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LEVEL 42
Manchester, GB
* 1980

Line-Up (2002):

Mark King - voc,bg
Nat King - g
Lyndon Connah - kb
Gary Husband - ds
Sean Freeman - sax

Former Members:

Boon Gould (g, 1980-87); Paul Gendler (g, 1987-88); Alan Murphy (g, 1988-10/89)
Mike Lindup (kb,voc, 1980-10/94)
Phil Gould (ds, 1980-10/87); Neil Conti (ds, 1987-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Level 42	8/1981	Polydor		20
2.	The Early Tapes July/August 1980	3/1982	Polydor		46
3.	The Pursuit Of Accidents	9/1982	Polydor		17
4.	Standing In The Light produced by: Larry Dunn/Verdine White	19.09.1983	Polydor		9
5.	True Colours	05.10.1984	Polydor		14
6.	A Physical Presence (2LP) produced by: Wally Badarou	6/1985	Polydor		28
7.	World Machine	10/1985	Polydor		3	18
8.	Running In The Family	3/1987	Polydor		2	23
9.	The Family Edition	1987	Polydor
10.	Staring At The Sun	9/1988	Polydor		2	128
11.	Level Best	11/1989	Polydor		5
12.	Limited Editions Collectors CD Set (4CD box set)	5/1991	Polydor
13.	1980-1989 Complete (9CD box set)	11/1991	Polydor
14.	Guaranteed	02.09.1991	RCA		3
15.	On The Level	10/1991	Pickwick
16.	The Remixes (2LP)	27.06.1992	Polydor
17.	Forever Now	14.03.1994	RCA		8
18.	Live At Wembley 1989	27.05.1996	World Famous
19.	The Remix Collection	1996	Connoisseur Collection
20.	The Very Best Of Level 42	26.10.1998			41
21.	Live	16.09.2003	St. Clair
22.	Ultimate Collection: Volume 2	20.09.2005
23.	Greatest Hits Live	24.01.2006
24.	The Definitive Collection	13.06.2006	Polydor		20
25.	Retroglide	18.09.2006	Universal
26.	Ultimate Collection: Love Collection	06.02.2007	UMVD
27.	Early Tapes	13.02.2007	UMVD
28.	The Double Collection	12.03.2007	2CD
29.	Silver Collection	11.09.2007	Polydor
30.	Gold Range Collection	25.03.2008
31.	Classic	07.04.2009	Spectrum Audio
32.	1980-2010: 30th Anniversary Best Collection	08.06.2010	Universal
33.	Living It Up (4CD)	08.07.2010	Universal
34.	Lessons In Love: The Collection (2CD)	08.07.2011	Spectrum
35.	Level Best	26.06.2012	Universal
36.	Live at London's Town and Country Club	06.08.2013	Wienerworld
37.	Something About You: The Collection	12.01.2015	Universal
38.	Live	10.07.2015	Wienerworld
39.	Sirens Tour Live	24.06.2016	Level 42
40.	Collected	08.07.2016	Universal
41.	Lessons in Love: The Essential Level 42	10.03.2017	Polydor
42.	The Essential	7/2020	Spectrum Music		53

Mark King:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Influences (mini LP)	7/1984	Polydor		77
2.	One Man	05.10.1998	Eagle

Mike Lindup:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Changes	11.06.1990	Polydor

Boon Gould:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Tin Man	30.05.1995	Vital/Resurgence

Gary Husband:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Things I See	12.04.2005	Angel Air
2.	Meeting of Spirits	21.11.2006	Alternity
3.	Hotwired: Gary Husband's Drive	17.02.2009	Abstract Logix
4.	Dirty & Beautiful	16.11.2010	King
5.	Dirty and Beautiful, Vol. 2	21.02.2012
6.	Now & Alex Machacek	19.11.2013	Abstract Logix

