The original line-up of Afterimage may have only existed for a couple of years and released merely one single and one EP, but their take on post-punk—at once raw and explorative, with one eye to the sound that was emanating from across the ocean and one to a past-acknowledging future— left a mark in the underground sonic psyche of the City of Angels. Faces to Hide collects all of Afterimage’s studio recordings, plus demos and live tracks from performances at now legendary spots such as Whisky a Go Go and Al’s Bar.
 
Listening to this compilation, one can picture the four members of Afterimage—Alec Tension (Dan Voznick), A Produce (aka future ambient explorer Barry Craig), Rich Evac (Rich Robinson) and Holland DeNuzzio—bonding over a love of Public Image Ltd, Pere Ubu, Magazine, The Fall, Gang of Four and Television, while eagerly adding unexpected detours (surf rock, electrifying blasts of saxophone). Faces to Hide also makes it easy to see why, back in the day, the Los Angeles Times was compelled to call Afterimage “L.A.’s Joy Division”. Similarly to the UK trailblazers (of whom they were among the first avowed admirers among the LA punks), Afterimage seemed to sculpt their sound in marble, coming up with hypnotic skittery sonics revealed to be chilly upon their surface and fiery in their details.

Faces to Hide proves as scathing, urgent, taut, angular and gripping as Afterimage’s scarce but unforgettable output must have sounded more than forty years ago. Packaged with a 8-page booklet featuring extensive, career-spanning liner notes by noted journalist Richie Unterberger and previously unseen band photos, Faces to Hide also features Independent Project Records’ signature hand letterpress-printed custom design for the vinyl and CD packaging.  
 
This double LP comes with a bonus flexi-disc containing previously unreleased exclusive tracks and is a numbered vinyl edition which comes in IPR’s iconic die-cut packaging, letterpress printed at Independent Project Press. Includes a postcard-sized full-color download card with code for a free download of the album with 4 bonus tracks.
 
This listing is for a copy of the black vinyl "Faces To Hide" retrospective double LP along with an original sealed copy of Afterimage's "Fade In" 12" EP from 1981 for $5.00 off the cost if you purchased them separately.
 
Pre-order now and we'll ship your copy two weeks prior to the release date of September 20, 2024.
 
TRACK LIST:
 
A1  Strange Confession 2:42  
A2  The Long Walk 2:33  
A3  Afterimage 2:59  
A4  Relapse 3:04  
A5  Soundtrack 2:57  
A6  No Dreams 4:39

B1  Surf Generator / Part of the Threat 4:11  
B2  Satellite of Love 3:53  
B3  Idol (Live) 5:54. 
B4  Afterimage (Live) 3:45  
B5  Faces to Hide (Live) 3:26

C1  Just a Laugh (Demo) 3:52  
C2  Relapse (Demo) 3:18  
C3  Afterimage (Demo) 2:33  
C4  No Dreams (Demo) 4:16  
C5  Sonic Switch (Demo) 5:13

D1  Surf Generator / Part of the Threat (Live) 4:15  
D2  Just a Laugh (Live) 2:46  
D3  Rhythm Equation (Live) 3:54  
D4  Satellite of Love (Live) 3:51  
D5  Soundtrack (Live) 2:53  
D6  The Long Walk (Live) 2:58
 
BONUS FLEXI DISC:

E1  Submission (Rehearsal demo - version 1) 1:39  
E2  Submission (Rehearsal demo - version 2) 2:33
 
F1  Breaking Point (Live) 4:56
 
FADE IN 12" EP:
 
A1 Surf Generator / Part of the Threat 4:11
A2  Relapse 3:04  
A3  Soundtrack 2:57 

B1 Afterimage 2:59
B2  Satellite of Love 3:53
B3  No Dreams 4:39