Face to Face (The Angels album)

Face to Face
Studio album by
The Angels
Released1 June 1978 (1978-06-01)
StudioAlbert Studios, Sydney
GenreHard rock
Length36:13
LabelAlbert
ProducerThe Angels, Mark Opitz
The Angels chronology
The Angels
(1977) 		Face to Face
(1978) 		No Exit
(1979)
Singles from Face to Face
  1. "Comin' Down"
    Released: March 1978
  2. "Take a Long Line"
    Released: July 1978
  3. "Straight Jacket"
    Released: August 1978
  4. "After the Rain"
    Released: November 1978

Face to Face is the second studio album by Australian hard rock band, the Angels, which was released in June 1978.[1][2] It was co-produced by the band with Mark Opitz,[3] which peaked at No. 18 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.[2] For shipment of 280,000 copies, it was accredited as 4× platinum.[1]

The international version was released in March 1980 under the band name, Angel City, as a compilation of tracks from both the Australian version of Face to Face and from their third studio album, No Exit (June 1979).[1][3] It also included a re-recorded version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", which had been issued as their debut single in March 1976 from their first album, The Angels.

The album cover was designed by Peter Ledger and won the King of Pop award for 'Best Album Cover Design' in 1978.[4][5] In October 2010, Face to Face was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[6] The international version of album was reissued on CD by Rock Candy Records in 2011.

  1. ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Angels'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  3. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Senatore, Tony. "The Angels". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ Jeff, Ron. "Australian Music Awards". Rock N' Roll: The First 50 Years. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ Peter Ledger webpage Archived 3 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 12 August 2008.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.