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Sandstorm / Journey To The Powerline & Atmosfear, (split SP)	3/1980	Elite
2.	Love Meeting Love / Instrumental Love	7/1980	Elite	61
3.	(Flying On The) Wings Of Love / Wings Of Love 12"(1) + Starchild 12"(2) + Love Meeting Love	11/1980	Polydor
4.	Love Games / Forty-Two	10.04.1981	Polydor	12
5.	Turn It On / Beezer One	8/1981	Polydor	57
6.	Starchild / Foundation And Empire Part 1	23.10.1981	Polydor	47
7.	Starchild / Turn It On (v USA)	2/1982	Polydor
8.	Are You Hearing (What I Hear?) / The Return Of The Handsome Rugged Man	07.05.1982	Polydor	49
9.	Weave Your Spell / Love Games (live) 12" + Dune Tune (live)	9/1982	Polydor	25
10.	The Chinese Way / 88 (live) 12"(1) + Are You Hearing (What I Hear?) / The Return Of The Handsome Rugged Man 12"(2) + Weave Your Spell / Dune Tune (live) / Love Games (live)	07.01.1983	Polydor	24
11.	Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind / You Can't Blame Louis	08.04.1983	Polydor	41
12.	The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) / Can't Walk You Home MC + Love Games / Standing In The Light / Dance On Heavy Weather / A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time) / MicroKid	22.07.1983	Polydor	5
13.	Micro Kid / Turn It On (live) 12" + The Chinese Way (new york remix)	14.10.1983	Polydor	25
14.	Standing In The Light / Love Meeting Love	12/1983	Polydor
15.	The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) / Dance On Heavy Weather (v USA)	8/1984	Polydor
16.	Hot Water / Standing In The Light (remix) 12" + Micro Kid (u.s. remix)	8/1984	Polydor	16
17.	The Chant Has Begun / Almost There 12" + The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (upfront mix)	26.10.1984	Polydor	41
18.	A Physical Presence EP (Follow Me / Turn It On / Kansas City Milkman) 12" + Mr. Pink (live)	23.03.1985	Polydor	87
19.	Something About You / Coup D'Etat 10" + The Chinese Way / Follow Me 12" + Hot Water / The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)	9/1985	Polydor	4	7
20.	World Machine (v USA)	1985	Polydor
21.	Leaving Me Now / I Sleep On My Heart (remix) 12" + Dream Crazy	12/1985	Polydor	13
22.	Lessons In Love / Something About You 12"(1) + Hot Water (live) 12"(2) + World Machine	4/1986	Polydor	2	12
23.	Hot Water	7/1986	Polydor		87
24.	Running In A Family / Dream Crazy 12" + World Machine (Shep Pettibone remix) / World Machine (dub)	1/1987	Polydor	4	83
25.	To Be With You Again / Micro Kid (live) 12" + Lessons In Love (Shep Pettibone remix)	4/1987	Polydor	6
26.	It's Over (remix) / Physical Presence (live) 12" + It's Over (instrumental) 12" + Running In The Family (dave 'o' remix)	8/1987	Polydor	3
27.	Children Say / Starchild (1987 remix - long version) 12",CD + The Platinum Edition Megamix	11/1987	Polydor	18
28.	Heaven In My Hands / Gresham Blues	8/1988	Polydor	10
29.	Take A Look / Man	10/1988	Polydor	32
30.	Train Of Love Emotion	10/1988	Polydor
31.	Tracie / Three Words	1/1989	Polydor	25
32.	Take Care Of Yourself / Silence (live) 12",CD + Man (live)	10/1989	Polydor	39
33.	Guaranteed / All She Wants 12" + Guaranteed (New Avengers mix) CD + If You Were Mine	05.08.1991	RCA	11
34.	Overtime / At This Great Distance CD + Overtime / Guaranteed / If You Were Mine (all live)	07.10.1991	RCA	62
35.	My Father's Shoes / As Years Go By CD + Her Big Day / The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up) (live)	06.04.1992	RCA	55
36.	The Hit Combination	7/1992	Polydor
37.	Running In The Family / Something About You	10/1992	Old Gold
38.	Forever Now / All Over You (mixes) CD + Romance / Play Me / Past Lives	14.02.1994	RCA	16
39.	All Over You / Learn To Say No (pharmacy dub) CD + Lessons In Love / Running In The Family	25.04.1994	RCA	21
40.	Love In A Peaceful World / The Bends 12",CD1 + Heart On The Line CD2 + Leaving Me Now / It's Over / Take A Look	25.07.1994	RCA	31
41.	Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)	27.04.1999
42.	Starchild & BMR	19.02.2001	Peppermint Jam
	Starchild (Bob Sinclar "Chase The Star" mix, Boris Dlugosch / Michi Lange "Star" mix, reprise mix) & BMR	16.07.2001	Peppermint Jam
	Starchild & BMR	18.03.2002	AM:PM
43.	Lessons In Love 2007 & TCS	12.02.2007	LME
44.	Detroit Classics EP (Stop Bajon / I Never Gonna Let You Go (Theo Parrish remix) / Love Meeting Love / The Bottle (12" special disco version)) & Tullio De Piscopo & Made In USA & Gil Scott-Heron	07.04.2008	Exhaustion Music

