| The Level 42 line-up is Mark King (bass & vocals), Gary Husband (drums), Lyndon Connah (keys & vocals), Nathan King (guitar & vocals) and Sean Freeman (sax).
- 8/29: LEVEL 42 - ULTIMATE COLLECTION - UK Release Date Oct 14th!
Glyn Willett got the latest news from Polydor/Universal on the upcoming release of "Level 42 - The Ultimate Collection", a 3-CD set: the UK Release Date is set for October 14th, 2002! The first two CD’s will contain all the single releases in chronological order of release (including all RCA/BMG singles). The third disc will contain bonus tracks, Mark & Mike’s solo singles, and a brand new track by the new lineup of Level 42. It has been digitally remastered throughout and will be released in the UK October 14th.
- 8/28: A while ago Mats Hagervik sent in an Mp3 of the band Delegation doing a song called "Dance Like Fred Astaire" with reportedly Mark King on bass!
Download the Mp3 (3,889Kb) Visit the
Level 42 Web Digest and read the thread.
- 8/26: Level 42 @ Ascot Pictures! Rob Nieuwenhuis sent is an awesome series of pics taken at Ascot Racecourse! Here is a selection:
- 8/24: Level 42 in Zurich December 2nd! Juerg Wunderlin in Zurich sent me an email that Level 42 will be
playing in Zurich, Switzerland on December 2nd! Tickets are on sale now and cost 52.20 Swiss Francs (about 22 £).
Level 42 will play at the "Volkshaus" wich has a capacity of about 1500. Tickets can be ordered at:
www.ticketcorner.ch and search for "level 42".
(Direct link: http://www.ticketcorner.ch/event_search.php3?query=level+42
- 8/23: A clip from the '96 Pier Interview has been on the REALVIDEO page for a while, but now, due to popular demand :-), presented here in Broadband Streaming RealMedia (and as downloadable files too!) is THE ENTIRE PIER INTERVIEW! Mark talks about his plans and is shown working on tracks for a new album that we now know as "TRASH" (Mark plays drums on what was to become "Just Like That"!)
NOTE: Use GETRIGHT to download these videos (or click the images to stream if you have broadband)!
- 8/21: YCB "Slaptastic" Dance Remix! News from Phil D of YCB: As a thank-you to everybody on the Level 42 Web Digest who have so enthusiastically supported YCB over the last year and a half, I give to you a dance remix of 'Slaptastic' that features on our new album 'Ultraviolet'. This remix is being released early specifically for you guys to lend your ears to. I intend to release this as a 12inch vinyl white label maybe next month so that we can try and get an underground vibe happening in the clubs. We want your feedback! - if you would also like to reserve a single, drop me an email at phil_jarvis@hotmail.com. Hope you like it - here's the link:
http://www.y-chromo-boyz.com/slap_remix/slap_remix.mp3
Cheers,
Phil D - YCB
- 8/20: More rumours from reliable sources within the Record Industry about 6 Level 42 tourdates in Germany (after the dates in Holland)!
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Special thanks to Laurent Soyer from France, who sent in this scan of a UK Bus with an ad for Level 42's "Staring At The Sun" album (taken during his trip to London in '88) |
- 8/19: Andre Huijts has confirmed some (preliminary) rumours from reliable sources within the Record Industry, that there is talk of a DVD Release of Level 42 - Live at Wembley, prompted by the October 2002 release of the new Level 42 3 CD Set "Level 42 - The Ultimate Collection"!
Check out Glyn Willett's footage of Level 42 @ Ascot Racecourse!
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Level 42 plays Ascot Racecourse. The songs are "Play Me", "Sunbed Song", "Running In The Family", "Lessons In Love" & "Something About You", almost 28 minutes!
If streaming doesn't work well, use GetRight to download the video.
56K users download (Right-click & save)
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- 8/15: Thanks to Andy and Mark who emailed about Tony Hawks' book and website "One Hit Wonderland". Not too long ago the show ""One Hit Wonderland" was on British TV with Jakko Jakszyk & Mark King helping Tony Hawks record a potential hit single called "We Are Happy". Visit "One Hit Wonderland" and click on "The Music", then download the "We Are Happy" mp3! (51 secs)
Mark King is credited at the front of the book, and has a picture on page 151. Jakko Jakszyk is also heavily featured in the book as he produced Tony Hawks' previous hit record "Stutter Rap" by Morris Minor & The Majors back in 1988.
- 8/14: Looking for Level 42 VHS Videos (US & Canada)? Try AMAZON.COM!
- 8/10: Visit http://www.level4t2.co.uk/, the website of Level 4T2,
The World's Number One Tribute... "Guaranteed"!
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Level 4T2 will be playing the following gigs:
Saturday 28 Sep 2002 - Market Hall Tavern Kingswinford
Saturday 26 Oct 2002 - "The Shed" Brierley Hill
Contact Craig for details! |
- 8/8: Chris Willetts has a rather rare Mark King & Trace Elliott poster for sale!
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Chris says he has had a offer already from a local music shop of £250 but would rather sell it to a private buyer as then it would be looked after. The framed picture measures 20 x 26 inches and is in a1 condition.
(Click on the thumbnail to the left for a larger view)
Anyone interested please contact Chris Willetts at webmaster@cjwilletts.co.uk
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Christina Fordham emailed about the Level 42 tribute band called Level 24!
Level 24 has 5 musicians: drums, keys, sax, guitar and bass, with lead
vocals being taken authentically by the bass player, and Christina and the
other dudes filling in on Mike Lindup parts and backing vocals. They do a
vast range of the Level 42 material including several of the instrumentals
including 43, Mr Pink, Gresham Blues and Heathrow, and other funky tracks
like Kansas City Milkman, Hot Water, Sun Goes Down, Love Games etc.
