offered a record deal

The band continued to play frequently throughout the Inland Empire and Orange County quickly becoming a local favorite alongside the Offspring , Guttermouth , Voodoo Glow Skulls , and other bands. At a show in Montclair, California in May 1991, the band met Bill Plaster of Dr. Strange Records and was offered a record deal. After accepting Plaster’s offer, Face to Face went to Westbeach Recorders studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles in October 1991 to record songs for their first album, Don’t Turn Away (1992). Once the recording was finished, Dr. Strange Records had difficulty raising the financial resources to have the recordings pressed; the band met Jim Goodwin in the interim. Goodwin offered to record some of the band’s songs for free so they recorded “Nothing New,” “Pastel,” and “Disconnected” in August 1992. The songs were included on Don’t Turn Away along with the songs recorded at Westbeach Recorders .