Mark King:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Feel Free / There Is A Dog	08.06.1984	Polydor	97
2.	Clocks Go Forward / Barcelona	03.08.1984	Polydor
3.	World Machine & Electro Kingdom	13.10.2003	Absolutely

Mike Lindup:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	The Spirit Is Free / Jung	7/1991	Polydor
2.	Changes (remix) / Westcoastman (v Brazílii)	1991	Polydor

Videos:

1. Video Singles - 1986, Polygram Video
2. Live at Wembley - 1987, Channel 5, live
3. Family of Five - 1987, Channel 5
4. Fait Accompli (Onstage Offstage Backstage) - 28.6.1989, Polygram Music Video, tour document, 90 min
5. Level Best - 1989, Channel 5, 67 min
6. Guaranteed Live - 15.6.1992, PMI
7. The Collection - 6/2003, Universal Music

Movies:

1. The Fantasist (1986, starring)

WWW Links:

http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?level.42

Various:

disbanded 10/1994
reunited 2002

Mark King:

appeared on the LP:

M: The Official Secrets Act (1980, Sire)
Nik Kershaw: The Riddle (1984)
Midge Ure: Answers to Nothing (1985, Chrysalis)
Bros: Changing Faces (1991, Sony Music)

appeared on the SP:

Leisure Process International: A Way You'll Never Be (1982)
Ferry Aid: Let it Be (3/87, CBS)
Music Relief '94: What's Going On (24.10.94, Jive)

produced by SP:

The Nightcatchers: I Can't Believe (1985)
Midge Ure: If I Was (9/85, Chrysalis)

Phil Gould:

appeared on the LP:

M: New York, London, Paris, Munich (1979, Sire)
M: The Official Secrets Act (1980, Sire)
Stephen Duffy: Music In Colors (31.5.93)

Boon Gould:

appeared on the SP:

Leisure Process International: A Way You'll Never Be (1982)

Gary Husband:

appeared on the LP:

Barbara Thompson: Paraphernalia (15.9.78, MCA)
Jack Bruce: Cities Of The Heart (3/94, CMP)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	5		22		profile, discography
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1980	28	23.08.1980	18	Single File	single review
1981	15	11.04.1981	13	Singles	single review
1981	35	29.08.1981	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	39	26.09.1981	19	Albums	album review
1981	48	28.11.1981	28	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	14	03.04.1982	26	Albums	album review
1982	23	05.06.1982	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	39	25.09.1982	16	Albums	album review
1982	41	09.10.1982	12		interview
1982	46	13.11.1982	28	Caught In The Act	gig review
1983	1	01.01.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	1	01.01.1983	18	Singles	single review
1983	3	15.01.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	13	26.03.1983	12		interview
1983	14	02.04.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	15	09.04.1983	22	Singles	single review
1983	18	30.04.1983	24		interview
1983	30	23.07.1983	29	Singles	single review
1983	31	30.07.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	34	20.08.1983	23	Albums	album review
1983	37	10.09.1983	15	It's Alive	gig review
1983	40	01.10.1983	10		interview
1983	41	08.10.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	45	05.11.1983	23	It's Alive	gig review
1984	2	14.01.1984	15	It's Alive	gig review
1984	31	15.09.1984	32	Video
1984	32	22.09.1984	12		interview
1984	33	29.09.1984	5	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	34	06.10.1984	36	Albums	album review
1984	36	20.10.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	37	27.10.1984	26	Singles	single review
1992	15	11.04.1992	27	Singles	single review
1994	39	08.10.1994	4	News
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	5	09.03.1992	23		profile
1994	12	21.06.1994	29	Recenze	album review
1998	10		118		profile
1999	1		104	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2003	6		87	DVD