Face Value was formed in June 1989 from the ashes of goofy punk/crossover band The Bagmen after singer Don Foose (currently in Run Devil Run) left to sing for Chris Andrew's SPUDMONSTERS. The band 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 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 and DYS.