Conversation so far:
What did they do during their hiatus?
Jones and McLagan floundered briefly before joining forces with two former members of The Jeff Beck Group.
Did they put any records out?
the new line-up's first album in the UK was credited as First Step by Faces, while in the US the same album was released as First Step by Small Faces.
How well did it do?
The album was only a mild commercial success.
Did they have a second album?
all subsequent albums by this incarnation of the band appeared under the new name Faces.
Did it gain in popularity?
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Why did they break up?
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*How did the band wind up getting back together?
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Question: Did they do anything else of importance during the hiatus?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Humble Pie successful?