Subject: Level 42 Digest, #26

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                              * LEVEL 42 DIGEST *
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Digest 26                                                  Wednesday, 09/22/93

Today's topics:
New Album?!?!
Albums spotlighting Mark King?

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From: etrinida @ scf.usc.edu (Elson R. Trinidad)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: New Album?!?!

Chris Marshall writes:

> Aparrently, Level 42 have recorded *two* albums
> just recently. One is scheduled for release
> Real Soon Now, followed by a tour. I guess the
> second album has been recorded now so that it can
> be released later with another tour, avoiding the
> long interim period taken up by writing.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it's true, though. Why do they want to release two
albums like that (NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING!)
That reminds me of the three albums they released in 1985
(Physical Presence 1, Physical Presence 2 and World Machine).
I can't WAIT!
 
I wonder if this is a way to get out of their RCA/BMG contract.
At least here in America, their label marketed them very poorly
(i.e. NOT singles from "Guaranteed" released in the US, no videos,
(are there ANY videos from that album?), no TOUR...)
Polydor did so much more to promote the band.
 
> I also heard that Phil Gould plays on the new stuff,
> although he won't necessarily tour. It was intimated
> that this marks a change in style, moving back towards
> the "old" Level 42.

That's strange, why did he leave in the first place? Actually,
I've grown to like Gary Husband. In terms of chops, he's a much
better drummer. Bring Boon back. We miss the witty lyrics.

Boon gave us "Oil slicks on the ebb and tide/ Progress out of hand/
Blind men choke on swallowed pride/ Heads down in the sand.."
Without Boon, we had "Are you ready/ Are you ready to rock/ Do you
wanna do it/ Get down on it..."

The burning question is: WHEN WILL L42 TOUR AMERICA?!?!?!


Hours By The Window,
Elson

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From: "Ruen"  <RGOVINDE @ cs1.uct.ac.za>
Date:         22 Sep 93 11:00:23 SAT-2
Subject:      Albums spotlighting Mark King?


I only really became a Level 42 fan after I caught the end of one of
their concerts on tv, and heard Mark King do a fantastic solo.  Can
anyone recommend some albums where his talent is spotlighted?

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Ruen
e-mail : rgovinde @ cs1.uct.ac.za