''A Physical Presence'' is a two-disc live album by English
jazz-funk
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band
Level 42
Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
, 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
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. 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
Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
''). "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 English jazz-funk band 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 tra ...
" (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 by Level 42
Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
.
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 – 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
Polydor Records live albums
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