975 Stewart concentrated on his solo career.