Level 24 has a gig planned on Saturday Aug 24 at the Fleece and Firkin, which is
one of the main live music venues in Bristol. Phone: 01179 834503 (or if people
want more info on how to get there, etc they can phone 07929 941927 or 07970 959246.)
E-mail Christina Fordham for details.
The news about LEVEL 42 - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 3 CD Set is now also listed at Lexicon Magazine! (scroll-down past the Human League entry)
(Thanks for the tip, Paul!)
- 8/7: The rumours are true! LEVEL 42 - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
Latest news from Polydor/Universal is the upcoming release of "Level 42 - The Ultimate Collection", a 3-CD set. The first two CD’s will contain all the single releases in chronological order of release (including all RCA/BMG singles). The third disc will contain bonus tracks, Mark & Mike’s solo singles, and a brand new track by the new lineup of Level 42. It will be released in the U.K. and Holland early in October, and elsewhere in Europe shortly afterwards. It will be a t.v. advertised release in the U.K., Holland and probably Germany too. It has been digitally remastered throughout and will be released in October.
- 8/6: Yesterday I received Stuart Clayton's Level 42 Bass Transcriptions Volume 3 in the mail, and it is AWESOME!! If you are a bass player, other musician (or if you just like the music), you MUST get this book! Stuart has 2 other books out (details in the TABLATURE section) and this 3rd one is the BEST YET!
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Volume 3 is a larger than the previous two volumes and contains 24
tracks in both standard notation and tablature:
A Floating Life, A Pharaohs Dream (Of Endless Time), Clocks Go Forward, Coup
D’Etat, Dance On Heavy Weather, Freedom Someday, Good Man In A Storm,
Goodbye Ray Schmidt-Volk, Heaven In My Hands, Hours By The Window (Demo), I
Sleep On My Heart, It’s Not The Same For Us, I Want Eyes, Leaving Me Now, My
Hero, Seven Days, Take A Look, The Essential, The Sleepwalkers, To Be With
You Again, Tracie, Why Are You Leaving?, World Machine, Bass Solo Live @
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The style and presentation of the book has been greatly improved from the
previous volumes, and makes for a much clearer, easier read. Volume 3 is
printed on slightly heavier paper to eliminate show-through, has a printed
card cover, and is Wire bound, which is much better and stronger than the
comb binding. Due to the larger size, the price has increased from the
previous books.
In UK: £18 + £2 Postage and Packaging = £20
Outside UK: £18 + £5 Postage and Packaging = £23
To order, please send a cheque payable to Stuart Clayton to:
Stuart Clayton
Level42 Book Order
c/o 15 Maer Top Way
Pilton, Barnstaple
North Devon
EX31 1RZ
United Kingdom
All cheques MUST be in £GB or they will be returned. Paypal is also
available. Please contact me for Paypal details.
Volumes 1 and 2 are both still available at the same price of £16.99 per
book. Postage is £2 in the UK and £5 outside the UK. Copies of book 1 are
now limited.
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- 8/5: Level 42 @ Old Grey Whistle Test '81 (broadband streaming realmedia)
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Level 42 plays the Old Grey Whistle Test back in '81. The songs are "Almost There", "Heathrow" (w/ Gary Barnacle on sax) and "Dune Tune" (while the credits are rolling).
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Visit Patricia's Level 42 Photo Gallery including pictures from Suikerrock!
http://www.geocities.com/level42_nl/index.html
- 8/1: July 2002 has been a very busy month on the Level 42 front! Visit the News Archive for the complete list of updates, pictures, realmedia files, tourdates etc.!
From the Level 42 Web Digest: The new MIKELINDUP.COM is now open and Morgan Roussel unveiled the BETA site for the new LEVEL42.COM. NOTE: Make sure you have Internet Explorer when you visit these sites!
Watch the "Are You Hearing..?" and "All Over You (split screen version)" videos! Check out Boon with the banjo! (NOTE: These will work best on broadband. 56K users will have to let the videos buffer for a quite a while or they can download the videos to their harddrive.) Download RealOne player and click on the links below.
- 7/30: Special thanks to Anneke de Jong for sending in these Suikerrock pics!
Live footage from Ascot (w/ sound!) in RealMedia! (NOTE: This works best on broadband. 56K users will have to let the clip buffer for a while.)
- 7/19: NEW YCB ALBUM "ULTRA-VIOLET" REVIEW!
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YCB's brand new CD "Ultraviolet" arrived in the mail yesterday, and let me tell you,
it's been great fun driving around listening to Brit Funk (Play LOUD!)
8 brand new songs ranging from Jazz Funk to Fusion, like the early instrumentals of Level 42. On every song you'll hear tight hi-hat work (and the occasional double bass pedal), smooth walking bass and fat slapping bass, keyboards ranging from synth to B3, rocking guitar and ol' funky "wacka-ja-wacka" wah pedal guitar, alt and tenor sax melodies (even harmonized) and to top it all off: Sean Freeman of Level 42 plays guest saxophone on "Slaptastic" and "YCB3"!
2 live tracks are included from the show at Cafe De Luchpost in Holland, and if you haven't heard the full show, ORDER IT NOW! It was professionally recorded at Levelfest 2001 by Pascal Koolen and Richard de Jong.
Visit Y-CHROMO-BOYZ.COM and order "Ultraviolet" or any of their other albums! Not convinced? Listen to "Panoramic Fantasy" in RealAudio!
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1) Panoramic Fantasy
2) Forever Onwards
3) 2 Minutes 2 Chill
4) Slaptastic
5) When the bell tolls
6) YCB3
7) You make me smile
8) Ultraviolet
9) Simply Simpo (Live)
10) Double Bagitt (Live) |
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