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I was asked by Uncut magazine to record 'Debris' for their Faces issue (I'm the "Exclusive Faces Cover" listed on the CD jacket). To capture the spirit of the lads we went back to analog tape, threw away the tuners (we tuned to the organ), got rid of the click track and recorded with everybody playing live, including the vocals.

We did three takes with Matty Muir on drums, Scott Bricklin on bass, Mike Frank on organ and me on 12 string acoustic guitar and lead vocals. After the third take, everyone felt like we'd gotten it - no fixes, no punches, just one complete performance.

We then had Scott switch to electric guitar, Mike went to electric piano, Matty picked up some maracas and I switched to 6 string acoustic and sang the harmony vocal. After one false start, we hit the overdubs all together in one take. I love the interplay between Mike and Scott from this pass.

Took a couple of hours to mix and it was done - blank tape to final mix in less than six hours. Then it was time for a drink - how much more Faces can you get?

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