''A Physical Presence'' is a two-disc live album by the British jazz-funk pop group
Level 42, released in June 1985 and recorded in England during March of that year at The Coronet Woolwich, The Hexagon, Reading and Goldiggers,
Chippenham
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Wiltshire. This album is notable for being the first live album by Level 42, and for containing a previously unreleased song ("Follow Me", which was later remixed and issued as part of an EP.) and a live recording of a non-LP track ("Foundation & Empire", originally the B-side of "
Starchild",
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available on the 2000 CD reissue of " Level 42)". "Love Games" is preceded by an extended bass intro, which contains also part of "Dune Tune". Also, the first track ("Almost There") starts with a taped intro which quotes "Hot Water".
Originally issued in the UK as a two-album set and long-play cassette, the version issued on CD consisted of a single disc, omitting three tracks ("Turn it On", "Mr Pink" and "88"). Those tracks were restored when the remastered version of the album was issued in a two-CD set in 2000.
Track listing
Disc one
#"Almost There" (Mark King, Phil Gould, Rowland "Boon" Gould) – 6:47
#"Turn It On" (Wally Badarou, P. Gould, R. Gould, King) – 5:47
#"Mr. Pink" (Badarou, King) – 6:08
#"Eyes Waterfalling" (King, P. Gould, Mike Lindup, R. Gould) – 5:20
#"Kansas City Milkman" (Badarou, King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 7:17
#"Follow Me" (King, R. Gould) – 5:01
#"Foundation & Empire" (King) – 8:39
Disc two
#"The Chant Has Begun" (King, P. Gould) – 6:12
#" The Chinese Way" (King, P. Gould, Badarou) – 4:47
#"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" is a single released in 1983 by the musical group Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals (although Mark King did contribute as lead vocalist on this track). ...
" (Badarou, King, Lindup, P. Gould) – 4:59
#"Hot Water
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" (King, P. Gould, Lindup, Badarou) – 6:24
#" Love Games" (King, P. Gould) – 9:44
#"88" (King) – 12:33
EP Release
"A Physical Presence" is a Live EP and song by Level 42.
The EP features songs from their 1985 live album of the same name.
In various other markets, the lead track "Follow Me" was released as a standard single.
Track listing
12" EP release
#Follow Me
#Mr Pink
#Turn it On
#Kansas City Milkman
7" release
#Follow Me
#Turn it On
#Kansas City Milkman
Personnel
Level 42
* Mark King – bass guitar, vocals
* Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
* Phil Gould – drums, backing vocals
* Boon Gould
Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould (4 March 1955 – 30 April 2019) was an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42.
Career
Gould was born in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. He was the guitarist of Level 42 and occasional sax ...
– guitars
Plus:
* Krys Mach – saxophones
Production
* Gregg Jackman – producer, mixing
* Level 42 – producers, mixing
* Mick McKenna – engineer
* John Irving – assistant engineer
* Charlie MacPherson – assistant engineer
* Roger Howorth – mix assistant
* Rob O'Connor – sleeve design, screen print
* Simon Fowler – photography
* Alex Madjitey – back sleeve photography
* John Gould – management
* Sarah Gould – management
References
Level 42 albums
1985 live albums
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