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Level 42

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Standing In The Light - Gold Vinyl - Sealed

LEVEL 42 Standing In The Light (2024 UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP pressed on Gold Vinyl, their much-loved third album originally released in 1983 and featuring the jazz-funk classic singles Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, Micro-Kid and The Sun Goes Down [Living It Up]. Picture sleeve with original cover artwork and hype sticker, factory sealed)

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Price Info
$37.49, £29.99  
Product Availability In stock. Order now for shipping on Friday 3rd May
Release Date 19th Jan 2024
Release Year 2024
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Polydor UMR
Complete Stock List Go to Level 42
Product Catalogue No UMCLP071
Music Genre 90's Pop, POP, 80's Pop
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Level 42 – bassist and vocalist Mark King, keyboard player/vocalist Mike Lindup, guitarist Boon Gould, drummer/lyricist Phil Gould and studio-only whizz kid Wally Badarou – were, by 1983, well-respected survivors of the early 80s Britfunk explosion, but had yet to really break big. An unmissable live draw, they had yet to enjoy proper commercial success. Polydor could sense this and sent the group to LA to work with Larry Dunn and Verdine White from Earth, Wind & Fire, to add an extra dimension to their sound.

However, it was not to be an EWF horn and mysticism fest; Standing In The Light tweaked and commercialised the group's sound without losing their uniquely British take on jazz-funk. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind was the first single taken from the album and just missed the UK Top 40; however, the next release gave the group their first Top 10 hit and a taste of the success they would savour in the coming years. Living It Up (The Sun Goes Down) was their first Top 10 hit in the UK, and is a funk-based scorcher. As a result, Standing In The Light was Level 42's first Top 10 album. It also contains the intense, political I Want Eyes, drummer Phil Gould's favourite writing collaboration with Mark King, and five other examples of the group's unique groove.

Standing In The Light is presented with scrupulous attention to the detail of the original UK first pressings and available in gold vinyl. Whether replacing much-loved originals, or adding to a collection afresh, these are a superior way to enjoy such enduring and influential music.

Side 1
1. Micro-Kid
2. The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
3. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
4. Dance On Heavy Weather

Side 2
1. A Pharaoh's Dream (Of Endless Time)
2. Standing In The Light
3. I Want Eyes
4. People
5. The Machine Stops

LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Level 42
Product Title Standing In The Light - Gold Vinyl - Sealed
Product Information Level 42 Standing In The Light - Gold Vinyl - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info
Artists Related To 64 Spoons, Boon Gould, Frost (Prog), Jakko, Leisure Process, Mark King, Mike Lindup, Pink Rhythm, The Nightcatchers, Thunderthumbs & The Toetsenman, Wally Badarou
Product Barcode 805520240710
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