FACE VALUE - KICK IT OVER (Cleveland, USA)FACE VALUE was formed in early 1989 from the ashes of goofy punk/crossover band The Bagmen,who formed in late 1987. After singer Don Foose (currently in Run Devil Run) left to sing for longtime punk scenester and all-around good guy Chris Andrew’s SPUDMONSTERS, Bagmen drummer Scott Doland recruited local HC scenester Tony Erba,who had just seen his previous band LEK fizzle out. Erba joined, changed the name from ’the Bagmen’ to Scott Doland’s suggestion of ’Face Value’ and guitarist ’Downtown’ Brown joined as well and the band remade itself into a posi-HC band inspired by Erba’s love of fast,youthful HC ala 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, Minor Threat,Straight Ahead,Agnostic Front and Uniform Choice and Scott’s faves Damage,COC,Ramones,Exploited etc. The band recorded a demo featuring some reworked Bagmen tunes and a few new tracks. Soon the band began playing local and out of state shows with False Hope, Outface, Confront and Integrity, the second wave of HC bands from Cleveland. A 7" was released on the California label Conversion Records entitled "Coming Of Age" in March 1990
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