Polydor/Universal’s
The Face: The Very Best of Visage collects 15 tracks from the early-'80s synth pop supergroup (featuring members of
Magazine,
Ultravox, and
the Rich Kids), including four versions of their international smash, "Fade to Grey." Longtime listeners who picked up 1993’s
Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection will find much of the same here (minus fan favorite “Beat Boy”), but the remixes -- which range from excellent (“Fade to Grey" [
Michael Gray Mix 2009]) to just passable (“Fade to Grey" [
Lee Mortimer Remix 2009]) -- and the ultra-hot, club-ready mastering job should entice those who have yet to add these over the top electro-pop legends to their MP3 collections. ~ James Christopher Monger