Feline recorded the bulk of their debut album, "Save Your Face", over three weeks in December 1996 at Olympic Studios in London, England with producer David M. Allen, known for his work on The Cure's "Disintigration" and "Wish". The album was mixed by Pat Collier in London's Eden Studios; while a further two tracks ("Just As You Are" and "Not What It Seems") were mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at South Beach Studios in Miami, Florida. By mid-1997, Feline had procured a management deal with Sanctuary and had recruited a new drummer Mig in time for a summer tour as support act for label-mates Kenickie, and then back on the road headlining rock clubs throughout the UK, including a headlining appearance at "NME"'s "On" night in July 1997.