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{{a|g|}}1. Noun: An album by Phil Collins. The Jolly Contrarian has not listened to it and does not intend to.  Having said that, it starts with “[[In the Air Tonight]]” which means (a) it cannot be irredeemably bad, but (b) judging by everything else Phil Collins has ever put out, it will almost certainly go quickly downhill after such a bright start.
{{def|Face value|/feɪs ˈvaljuː/|n|}}1. An album by Phil Collins. The Jolly Contrarian has not listened to it and does not intend to.  Having said that, it starts with “[[In the Air Tonight]]” which means (a) it cannot be irredeemably bad, but (b) judging by everything else Phil Collins has ever put out, it will almost certainly go quickly downhill after such a bright start.


2. Abstract noun: The value something ''claims'' to have, which may be markedly different from its [[mark-to-market]] value. The ''face'' value of a Phil Collins concert ticket, for example, can be as much as £75.
2. The value something ''claims'' to have, which may be markedly different from its [[mark-to-market]] value. The ''face'' value of a Phil Collins concert ticket, for example, can be as much as £75.


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