A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse US: 1971

A Rod Stewart Faces Funk-Rock Peak

Released in the US on November 23, 1971, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: BS 2574), Faces’ A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse — their third studio album — was a raw funk-rock triumph. Produced by Glyn Johns, this 9-track classic featured “Stay With Me” (US No. 17, UK No. 6) and “Miss Judy’s Farm.” Peaked at No. 6 US Billboard 200, No. 2 UK. Issued in Terre Haute, Santa Maria, Pitman pressings with poster, cassette, 8-track, and reel-to-reel variants. The definitive Faces/Rod Stewart collaboration.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: Warner Bros. Records.

Formats: Vinyl LP (Terre Haute/Santa Maria/Pitman pressings), cassette, 8-track, reel-to-reel.

Full Track Listing

Side A

1. Miss Judy's Farm (3:38)

2. You're So Rude (3:41)

3. Love Lives Here (3:04)

4. Last Orders Please (2:33)

5. Stay With Me (4:37)

Side B

1. Debris (4:36)

2. Memphis (5:29)

3. Too Bad (3:12)

4. That's All You Need (5:06)

Cassette Album (M5 2574) – US

Side A/B identical to vinyl.

8-Track Cartridge (8WM 2574) – US

Program A

1. Miss Judy's Farm

2. Memphis

Program B

1. Stay With Me

2. Debris

Program C

1. You're So Rude

2. Love Lives Here

3. Last Orders Please

Program D

1. Too Bad

2. That's All You Need

US Variants

Vinyl releases 1971

- LP, Album – Warner Bros. BS 2574 – Australia – 1971

- LP, Album – Warner Bros. BS 2574 – Canada – 1971

- LP, Album – Warner Bros. BS 2574 – US (Terre Haute/Santa Maria/Pitman) – 1971

- LP, Album, Club – Warner Bros. BS 2574 – US – 1971

Cassette releases

- Cassette, Album – Warner Bros. M5 2574 – US – 1971

8-Track Cartridge releases

- 8-Track, Album – Warner Bros. 8WM 2574 – US – 1971

Reel-To-Reel releases

- Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips – Warner Bros. WST 2574 B – US – 1971

Production and Context

Produced by Faces & Glyn Johns. Last album with Ronnie Lane. Iconic “Stay With Me” became Faces’ signature live anthem.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

- Stay With Me (Dec 1971) – US No. 17, UK No. 6

- Maybe I'm Amazed (Apr 1971) – live non-album

Album Chart Performance

- USA (Billboard 200): 6

- UK: 2

- Australia: 4

- Canada: 5

- Netherlands: 3

- Germany: 34

- Norway: 10

Legacy and Collectibility

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse is Faces’ funk-rock peak — “Stay With Me” a timeless anthem. Verify catalogue BS 2574.

Streams on Spotify preserve the raucous joy.

This LP is a must-have for Faces/Rod Stewart collectors.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube