"Face to Face" is a 1987

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released by Scottish

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Goodbye Mr Mackenzie Goodbye Mr Mackenzie is a Scottish rock band formed in Bathgate near Edinburgh. At the band's commercial peak, the line-up consisted of Martin Metcalfe on vocals, John Duncan on guitar, Fin Wilson on bass guitar, Shirley Manson and Rona Scobi ...

. It was their third independent single release, and their last before signing a major label

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case during the 1980s, where the victim was accused of "

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" by the trial judge, all profits made from the sales of "Face to Face" were donated to Rape Crisis. In 1989, "Face to Face" was included on the band's rarities compilation album '' Fish Heads and Tails''; and in 1999, it was remastered and included on a re-issue of the band's debut album '' Good Deeds and Dirty Rags''.

Track listings

*UK 12" single ''Clandestine MACK1'' #"Face to Face" (Metcalfe) - 3:28 #"Secrets" (Kelly/Metcalfe/Scobie/Baldwin) - 4:00 #"Good Deeds" (Kelly/Metcalfe) - 6:34

Charts

References

External links

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie website"Face to Face" music video"Face to Face" discography
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