Face to Face (new wave band)

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This article is about the Boston new wave band. For the California punk band, see Face to Face (punk band).

Face to Face was a new wave Boston, Massachusetts quintet. Guitarist Stu Kimball formed the band in New Hampshire during the late '70s with a close group of talented friends. They moved to Boston in 1980 and were signed by Epic Records in 1982. Their highest reaching single was "10-9-8" from their self-titled first album, which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. They disbanded in 1988, approximately one year after switching labels to PolyGram Records. Laurie Sargent went on to record as a solo artist and is currently part of Twinemen.

[edit] Band members

  • Laurie Sargent (vocals)
  • Stuart Kimball (guitars/keyboards)
  • Angelo Petraglia (guitars/keyboards), identified on the albums as simply Angelo
  • John Ryder (bass)
  • Billy Beard (drums)

[edit] Movie appearance

In the movie musical Streets of Fire, 'The Attackers' were all of the guys from Face to Face, while Laurie provided Ellen Aim's singing voice.

[edit] Discography